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Owner complaints · Air Bags · every model year

Honda CR-V airbag problems, 2016–2027

164 of the 8,155 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Honda CR-V 2016–2027 name the airbags (NHTSA’s “Air Bags” heading — airbags, their sensors and warning lights). The loudest years: 2019 (79), 2020 (51), 2016 (32). Filed under the same heading across these years: 3 recall campaigns, 1 NHTSA investigation. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate, none a repair cost, and none a verdict on one car.

164 complaints, 12 model years 2% of everything filed about the CR-V typically at 18k miles

Honda CR-V airbag problems by model year

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

One row per model year on file, newest first. A year marked in depth has its own page: the complaints, the owners’ words and every document under this heading for that year.

Model yearComplaints naming the airbagsShare of the year’sTypically atOn file under the heading
20270———the year →
20260———the year →
202521%——the year →
20240———the year →
20230———the year →
20220——1 recallthe year →
20210——2 recallsthe year →
2020 in depth5112%—2 recallsthe record →
2019 in depth797%5k1 recallthe record →
20180——1 recallthe year →
20170—19k1 recallthe year →
2016328%30k9 TSBs · 1 recall · 1 investigationthe year →

Two things the counts carry that are not the car: how many of each year were sold, and how long each has been on the road — an older year out-counts a newer one before anything is wrong with it. The share column is the honest comparison across years: what part of that year’s complaints named the airbags. Nothing here is a rate.

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When the airbag complaints were filed, and at what mileage

Source: NHTSA complaint database
164complaints name the airbags, all years

Filed per calendar year, every model year together: 2016: 1 · 2017: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2019: 69 · 2020: 4 · 2021: 7 · 2022: 5 · 2023: 11 · 2024: 24 · 2025: 25 · 2026: 8

18kmiles, typically

Across the model years, half of the 85 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the airbag problem between 4,000 and 35,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the airbags, from the model years with the most to say. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

Recall 19v-383 after many months of research, decided to purchase 2019 Honda Cr-V for our 16 year old son in april. Received notification on july 11, 2019 that there is a recall that could cause 'uncommand deployment of driver's airbag.' this recall was first issued in may 2019, however Honda did not notify owners until mid july.
Air Bags at 1,414 miles Jul 17, 2019 NHTSA owner report
The contact owns a 2019 Honda Cr-V. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 19v383000 (air bags). After contacting morehead Honda (1000 auto park pl, newburgh, ny) and the manufacturer, the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available.
Air Bags Jul 15, 2019 NHTSA owner report
I have contacted a local Honda dealer every few months since 03/30/2024 and have been told they still don't have the parts for the recall
Air Bags Feb 11, 2025 NHTSA owner report
There is an open recall on 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid since Feb 2024. The authorized dealer/manufacturer is delaying the remedy stating the parts are not available yet. The details of the recall Date: Feb 01,2024 Manufacturer Recall Number: KHO NHTSA Recall Number: 24V-064 Recall Status: Recall Incomplete
Air Bags Jan 10, 2025 NHTSA owner report
Yesterday november 7,2019 I was driving and the passenger side airbags was came in off and on constantly, no one was in the passenger seat. I'm concern and worry as safety .my warranty just expired in may this year. What should I do?
Air Bags at 30,087 miles Dec 7, 2019 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the airbags, across the years

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall campaigns filed under this heading, any model year

NHTSA investigation

Other systems with a record on the Honda CR-V

Source: the same files

Every system, every model year: Honda CR-V problems by year →

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Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Which Honda CR-V years have the most airbag complaints?

2019, 79; 2020, 51; 2016, 32. Raw counts, and an older year has had longer to collect them; by share of each year's own complaints the loudest is the 2020 (12%).

Is there a recall for the airbags on the Honda CR-V?

Yes — 3 campaigns are filed under this heading across these model years: 26V332000 (2022), 24V064000 (2021), 15V714000 (2016). A recall is matched by VIN, and applies to specific years; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do airbag problems show up on the Honda CR-V?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 18,000 miles across the model years; half of them between 4,000 and 35,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Air Bags" heading cover?

Airbags, their sensors and warning lights. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.