Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Honda CR-V has 56 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
56
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | ENGINE | VTC rattles on startup. Please email me at [XXX] so we can start another lawsuit against Honda. Thi... |
| Mar 2, 2021 | ENGINE | Engine rattles loudly for 2 seconds on cold start-up. The rattle started in 2021 at 90k miles, used ... |
| Oct 28, 2020 | ENGINE | WHEN STARTING COLD, AS SITTING OVERNIGHT, TURN KEY ,GRINDING NOISE FROM ENGINE, ONLY TIME IT HAPPENS |
| Sep 21, 2020 | ENGINE | A SURGE, VIBRATION, OR JUDDER MAY BE FELT WHILE DRIVING UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION |
| Jun 1, 2020 | ENGINE | ENGINE RATTLES AT STARTUP, VTC ACTUATOR, AFRAID THAT THIS WILL LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. ... |
| May 1, 2020 | ENGINE | VEHICLE STATIONARY. VARIABLE TIMING CHAIN ACTUATOR (VTC ACTUATOR) STARTED TO GRIND UPON ENGINE START... |
| Aug 20, 2019 | ENGINE | THE CRV EXHIBITS A LOUD RATTLE FROM THE VALVE COVER. THE NOISE COMES ON EVERYTIME THE AC COMPRESSOR ... |
| Jun 10, 2019 | ENGINE | DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION THERE WAS A SHUDDERING AROUND 20-30 MPH. IT LESSENED AFTER I DECELERATED. ... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCEL... |
| Feb 27, 2019 | ENGINE | I HAVE A 2013 HONDA CRV AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES. THE VSA, EPS, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALL AT T... |
| Jan 14, 2019 | ENGINE | ENGINE MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING COLD SIMILAR TO WHAT OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED AS THE VTC... |
| Dec 1, 2018 | ENGINE | FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN I START IT. MOSTLY IN COLD... |
| Oct 4, 2018 | ENGINE | MAKES CRATING SOUND WHEN IT IS COLD STARTED |
| Sep 22, 2018 | ENGINE | THE VTC ACTUATOR MAKES NOISE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME. |
| Mar 21, 2018 | ENGINE | HEAVY VIBRATION IN GREAR WHEN COME TO A STOP ....FEELING VIBRATION ON THE SEAT...TOOK VEHICLE TO DEA... |
| Feb 2, 2018 | ENGINE | MAKES GRINDING NOISE AT START UP. SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH VTC VALVE ISSUES |
| Jan 8, 2018 | ENGINE | ON COLD START THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 28,500 MILES ON THE CAR. |
| Nov 15, 2017 | ENGINE | HAVE 2013 HONDA CR-V AND WHEN GO TO START IT AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISE FOR 1... |
| Oct 11, 2017 | ENGINE | AT THE STATIONARY POSITION, HEARD A LOUD GRINDING SOUND EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. DEALERSHIP STAT... |
| Aug 5, 2017 | ENGINE | ENGINE MAKES A RATTLE NOISE ON COLD START UP. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE VTC ACTU... |