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vehicle
2005 / honda / cr-v
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
479 on file (2005-01-12 → 2026-07-14)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
83 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
10899344 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SIX TIMES WITHIN FOUR MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,700
11005537 HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING OUT AND KEPT REPLACING BULBS, BUT NOW REALIZE THEY WILL COME BACK ON. I SEE MANY MANY POSTS FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME MODEL/YEAR COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS! THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2004, NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO 2005!
10855266 HEADLIGHTS (HALOGEN) BURN OUT WITHIN MONTHS OF INSTALL, REPEATEDLY
Takata airbag recall parts delayAIR BAGS91 complaints2014-12 → 2025-01honda-cr-v-2005-takata-airbag-recall-delay
10904301 WE HAVE WAITED OVER 60 DAYS FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG PART TO ARRIVE AT THE DEALER. THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS WE MAY FILE A COMPLAINT AFTER 60 DAYS. THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS WE SHOULD NOT OCCUPY THE FRONT SEAT
10938752 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR
10883364 TAKATA INFLATOR: NO COMPLAINT. MY CAR WAS RECALLED IN OCT. OF 2014. REPORTED FIXED. THE QUESTION IS DO I NEED ANOTHER REPAIR SESSION. SAME CAR, SAME OWNER. DEALERSHIP IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTACT
Power window master switch failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM16 complaints2015-09 → 2026-06honda-cr-v-2005-power-window-switch-failure
11091613 THE MASTER SWITCH FOR THE POWER WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK - WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. I HAVE NOW HAD IT DISCONNECTED BECAUSE THE SAME SWITCH IN OTHER HONDA C-RVS 2002-2006 HAS CAUSED MELTING OF THE SWITCH AND EVEN FIRES
11447490 My driver power window switch melted and failed in the same way described in the current recall for the same model and year vehicle, just not under the SHS vin numbers that are covered
11143384 THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH HAS FAILED AND WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN
A/C compressor failure ("black death")UNKNOWN OR OTHER10 complaints2016-07 → 2022-01honda-cr-v-2005-ac-compressor-failure
11076213 WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AND STARTED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AFTER BEING AT A STOPLIGHT (IT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING THEN WHEN I GOT UP TO 15MPH THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POP AND IT DIDN'T WANT TO REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING BUT LUCKY I WAS ALMOST HOME )
11233410 THE A/C STOPPED WORKING IN MY 05 HONDA CRV. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT MY A/C COMPRESSOR BLEW UP. SOMETHING HE CALLED. BLACK DEATH. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS WOULD JUST ABOUT EXCEED THE SALE PRICE OF MY CAR
11448227 TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AC LOOKED AT WAS TOLD THE COMPRESSOR HAD WHAT THEY CALLED BLACK DEATH. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPRESSOR HAD BLEW APART AND SENT SMALL PIECES OF METAL THROUGH THE AC SYSTEM
11424018 Slowed down to turn left into a driveway. As I turned, the car accelerated and the engine RPM crossed 5000. Had the brakes depressed but the vehicle accelerated and crashed into the garage door
11080120 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPACE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE ENTIRE TIME
10671735 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED
11145338 THIS VEHICLE ON HAS 66,580 MILE AND THE ABS MODULATOR WENT BAS ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE. NOTICE BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING AND TOOK TO SHOP
11052493 REAR BRAKES WERE FOUND BY REPAIR SHOP TO NOT BE WORKING AT ALL. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULATOR ASSEMBLY. COST OF REPAIRS WAS $1800.00. WE HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT MODULATOR ASSEMBLYS ON HONDA VEHICLES FAILING
11058178 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE AT 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO THE WOODS
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2005 Honda CR-V vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/honda/cr-v
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_honda_cr_v_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 Honda CR-V},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/honda/cr-v}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
