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2018 Honda CR-V Engine Problems

Complaints
530about this part
Share
25%of 2,163 total for the year
Median mileage
5,814miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 530 complaints about the engine of the 2018 Honda CR-V, 25% of the 2,163 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,814 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“I have a 2018 Honda crv ex. The check engine light came on with the emissions system problem warning at times, and at other times, all warning lights came on simultaneously. At times it drives fine while one or all these lights are on, but twice when I was driving 30-40 MPH, I have lost power, having to pull off to the side of the road.”

NHTSA complaint #11386051, filed 2021-01, 63,000 miles

“A known common issues that Honda are not addressing: car going limp randomly, oil dilution, head gasket failure causing fuel injector issues, dashboard lighting up which causes the safety features to also cease from operating. I have multiple times now with my 4 year old in the car been in traffic and my car has just stopped going unprovoked. This limp mode issue a huge safety issue and has almost caused me to wreck multiple times. This started around 70k miles.”

NHTSA complaint #11735679, filed 2026-05, 124,358 miles

“Driving in the highway engine light came on. After a few mintues all the warning lights came on and the engine started to slowing down. Got towed and the dealership told me I have a multiple misfire and the engine oil is over the recommended oil in the dipstick, and it smells mixed with fuel. They just change the oil and didnt fix the software”

NHTSA complaint #11174365, filed 2019-02, 9,000 miles

“At approximately 5000 miles I changed the oil in our 2018 CR-V (for the first time) and realized there was approximately 1.5 quarts too much oil (it wasn't all oil, gasoline had diluted the oil). We have an appointment today at the Honda dealer in grand island, ne to have them 'install updated injector software and something concerning the A/C regulator (they said).”

NHTSA complaint #11165858, filed 2019-01, 5,000 miles

“My car has stalled twice immediately on cold start. This is an issue as both times it resulted in unexpected rollback, as my garage is on a slope, and it seemed like the brake pedal was still locked like in engine off mode, so I rolled back despite pressing the pedal. This could be a serious safety consideration if I had people around my car.”

NHTSA complaint #11140400, filed 2018-10, 1,500 miles

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Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026116%
20252510%
2024246%
2023214%
2022207%
20213310%
20204111%
201911210%
201853025%
201753130%
201610126%
201524336%
201419032%
20139725%
20128922%
2011377%
20105311%
200982%
2008232%
2007142%
2006113%
2005163%
2004122%
200361%
200271%
200196%
200022%
199954%
199865%
199733%

Other parts of the 2018 Honda CR-V

Fuel system
608 complaintsForward collision avoidance
395 complaintsSteering
334 complaintsElectrical system
285 complaintsOther or unknown
209 complaintsBrakes
200 complaintsVehicle speed control
65 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
64 complaintsLane departure
46 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
43 complaintsElectronic stability control
30 complaintsBody and structure
27 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Honda CR-V

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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