2023 Honda CR-V Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 38about this part
- Share
- 7%of 517 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 38 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2023 Honda CR-V, 7% of the 517 complaints for this model year. 2 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.
“I was driving on the freeway on Saturday 5/23/26 when a helium balloon flew into my lane. The vehicle suddenly applied maximum braking on its own without any dashboard warning, alert sound, or driver notification. It was so severe the tires were screeching. The accelerator was unresponsive for several seconds before I was able to accelerate again. This created a dangerous situation because I could have been rear-ended by another car.”
NHTSA complaint #11739957, filed 2026-05“I was driving on Octuber 8th 2025. At 50 mph and the car made a sudden hard brake stop, and the brake orage light came on, the light that only turns on when it detect a car or something in front of the vehicle, the thing is nothing was in front of the vehicle, I am lucky that I didn't have cars behind me if not it would have cause a read end accident. This is very dangerous and I am super scared to drive the car now.”
NHTSA complaint #11692265, filed 2025-10“As I was driving down the street at 45mph, with no one anywhere close in front of me, the warning brake noise and lights came on and the car quickly braked and brought the car to a stop. Thankfully the person behind me was not following too close, but it sure shook me up!”
NHTSA complaint #11545752, filed 2023-09“I was driving on a rainy day about 10 am. I was driving about 35 mph when the car suddenly braked for several seconds for no apparent reason. Then everything went back to normal driving. This could of caused an accident had somone been driving close behind me.”
NHTSA complaint #11532555, filed 2023-07“The Automatic Emergency Braking abruptly stopped while traveling 50 mph without any obstructions in front of me almost causing a rear end collision from the car behind me. In addition the stop caused minor whiplash.”
NHTSA complaint #11513722, filed 2023-03Related service bulletins
- 11031288Apr 8, 2026Service Bulletin - When the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system is activated while driving, customers may experience unexpected cancellation during vehicle operation. When this…
- 11030080Mar 10, 2026"Service Bulletin - When the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system is activated while driving, customers may experience unexpected cancellation during vehicle operation. When this…
- 10232250Feb 23, 2023Service Bulletin - The Adaptive Cruise Control stops working or cancels while driving, and the âCollision Mitigation Braking System problem. See your dealerâ message appears…
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 17% |
| 2025 | 40 | 15% |
| 2024 | 51 | 13% |
| 2023 | 38 | 7% |
| 2022 | 44 | 16% |
| 2021 | 88 | 26% |
| 2020 | 74 | 21% |
| 2019 | 299 | 27% |
| 2018 | 395 | 18% |
| 2017 | 283 | 16% |
| 2016 | 3 | 1% |
| 2015 | 9 | 1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 | 1 | 0% |
| 2010 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 | 1 | 0% |
| 2005 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2023 Honda CR-V
325 complaintsOther or unknown
34 complaintsLane departure
30 complaintsBrakes
29 complaintsElectrical system
28 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
28 complaintsFuel system
24 complaintsBody and structure
23 complaintsEngine
21 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsAir bags
6 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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