2016 Honda CR-V Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 32about this part
- Share
- 8%of 394 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 30,087miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 32 complaints about the air bags of the 2016 Honda CR-V, 8% of the 394 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,087 miles. 16 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was involved in a frontal crash on the freeway and my airbag did not deploy. My car was totaled with extensive front end damage in which both doors could not open all the way due to structural damage. I am still awaiting the police report. My nose was bruised and had lacerations.”
NHTSA complaint #11297555, filed 2020-01, 57,800 miles“Takata recall. Although my car not on recall list. On sat 11th may, my vehicle hit a ditch and a tree head on and the airbag did not deploy. My car is being totalled from this collision for extensive damage. Speed was 60 MPH prior to collision on I 95 in martin county fl.”
NHTSA complaint #11208211, filed 2019-05, 86,000 miles“Yesterday november 7,2019 I was driving and the passenger side airbags was came in off and on constantly, no one was in the passenger seat. I'm concern and worry as safety .my warranty just expired in may this year. What should I do?”
NHTSA complaint #11287691, filed 2019-12, 30,087 miles“Takata recall: I am putting in a claim for the car, Honda CR-V 2016. The car was recalled for air bag defects. I got into a car accident and the airbag did not deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #11061446, filed 2018-01, 19,000 miles“Tamara recall... On may 26, 2019 we were traveling down from our mountain home in sequoia mountains above porterville. It was starting to snow at 4 pm. Going between 10 and 15 MPH, rounding a curve, in low gear the car lost traction went down a 200 foot embankment. Smashed head on more on the passenger side, into a large boulder the car flipped on its driver side and landed in a creek. The front airbags did not deploy, side airbags did however. My wife and I suffered injuries she suffered a fractured sternum, I suffered a lower fracture in my vertebrae. …”
NHTSA complaint #11232553, filed 2019-07, 32,500 milesRelated recalls
- 15V714000Oct 29, 2015American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2016 CR-V vehicles manufactured October 12, 2015, to October 19, 2015. The metal…Covers: Honda CR-V 2016
Related service bulletins
- 10142441Jun 15, 2018Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty…
- 10078580May 5, 2016This communication is informing honda of a delamination issues within an I.c. Produced by nxp and assembled into airbag sensor supplied by denso international america, inc. This…
- 10204268Jan 30, 2016Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator Collection - This bulletin has been cancelled because the collection is now complete.
- 10100242Nov 5, 2015Service bulletin - the metal housing surrounding the driver's air bag inflator in these vehicles may have been manufactured incorrectly. In the event of a crash necessitating…
- 10100218Nov 5, 2015"dealer message - on october 28, 2015, american honda notified nhtsa of a safety recall for approximately 515 model year 2016 cr-v vehicles due to driver's airbag modules that…
- 10100563Oct 29, 2015"service bulletin - the current defect thinking is that the airbag inflator which is part of the driver's airbag module may have been improperly stamped. Also, it could contain a…
- 10100545Oct 29, 2015"dealer message - on october 28, 2015, american honda notified nhtsa of a safety recall for approximately 515 model year 2016 cr-v vehicles due to driver's airbag modules that…
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 3% |
| 2025 | 8 | 3% |
| 2024 | 4 | 1% |
| 2023 | 6 | 1% |
| 2022 | 3 | 1% |
| 2021 | 15 | 4% |
| 2020 | 47 | 13% |
| 2019 | 79 | 7% |
| 2018 | 22 | 1% |
| 2017 | 36 | 2% |
| 2016 | 32 | 8% |
| 2015 | 25 | 4% |
| 2014 | 32 | 5% |
| 2013 | 27 | 7% |
| 2012 | 30 | 7% |
| 2011 | 295 | 53% |
| 2010 | 217 | 45% |
| 2009 | 176 | 46% |
| 2008 | 325 | 34% |
| 2007 | 267 | 30% |
| 2006 | 74 | 19% |
| 2005 | 129 | 27% |
| 2004 | 103 | 21% |
| 2003 | 125 | 27% |
| 2002 | 143 | 28% |
| 2001 | 52 | 37% |
| 2000 | 43 | 33% |
| 1999 | 28 | 22% |
| 1998 | 19 | 15% |
| 1997 | 27 | 25% |
Other parts of the 2016 Honda CR-V
101 complaintsOther or unknown
86 complaintsFuel system
72 complaintsElectrical system
64 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
45 complaintsVehicle speed control
28 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsSteering
17 complaintsBody and structure
17 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaintsWheels
13 complaintsSeats
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Honda CR-V
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology