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2022 Honda CR-V problems

Owners filed 269 complaints about the 2022 Honda CR-V with NHTSA between Feb 2022 and Oct 2026. The most-cited component is steering (143).

Complaints
269
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
5
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
7
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Steering143
  2. Forward collision avoidance44
  3. Engine19
  4. Electrical system14
  5. Service brakes14
  6. Lane departure12
  7. Power train10
  8. Fuel/propulsion system9
  9. Vehicle speed control6
  10. Visibility/wiper6
  11. Seat belts5
  12. Visibility4
  13. Tires4
  14. Air bags3

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 3, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
202220
202325
202463
202559
2026102

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Steering

143 reports1 crash
“2022 Honda crv. The battery was old and had low voltage. There were no warnings of this and no issues starting car. While idling at light at intersection the entire car just died. It was on and there was power to it, but everything broke and it appeared like there was some kind of major electrical disfunction. No steering no brakes could not shift could not turn car on or off. Towed to Honda dealer. They replaced battery and confirmed this can happen on the road while idling if battery is getting old. Very dangerous”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 19, 2026Steering, Electrical system, Service brakesODI 11772142

Forward collision avoidance

44 reports1 crash
“Sometimes when driving the automatic brakes will turn on and the car will suddenly brake hard. This has happened a few times now. I had a few close calls with drivers almost rear ending me because of this. This seems to happen randomly as it always happens in different areas. There were a few times there was nobody else on the road other than me and the automatic brakes would kick in. I put in the date of the last time this occurred to me. This is a reoccurring issue that compromises my safety.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 24, 2026Unknown or other, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11766610

Engine

19 reports1 crash1 fire
“Twice my 2022 Honda CR-V Hybrid lost power above 85 mph with a flashing check engine light: Restart recovery: Restarting restored normal operation. Check engine light: Flashed then went off after restart. Mileage: Over 100,000 miles.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 26, 2026Vehicle speed control, EngineODI 11773632

Electrical system

14 reports1 fire
“I was driving on hwy when I had to do a hard stop because traffic stopped suddenly in front of my vehicle, no physical contact was made to any cars in front or back of me, suddenly dark smoke started coming from under the hood of car, The car started stalling in middle of the hwy I got out safely opened hood and seen engine area was on fire another person in a vehicle pulled over came out with a fire extinguisher and sprayed to put fire out. there were no prior symptoms or warnings prior to this problem occuring.The car was picked up by my insurance company and taken to a Honda dealer and that is where car is located as they are trying to repair fire damages and no one knows why this fire ocurred.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 17, 2026Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion systemFire reportedODI 11757427

Service brakes

14 reports
“I was driving on the highway and I wanted to pass someone the car cut power and was not accelerating and the car slowed down. I went to a mechanic shop and they said there was an internal brake sensor failed and brake booster failure.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 1, 2026Vehicle speed control, Service brakesODI 11741424

Lane departure

12 reports
“My 2022 Honda CRV Hybrid is experiencing the widely documented 'sticky seering' medhanical defect, causing the vehicle to momentarily catch, stick and jerk at highway speeds, creating a severe overcorrection and crash hazard. The dealership (Skyway Honda Bartlesville, OK) confirmed the rack and pinion system is failing but wants to charge me almost 4789.87 in parts/labor to repair it because Honda corporate has not yet extended the official 24v-744 recall to the 2022 model year. Honda service advisor was able to reproduce the issues No warning lights or messages”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 18, 2026Steering, Lane departureODI 11765313
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 3, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.