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Electrical systemPart report

2017 Honda CR-V Electrical system Problems

Complaints
402about this part
Share
23%of 1,779 total for the year
Median mileage
19,500miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 402 complaints about the electrical system of the 2017 Honda CR-V, 23% of the 1,779 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,500 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.

“When I pulled over my car in the parking lot, put the shift stick to p them try to engage the electronic parking brake. The dashboard showed 'electronic parking brake problem' and the parking wasn't engaged and 'brake' red light flashing on dashboard. And all other systems like adaptative cruise control', 'lane control', etc were reporting malfunction.”

NHTSA complaint #11302745, filed 2020-01, 27,000 miles

“The main screen inside the cab started beeping, then the screen went dark and then to full brightness and started scrolling through the menu options without me touching the screen. This was a bad distraction while I was driving. The screen controls everything and when it did this I had no control and lost everything. It continued doing this for about 10 minutes.”

NHTSA complaint #11323122, filed 2020-05, 22,000 miles

“I was driving my Honda CR-V on a city street all off sudden the low tire pressure and brake system failure came on and the car just stalled and won't start. Once I got off the car, the locked and I couldn't unlock the door anymore. I towed it home as the dealership was closed for the day. Now the lights come on and the dash lights up and I can't turn it off.”

NHTSA complaint #11257884, filed 2019-09, 29,340 miles

“While driving in cruise control, the brake light will come on and the vehicle will almost come to a complete stop, with no one in front of me. My wife and I were almost in an accident when this happened on I-75 at 65 MPH. Also, this brake light indicator will come on without being in cruise. This has happened over 6 times.”

NHTSA complaint #11182415, filed 2019-02, 6,000 miles

“During morning commute 0655 hours during heavy downpour all instrument dash lights stopped illumination, I turned off defroster, radio and wipers. I pulled off expressway carefully and after several minutes the instrument panel was re illuminated. At work I notified Honda dealer of incident. A service appt. Was made. Safety hazard”

NHTSA complaint #11102965, filed 2018-06, 22,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20263219%
2025187%
2024359%
2023285%
2022145%
20213410%
20204312%
201916415%
201828513%
201740223%
20166416%
20158513%
20147713%
20133810%
20126817%
20115510%
2010439%
20094411%
200821823%
200726430%
20067519%
20057716%
20047315%
20036213%
20029518%
200175%
20001512%
19992721%
19983830%
19973129%

Other parts of the 2017 Honda CR-V

Engine
532 complaintsFuel system
379 complaintsForward collision avoidance
283 complaintsOther or unknown
268 complaintsBrakes
177 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
144 complaintsSteering
66 complaintsElectronic stability control
54 complaintsVehicle speed control
52 complaintsLane departure
39 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
37 complaintsAir bags
36 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Honda CR-V

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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