This model year has 2,139 processed complaint reports; ENGINE is the most frequently classified system at 24.6% of reports.
Federal telemetry verified ● Model-year dossier
2018 HONDA CR-V
Complaint-pattern analysis from publicly available NHTSA safety records.
1.0Reliability score / 10
System health index
Reliability telemetry
A normalized signal from documented incident volume and NHTSA crash or fire report flags.
Documented incidents2,139
Reports with crash / fire flags48
Flagged-report share2.24%
Primary reported systemENGINE
Crash and fire flags identify how a complaint was recorded by NHTSA. They do not establish that a reported component caused the event.
Data-based buyer guidance
Research carefully
Review the underlying reports, recall status, and service history before making a vehicle-specific decision.
Available adjacent years span 1,098–2,139 reports. This year has more reports than 2017 and 2019.
Before you buy
- Check open recalls using the vehicle identification number (VIN).
- Review the linked NHTSA reports for symptoms that match the vehicle you are considering.
- Ask for maintenance records and arrange an independent pre-purchase inspection.
This is a statistical research aid, not a mechanical diagnosis, failure prediction, or recommendation to buy or avoid a vehicle.
Component analysis
Most frequently reported systems.
ENGINE527 documented reports
24.6%FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE393 documented reports
18.4%FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM369 documented reports
17.3%STEERING324 documented reports
15.1%ELECTRICAL SYSTEM281 documented reports
13.1%FUEL SYSTEM230 documented reports
10.8%GASOLINE230 documented reports
10.8%OTHER / UNSPECIFIED207 documented reports
9.7%SERVICE BRAKES196 documented reports
9.2%VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL65 documented reports
3.0%Show all 31 reported components
POWER TRAIN63 documented reports
2.9%LANE DEPARTURE45 documented reports
2.1%VISIBILITY/WIPER35 documented reports
1.6%ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)30 documented reports
1.4%STRUCTURE26 documented reports
1.2%SEAT BELTS25 documented reports
1.2%AIR BAGS21 documented reports
1.0%ENGINE / ENGINE COOLING15 documented reports
0.7%EXTERIOR LIGHTING12 documented reports
0.6%WHEELS11 documented reports
0.5%TIRES9 documented reports
0.4%VISIBILITY9 documented reports
0.4%BACK OVER PREVENTION8 documented reports
0.4%HYDRAULIC7 documented reports
0.3%SEATS7 documented reports
0.3%SUSPENSION6 documented reports
0.3%EQUIPMENT5 documented reports
0.2%PARKING BRAKE4 documented reports
0.2%AIR3 documented reports
0.1%LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES2 documented reports
0.1%EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY2 documented reports
0.1%What the data says
ENGINE is the most frequently classified component, appearing in 24.6% of complaint reports in this dataset. This 2018 HONDA CR-V has 2,139 complaint reports in the records we have processed. One report can be classified under more than one component, so component shares do not add up to 100%.
Compare model years
These nearby model years have 2017: 1,766 reports · 2019: 1,098 reports. Complaint totals are not failure rates and should be read with vehicle age, sales volume, and reporting patterns in mind.