Complaint volume
508 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2023 Honda CR-V Complaints
508 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2023 Honda CR-V, grouped by component category.
508 Total complaints
21 Crash reports
1 Fire reports
15 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are steering, visibility/wiper, steering,lane departure. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 21 crash reports, 1 fire report, 15 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 36 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 10,394 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to steering, visibility/wiper, steering,lane departure?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2023 Honda CR-V?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2023 Honda CR-V
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How severe are the 2023 Honda CR-V complaints?
21 Crash
1 Fire
15 Injury
0 Fatality
17 Towed
8 Medical attention
What are the most common 2023 Honda CR-V complaint categories?
STEERING 285
VISIBILITY/WIPER 21
STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE 15
STRUCTURE 15
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 15
ENGINE 12
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 12
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7
SERVICE BRAKES 7
508 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | THE STEERING WHEEL, ON OCCASSION WILL SEEM A LITTLE "STICKY" AND PULLS TO LEFT OR RIGHT IT FEELS LIKE. REALLY WEIRD. THIS IS "WITHOUT" ANY STEERING ASSISTANCE SETTINGS ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN MARCH, 2023 | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | The power steering feels "sticky" or "lumpy". While driving straight with the lane keep assist systems turned off, making normal small corrections to maintain direction, the steering wheel yields small barriers to the steering wheel movement. The barriers (or lumps or stickiness) can be overcome by input pressure but it does not feel normal compared to any previous vehicle I have driven. This happens an all speeds, all weather conditions, on all different roadways. However sometimes it is more pronounced than others. Have not noticed a pattern to this. It is a complaint because, well, steering is important! The dealership evaluated this complaint and the result was "cannot duplicate complaint". 2023 Honda CRV Sport Touring. Odometer = 14000 miles. Complaint started around maybe 5000 mile or sooner. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Sticky steering. Feels like someone holding the wheel when you try to move it. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Steering System. When driving straight ahead, the steering requires extra pressure to turn off center about 50% of the time -either left or right. Vehicle in everyday use but available for inspection.. The problem is only noticeable to the driver who has major concerns about safety. The problem will be documented at its first service interval anticipated January, 2024 ( currently 5,373 miles ). The vehicle has not been inspected as yet. To the best of my knowledge, there are no warning lights or systems associated with a steering mechanism issue - which is an integral part of the vehicle and should have an expectation of safety without question, particularly a brand new vehicle. The entire steering system is now suspect and the problem is ongoing. THE DATE BELOW INDICATES APPROXIMATE DATE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Sticky steering while driving. The issue is intermittent and hence it's not always reproducible. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2023 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became firm for several seconds and then became loosened. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the cause of the failure was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 8,700. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,700 |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Steering wheel is sticking while trying to make quick left or right turns from center while driving, with lane assist off or on. (New vehicle with less than 6000 miles.) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE | While diving on my first long trip in this vehicle, the steering seems to be hard or sticky when trying to keep the car in the middle of the road. I’m a smaller female and after long trips, it begins to be uncomfortable and I feel like I’m fighting to keep the vehicle in the middle of the road. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they evaluated the problem. They indicated that it was within specifications even without actually driving the vehicle as I had requested. The technician did say that the lane keeping system is causing the issue. It’s always on, so you are fighting it. The tech said Honda should have made it with an off position and that would have solved the issue. My concern is, during the end of a long road trip and being worn down, I may over or under compensate the and crash. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Sticking steering wheel. Feels like the wheel grabs or pulls. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | The steering seems sticky after the first few months of driving and takes effort to make any minor adjustment while at highway speeds | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Steering at high speeds snaps or almost feels sticky. This probably has to do with lane keep assist. Even when the feature is turned off, the steering still snaps when slightly turning the steering wheel. Definitely an issue that many, many owners complain about. Probably needs a software update to correct the issue. