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Owner complaints · Electrical System · every model year

Honda CR-V electrical problems, 2016–2027

1,185 of the 8,155 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Honda CR-V 2016–2027 name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). The loudest years: 2017 (401), 2018 (286), 2019 (165). Filed under the same heading across these years: 2 manufacturer bulletins, 4 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.

1,185 complaints, 12 model years 15% of everything filed about the CR-V typically at 16k miles

Honda CR-V electrical 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 electrical systemShare of the year’sTypically atOn file under the heading
20270——2 TSBsthe year →
20262718%—8 TSBsthe year →
2025186%—10 TSBs · 1 recallthe year →
2024368%—17 TSBsthe year →
2023386%—26 TSBs · 1 recallthe year →
20223611%—26 TSBs · 1 recall · 1 investigationthe year →
2021 in depth5813%—42 TSBs · 1 recall · 1 investigationthe record →
2020 in depth5613%13k57 TSBs · 2 recalls · 1 investigationthe record →
2019 in depth16515%8k47 TSBsthe record →
2018 in depth28613%15k61 TSBsthe record →
2017 in depth40123%20k84 TSBsthe record →
2016 in depth6416%24k13 TSBsthe record →

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 electrical system. Nothing here is a rate.

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When the electrical complaints were filed, and at what mileage

Source: NHTSA complaint database
1,185complaints name the electrical system, all years

Filed per calendar year, every model year together: 2016: 3 · 2017: 25 · 2018: 94 · 2019: 177 · 2020: 100 · 2021: 92 · 2022: 100 · 2023: 137 · 2024: 186 · 2025: 145 · 2026: 126

16kmiles, typically

Across the model years, half of the 469 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 5,000 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 electrical system, 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.

Car battery has drained on two occasions. Car won't start. System needs anti theft reset
Electrical System at 2,500 miles Aug 24, 2017 NHTSA owner report
My first problem occurred 3 months after I had my new car(@ 5609 miles)....the first incident came out of the blue - on may 11th, 2017 I used my car at 1 PM and when I tried to leave work at 4:30 the car display flashed a bunch of odd messages and the car wouldn't turn over. It had a dead battery!
Electrical System at 9,300 miles Aug 18, 2017 NHTSA owner report
On 08-10-2018 after just getting onto the freeway on the way to a meeting, the audio/information screen (infotainment screen) went into malfunction. It was turning itself on and off, and beeping. There was no way to turn the screen off and no way to silence the beeping. The malfunction continued non-stop until the vehicle was turned off.
Electrical System at 2,838 miles Oct 1, 2018 NHTSA owner report
With my smartphone connected to the audio/information screen (infotainment panel) via USB port in the center console for the use of ios maps for navigation, I received an incoming phone call.
Electrical System Oct 1, 2018 NHTSA owner report
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..
Electrical System Mar 29, 2019 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the electrical system, across the years

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall campaigns filed under this heading, any model year

NHTSA investigation

2 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading, any model year

Every one filed under the heading is listed. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

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 →

From here
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 electrical complaints?

2017, 401; 2018, 286; 2019, 165. Raw counts, and an older year has had longer to collect them; by share of each year's own complaints the loudest is the 2017 (23%).

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

Yes — 4 campaigns are filed under this heading across these model years: 25V858000 (2025), 24V745000 (2023), 23V844000 (2022), 20V798000 (2020). A recall is matched by VIN, and applies to specific years; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 16,000 miles across the model years; half of them between 5,000 and 35,000. 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.