2014 Honda CR-V

No clear pattern

23.1% of complaints about the 2014 Honda CR-V arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2014 vehicle, but with only 795 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is engine (190 complaints), typically at 4.3 yr or about 30,000 miles.

Complaints: 795
Median age at failure: 3.3 yr
Median mileage: 17,420 n=539
Crash / fire / tow: 10.1% of reports
Safety recalls: 1

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Engine

190 reports · 30,000 mi

4.3 yr

5.3%

Other

108 reports · 32,500 mi

5.2 yr

7.4%

Electrical system

76 reports · 9,000 mi

1.8 yr

3.9%

Power train

68 reports · 45,000 mi

5.2 yr

5.9%

Tires

52 reports · 700 mi

6 mo

1.9%

Wheels

47 reports · 900 mi

8 mo

Speed control

35 reports · 12,042 mi

1.8 yr

37.1%

Air bags

32 reports · 29,000 mi

4.3 yr

59.4%

Structure

28 reports · 55,000 mi

5.3 yr

17.9%

Visibility / wipers

27 reports · 30,000 mi

5.4 yr

Exterior lighting

21 reports · 570 mi

1.3 yr

Service brakes

19 reports · 24,000 mi

2.6 yr

36.8%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

23V858000 2023-12-18

Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

In owners’ own words

Air bags 8,106 mi 11 mo in service

JUST HAD MY FIRST OIL CHANGE FOR 2014 HONDA CRV .PURCHASED FEB. 2014.THE RECEIPT STATES I WAS ADVISED OF ONE OR MORE RECALLS AFFECTING THE FRONT AIR BAG INFLATORS. THE REDESIGNED INFLATORS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. WHEN AVAILABLE I WILL BE CONTACTED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR REPLACEMENT. NOW IF MY OIL CHANGE WASN'T DUE ,WHEN WOULD I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED? IF AT ALL??? WILL BE CONTACTING SERVICE DEPT. TUESDAY.. *TR

Air bags 54,000 mi 11 mo in service crash / fire / tow

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND A FRACTURED RIGHT ARM, WHICH MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Air bags 12,000 mi 1.9 yr in service crash / fire / tow

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A LAMP POST. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Speed control 250 mi 11 mo in service

VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN PULLING INTO OR ACROSS TRAFFIC. THE HESITATION IS MOMENTARY BUT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Other CR-V model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.