2020 Honda CR-V steering problems
39 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2020 Honda CR-V — 11% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Honda Dealership (Grainger Honda in [XXX]) replaced a steering neck on my 2020 Honda CRV at approximately 87,000 miles in XXX The vehicle was brought into the dealership in XXX with symptoms of loose steering, creaks/groans during turns/curves and the steering wheel was catching during…”
filed Sep 17, 2026
“when turning the steering wheel would momenterily stick. germain honda of college hills said steering motor bad. replaced motor ,but still was sticky,said needed steering rack also. that fixed it for a total of 7500 hundred dollars. complained but have not receive any compansation.”
filed Sep 5, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other CR-V years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 CR-V | 9 | 7% |
| 2025 CR-V | 51 | 21% |
| 2024 CR-V | 124 | 32% |
| 2023 CR-V | 324 | 63% |
| 2022 CR-V | 134 | 53% |
| 2021 CR-V | 111 | 34% |
| 2019 CR-V | 194 | 18% |
| 2018 CR-V | 323 | 15% |
| 2017 CR-V | 62 | 4% |
| 2016 CR-V | 17 | 4% |
| 2015 CR-V | 45 | 7% |
| 2014 CR-V | 15 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2020 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.