Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Honda CR-V has 42 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
42
Complaints
0
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While I was driving about 70 mph on highway, the car suddenly stopped responding to the gas paddle a... |
| Jun 21, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle lunged forw... |
| Oct 9, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | I parked the car and left it running. I exited the car and left the front door standing open. I unbu... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The vehicle has been diagnosed with transmission problem even though it has only 39835 miles and I'm... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 8/24/2023 Che External Help Search... Shrink Deploy Date is: September 04, 2023 Deploy Version is... |
| Jun 26, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | Multiple times I have gone to pull out onto a road and the car has hesitated and actually stalled a ... |
| Jun 22, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact's husband owns a 2016 Honda CR-V. The contact stated while attempting to drive from a co... |
| Jun 14, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | My car began stalling in the middle of driving. Multiple warning lights came on the dash and have co... |
| Feb 12, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | CVT Transmission while driving 55 or over starts changing to neutral then drive then reverse which j... |
| Nov 21, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | This safety issue was not revealed to me at purchase. Vehicle is a push button start and stop and ... |
| Aug 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car will shut off when still cold or at a complete stop and then when you press the gas to accelerat... |
| Jan 11, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Intermittently my crv will stall/shut off after a complete stop. It happens almost every day now. |
| Nov 11, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | - While driving, sudden smoke from the engine and burned rubber smell occurred. - Upon pulling over,... |
| Sep 5, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I put my car in reverse and it stalled. It began rolling backwards. The battery light came on. I liv... |
| Aug 8, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Dies when in reverse has happened multiple times at startup |
| Feb 3, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | ENGINE STALL AFTER A FEW SECONDS BACKING UP. POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE READ.... |
| Aug 2, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2016 HONDA CR-V DRIVING HIGHWAY WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES AND CUT OFF. GOT TOW HOME SCAN OBD2 COMPUTER ... |
| Jan 14, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL AND W... |
| Oct 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED, WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE, IDLI NG (AT STOPS), THE WHOLE BODY/ENGINE/T... |
| Sep 24, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ... |