2012 Honda CR-V Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 21about this part
- Share
- 5%of 403 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 20,298miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2012 Honda CR-V, 5% of the 403 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20,298 miles. 6 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.
“Car accelerated out of control. I was going in my garage. Ice at front of garage. I tapped the accelerator and I ended up in my garage wall, damaging my car and kitchen. This is the second time this has happened. A year and a half ago, the car accelerated out of control in my neighbors driveway and hit the garage door. ...updated 04/21/15”
NHTSA complaint #10711760, filed 2015-04, 20,540 miles“I was driving in town at about 15 MPH and was slowing for a left turn when the vehicle surged forward, the surge lasted for about 3 seconds, I applied the brakes but am not sure if this stopped the speed surge or it went away on its own. So fare this has only happened the one time and in no traffic, but am ver concerned about future incident's.”
NHTSA complaint #10558532, filed 2014-01, 8,500 miles“Gave the gas to take off from a dead stop and the car had no reaction. Seemed like the engine died or stopped running. I had to give the gas harder and the engine caught and the tires skidded. This hesitation left my car in a dangerous position as I was entering a 55 MPH road. I had plenty of time to get on the road until it finally started moving. This has happened several time since. You never know when it's going to happen again.”
NHTSA complaint #10640638, filed 2014-10, 34,625 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“I went to park in a diagonal, on street parking spot, and applied the brake to stop. The car instead accelerated, jumped the curb and proceeded into an adjoining parking lot. I turned hard right to avoid vehicles and struck the retaining wall at the back of the lot with my left front quarter panel. This impact steepened the turn and shot me back out of the lot and onto the street. I proceeded up the street, the car accelerating all the time. I tried to determine if I was accidentally stepping on the gas, and felt I was indeed on the brake. …”
NHTSA complaint #10652485, filed 2014-11, 6,723 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10129413Jan 25, 2018Service bulletin - The tailgate won?t open from the outside handle in temperatures near freezing or colder, but will open in warmer temperatures. There is an internal failure of…
- 10048981Jan 8, 2013Honda: engineering request for investigation. Steering wheel controls not working (audio and cruise control) and srs light on with dtc 11-1 thru 11-b on certain vehicles. Models…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 4% |
| 2025 | 13 | 5% |
| 2024 | 14 | 4% |
| 2023 | 13 | 3% |
| 2022 | 6 | 2% |
| 2021 | 6 | 2% |
| 2020 | 11 | 3% |
| 2019 | 15 | 1% |
| 2018 | 65 | 3% |
| 2017 | 52 | 3% |
| 2016 | 28 | 7% |
| 2015 | 31 | 5% |
| 2014 | 36 | 6% |
| 2013 | 26 | 7% |
| 2012 | 21 | 5% |
| 2011 | 19 | 3% |
| 2010 | 21 | 4% |
| 2009 | 12 | 3% |
| 2008 | 16 | 2% |
| 2007 | 10 | 1% |
| 2006 | 15 | 4% |
| 2005 | 14 | 3% |
| 2004 | 18 | 4% |
| 2003 | 32 | 7% |
| 2002 | 25 | 5% |
| 2001 | 3 | 2% |
| 2000 | 3 | 2% |
| 1999 | 6 | 5% |
| 1998 | 3 | 2% |
| 1997 | 9 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2012 Honda CR-V
89 complaintsElectrical system
68 complaintsOther or unknown
52 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
48 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
36 complaintsSteering
35 complaintsAir bags
30 complaintsBody and structure
29 complaintsSuspension
26 complaintsBrakes
23 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaintsFuel 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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