2016 Honda CR-V air bags problems
32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2016 Honda CR-V — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Front passenger airbag light is on and I have been told it is the sensor. This has been recalled on other 2016 CRVs. I think more cars may be affected than those that are recalled.”
filed Jun 19, 2026
“I was in a very low speed fender bender and hit the vehicle in front of me square in the tail end. The airbag needlessly deployed leaving me with a burn and disabled my vehicle. It was a collision that should have been driven away from after the exchange of information. Instead my vehicle which has…”
filed Apr 22, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Metal housing surrounding the driver's air bag inflator in these vehicles may have been…Campaign 15V714000 · Oct 29, 2015
Air Bags problems in other CR-V years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 CR-V | 2 | 2% |
| 2025 CR-V | 4 | 2% |
| 2024 CR-V | 4 | 1% |
| 2023 CR-V | 6 | 1% |
| 2022 CR-V | 2 | 1% |
| 2021 CR-V | 13 | 4% |
| 2020 CR-V | 46 | 14% |
| 2019 CR-V | 78 | 7% |
| 2018 CR-V | 20 | 1% |
| 2017 CR-V | 35 | 2% |
| 2015 CR-V | 25 | 4% |
| 2014 CR-V | 32 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Honda CR-V
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.