2019 Honda CR-V electrical problems
165 of the 1,101 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Honda CR-V name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). Filed under the same heading: 47 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA complaint database2 of the 165 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 1 injury. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2019: 37 · 2020: 24 · 2021: 7 · 2022: 14 · 2023: 28 · 2024: 22 · 2025: 16 · 2026: 17
Half of the 68 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 2,000 and 21,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
1,101 complaints in all about the 2019 Honda CR-V, 17 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Electrical System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Honda CR-V electrical problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
If the car sits for 24 + hours the battery dies, I have had this happen 6 times now. Called dealer 3+ times, brought it in they first said it was the battery (which we all knew it was not) but they put in a new one they said. Anyhow as you already know this is an electrical issue that needs to be fixed a.s.a.p..
Vehicle battery was dead after the SUV sat unused for 2 days within 3 weeks and 300 miles of ownership. This has occurred over 6 times in 3000 miles. Battery has been replaced by the battery twice and is now on its third battery. Dealer notes this problem exists on all 2019 crv's delivered to-date and that they do not yet have a solution
If the car sits for 2-3 days without running the battery drains and dies completely. We have been told that it is related to an evac test that is performed 5 hours after the car is shut off. Apparently Honda is aware and is working on a software upgrade
Left car parked for 5 days. Nothing left on but battery was drained. Needed to call a tow truck for a jump start. When vehicle came back on, alarm sounded and all safety systems were off-line. Slowly they came back online again. Only 1,600 miles on it. Also, lock and unlock not consistently working on vehicle.
Continual battery failures, batteries go dead if not driven every day. On my second battery and died as two days not being driven. Some sort of parasitic drain?
What is on file about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications47 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2019 Honda CR-V names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2019 Honda CR-V
Source: the same files- automatic emergency braking problems 348 complaints
- fuel system problems 261 complaints
- steering problems 195 complaints
- engine problems 116 complaints
- brake problems 100 complaints
- airbag problems 79 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre electrical problems common on the 2019 Honda CR-V?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 165 owner complaints naming the electrical system on this model year (15% of everything owners filed about it), and 47 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the electrical system on the 2019 Honda CR-V?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 8 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do electrical problems show up on the 2019 Honda CR-V?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 7,800 miles; half of them between 2,000 and 21,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?
Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.