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2023 Honda CR-V Air bags Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
1%of 517 total for the year
Median mileage
11,500miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the air bags of the 2023 Honda CR-V, 1% of the 517 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 11,500 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“I was braking pulling forward into a parking place, going approximately 10 mph. The brakes did not work , the car accelerated jumped a curb ran over a parking sign and did not stop. I attempted to turn to the left on the island so as not to go into the busy street. I scraped/ran into a small tree while trying to put the car in park. I heard a large bang, 3 airbags deployed. I do not know if I ran over something, nothing was in my sight or view. Due to all of the smoke I quickly turned off the car and tried to get out. …”

NHTSA complaint #11554696, filed 2023-11

“The contact owned a 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 50 MPH, the vehicle in front slowed down, the brake pedal was depressed but traveled down to the floorboard, but the vehicle failed to respond and rear-ended the vehicle in front. The contact stated that the vehicle bounced and spun around, facing incoming traffic. The contact was unsure whether there was a warning light illuminated. The contact was unsure if any other vehicle had crashed into his vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #11671153, filed 2025-07, 10,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2023 Honda CR-V. The contact received a notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V744000 (Steering) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at approximately 25 MPH, the steering wheel abruptly became difficult to steer in either the left or right direction. The vehicle crashed into a tree where it came to a stop. The brake system failure warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the airbags failed to deploy. The vehicle was not deemed a total loss. …”

NHTSA complaint #11642823, filed 2025-02, 13,000 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 2023 Honda CR-V

Steering
325 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
38 complaints
Other or unknown
34 complaints
Lane departure
30 complaints
Brakes
29 complaints
Electrical system
28 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
28 complaints
Fuel system
24 complaints
Body and structure
23 complaints
Engine
21 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
14 complaints
Vehicle speed control
13 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 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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