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2012 Honda CR-V Air bags Problems

Complaints
30about this part
Share
7%of 403 total for the year
Median mileage
48,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 30 complaints about the air bags of the 2012 Honda CR-V, 7% of the 403 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,000 miles. 15 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My husband and I had automobile accident on nov 7 on a busy city street. I was the passenger. My husband hit a telephone pole at about thirty MPH or less. The pole didn't split but I sustained serious enough injuries to be med-flighted to a boston due to internal bleeding in the abdomen and a broken wrist , two crushed fingers and multiple right side injuries. The air bags deployed and hit me hard. I also had my seat belt on prior to the accident when I came to, my seat belt wasn't secured. …”

NHTSA complaint #11061197, filed 2018-01, 87,000 miles

“When pulling into a parking spot in a parking structure, as I prepared to stop, the automobile, I think, inexplicably accelerated, crashing into the concrete barrier wall. The airbag deployed. To sum up, I think that my car accelerated by itself.”

NHTSA complaint #10723606, filed 2015-06, 14,268 miles

“We had a direct deer hit on i81 north in grantville pa. The direct hit was taken on the driver's side of the vehicle at 65 MPH in highway driving. The airbag only deployed on the passenger side not on the driver's side. This seemed very odd to us. Either both air bags should have deployed or neither airbag should have deployed in this accident. Pictures are attached. I reported this to american Honda, but they refused to investigate it and I had to beg them for an email address to send the pictures to. Given their attitude, I felt I needed to report this accident to NHTSA. …”

NHTSA complaint #11063805, filed 2018-01, 106,000 miles

“I turned left with the right-of-way at a stop light. Oncoming car failed to break, ran a red, and hit front passenger side wheel well, on-coming between 40 and 45 MPH. Front and passenger side airbags deployed, driver side did not. Upon collision, I jolted forward and after we stopped moving, I noticed that the male buckle was no longer connected to the female buckle in my (driver-side) apparatus. I consider myself very lucky that I wasn't hurt, and am not under the impression that the belt is designed to operate that way.”

NHTSA complaint #10564578, filed 2014-02, 24,000 miles

“I was stopped in traffic about 10 feet behind a vehicle and rear ended by a car going at least 40 - 50 MPH. The crash caused my car to be pushed into the car in front of me. There was a small amount of damage to the front of my car, but there was extensive damage to the rear of my car, pushing the back seats into the front. My car was totaled. Not one airbag deployed, the drivers seat broke and my seatbelt did not restrain me after the initial impact causing me to be thrown into the passenger seat and knocking me out. There were no passengers in my car.”

NHTSA complaint #10778221, filed 2015-09, 46,000 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202653%
202583%
202441%
202361%
202231%
2021154%
20204713%
2019797%
2018221%
2017362%
2016328%
2015254%
2014325%
2013277%
2012307%
201129553%
201021745%
200917646%
200832534%
200726730%
20067419%
200512927%
200410321%
200312527%
200214328%
20015237%
20004333%
19992822%
19981915%
19972725%

Other parts of the 2012 Honda CR-V

Engine
89 complaints
Electrical system
68 complaints
Other or unknown
52 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
48 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
36 complaints
Steering
35 complaints
Body and structure
29 complaints
Suspension
26 complaints
Brakes
23 complaints
Vehicle speed control
21 complaints
Exterior lighting
14 complaints
Fuel system
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Honda CR-V

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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