2017 Honda CR-V: engine and transmission complaints
HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
48%
807 of 1,682 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
48% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2017 Honda CR-V are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. That is a model-level pattern, not bad luck.
Worse than 61% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
Excludes 80 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 46%).
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
What owners reported
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM01/23/20211 INJURED
OIL LEVELS IN CAR ARE ABOVE THE DIPSTICK AND SMELL LIKE PETROLEUM HAS LEAKED INTO THE OIL. THE FIX THAT HONDA INTRODUCED FOR THE OIL DILUTION ISSUE HAS CLEARLY NOT WORKED. INSIDE OF CAR HAS A PETROLEUM SMELL. MAKES ME LIGHTHEADED/DIZZY. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY - STOP THE CAR AND AIR IT OUT. TH…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM01/05/20201 INJURED
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FRIDAY 1/3/2020 IN A MIX OF DRIVING THAT INCLUDED THIRTY-FIVE MILES AT 70MPH+ AND SECONDARY TRIP OF TEN MILES IN TOWN THAT WAS A MIX OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC CABIN OF VEHICLE FILLED WITH GAS FUMES, FIRST FAINTLY, BUT BECAME WORSE UNTIL H…
ENGINE11/15/20191 INJURED
ENGINE OIL LEAKS AND STORES ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE, THEN LEAKS ALTOGETHER AND ON FLOOR- SLIP AND FALLS IN GARAGE.
Three of 807 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.
Recall campaigns on this model year (7)
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Honda Civic and CR-V vehicles. The magnet that controls the
torque sensor output signal for the electron…
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 Honda CR-V 2WD and AWD vehicles. The affected vehicles have a fuel supply pipe that may have been improperly m…
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 CR-V and Acura RDX vehicles. The Certification Labels on the affected vehicles were printed with ink that may …
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2017 Honda CR-V
Ask the seller whether the engine has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown stalling, loss of power, rough idle, oil consumption or a check-engine light.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many engine faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the engine.
7 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A engine already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle.
