Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Engine 89 complaints
actuator
35
39%
vtc
34
38%
grinding
32
36%
vtc actuator
28
32%
grinding noise
22
25%
Electrical System 68 complaints
dead
12
18%
cold
11
17%
jump
10
15%
Unknown Or Other 52 complaints
heater
13
25%
heater core
11
22%
crv
11
22%
core
11
22%
When it breaks
41% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 36,306 miles, from 279 complaints that recorded one).
No clear early or late pattern.
What NHTSA did
3 investigations covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign.
Electrical overstress
What owners and forums say
Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.
Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is verified against a published figure.