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | I have been noticing that at speeds above 45 miles per hour the steering wheel feels as if it’s sticking. I would say is that it’s sticky/jumpy and not allowing for a smooth transition. Because of that I notice that when driving straight especially it can cause me to almost tip out of lane because you canot make a small turn since it sticks from one point to the next which is usually much further than your intended turn radius. It was seemingly more noticeable after increased distance of driving and my first truly concerned was on a 90 mile trip down the garden state parkway. I thought it was the road until I read I read about this sticky steering being under investigation. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Steering becomes sticky at times and requires extra effort to keep the vehicle in place. Also, a cracking noise appears at times when turning the steering wheel. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Sticky steering between 30- 70 miles per hours.When holding steering wheel straight while driving it sticks in that position.You have to turn steering wheel to get back to normal steering. You don’t feel in total control of vehicle. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Steering becomes more difficult during a curve and small vibration on straight aways. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | The steering sticks and causes an increase in steering effort. Prominent in highway driving and makes it hard to make subtle movements/corrections. Once the issue started, steering wheel play is also not smooth. Took my car to nearest dealer and service manager reproduced the issue. Still waiting to hear back from Honda on resolution. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Hi my car keep turning side to side with a play oh the steering wheel and haves a bad clip noise when turning right and left | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | I took my 2023 Honda CRV Exl to the dealership last month because of steering problems. Steering seems to work against me as if it "catches", for lack of a better word. It is as if there is a gear and it has jerky movements, not smooth. This is my 4th CRV and I have never experienced anything like this. I took it to the dealership, they drove it 3 miles and said they couldnt duplicate the problem and sent me on my way. Since then it has gotten worse. It steering seems to lag behind my movements and it clicks at times. Its unsettling and i refuse to drive on the interstate to work anymore. I have had this car for 9 months and this should not be happening. It is not the driver assist, i disconnected it and its still happening. There is something wrong with the steering in this car. I am constantly working hard just to keep the car in lane. My only choice is to take it back again and ask them to drive more than 2 miles, if they would do that, i am sure they would experience what i am describing. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Purchased vehicle June 15, 2023. On June 22, 2023, July 13, 2023, and July 29, 2023, the vehicle suddenly applied the brakes with a warning of BRAKE on the dashboard. This happened so suddenly that it nearly caused rear end collision from traffic behind. This was while driving at normal speeds on 2 lane road with double yellow line and traffic coming in opposite direction. But with no reason for the automatic braking. On November 20, 2023, this happened again under same conditions but with no other traffic on the road. After first incident returned to dealer and service advisor did something on the dashboard display and said he reduced the sensitivity of the system. Returned to dealer last Friday November 24 and left it there until Monday November 27. They could not reproduce the issue and so recommended turning off the system which they did. Vehicle is available for inspection upon request. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Starting at around 10,000 miles i started feeling something in the steering when driving. It was a very light feeling of the steering sticking. Over the next few weeks the feeling seemed to increase at times, other times it would still be very light. I am currently trying to find the right time to get it into the dealers for a check up. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Steering feels “sticky” while driving (generally at highway speed) and requires a slight amount of extra resistance to turn the steering wheel from the straight position. Brought to a Honda dealer for inspection. They said that there was a setting that they adjusted, but no change in the condition has been observed since the dealer inspection. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Steering wheel feels like it “sticks” or is stiff. Brought to dealership and they drove it and compared to an identical vehicle on lot and confirmed that they felt the steering wheel was stiff. They contacted the tech line but were told there have been no issues so sent me home. They had taken a video of the technician stating the wheel was stiff when driving. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | The steering wheel feels sticky at some points while driving. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | While driving over 40mph and especially while driving on the highway, the steering may feel sticky and requires more effort than normal to make small adjustments to the steering while trying to maintain the lane. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING | Recently noticed while driving the steering wheel would stick. My lane assist is turned off. No warning lights. This is new for my vehicle, and I thought it was just me. My husband drove my car and said he could feel it too. I have not contacted the dealership yet. Since it is related to steering, it could be dangerous. The steering wheel does not jerk, but it sticks and almost causes you to oversteer. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |