2005 Honda CR-V Exterior Lighting Problems
Owners have filed 122 complaints with NHTSA about exterior lighting problems on the 2005 Honda CR-V, 25% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 85,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “low beam” (58% of reports).
- 122exterior lighting complaints
- 85,000median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 41%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Low beam: mentioned in 71 of 122 complaints (58%)
- Side headlight: mentioned in 18 of 122 complaints (15%)
- High beams: mentioned in 11 of 122 complaints (9%)
- Every few: mentioned in 7 of 122 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do exterior lighting problems happen?
Based on 101 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 122 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 1 a fire.
Honda CR-V exterior lighting complaints by model year
| Model year | Exterior Lighting complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 CR-V | 2 | 1% | — |
| 2025 CR-V | 3 | 1% | — |
| 2024 CR-V | 9 | 2% | — |
| 2023 CR-V | 5 | 1% | — |
| 2021 CR-V | 4 | 1% | 9,000 |
| 2020 CR-V | 7 | 2% | 4,000 |
| 2019 CR-V | 9 | 1% | 2,575 |
| 2018 CR-V | 12 | 1% | 9,900 |
| 2017 CR-V | 22 | 1% | 20,000 |
| 2016 CR-V | 2 | 1% | 11,847 |
| 2015 CR-V | 6 | 1% | 27,000 |
| 2014 CR-V | 21 | 4% | 570 |
| 2013 CR-V | 32 | 8% | 2,000 |
| 2012 CR-V | 14 | 3% | 11,053 |
| 2011 CR-V | 3 | 1% | 1,050 |
| 2010 CR-V | 6 | 1% | 20,000 |
| 2009 CR-V | 3 | 1% | 62,000 |
| 2008 CR-V | 4 | 0% | 98,000 |
| 2007 CR-V | 2 | 0% | 43,850 |
| 2006 CR-V | 118 | 30% | 77,728 |
| 2005 CR-V | 122 | 25% | 85,000 |
| 2004 CR-V | 39 | 8% | 97,000 |
| 2003 CR-V | 39 | 8% | 120,500 |
| 2002 CR-V | 60 | 12% | 134,567 |
| 2001 CR-V | 2 | 1% | 55,000 |
| 2000 CR-V | 3 | 2% | 81,000 |
| 1999 CR-V | 3 | 2% | 190,000 |
| 1998 CR-V | 4 | 3% | 33,000 |
| 1997 CR-V | 2 | 2% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists exterior lighting for the 2005 Honda CR-V. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Have lost power to both low beam lights consecutively and randomly every month over the past year of ownership of this vehicle have replaced headlights multiple times and lost low beams especially on drivers side during commute at night on the freeway.
The bulbs in my low-beam headlights continually burn out while in motion, usually on a rural highway. This is very dangerous when driving, especially on dark country roads. To give you an idea, i am having to replace the bulbs 3-4 times per year on each headlight. From a quick internet search, i…
Low beams stopped working while parked thankfully. I replaced the headlight switch, thinking that it was causing the issue, and noticed that a terminal in the connector was burnt so bad that it carried other terminals, causing the high beams to stop working as well. According to my research, this…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2005 Honda CR-Vs have exterior lighting problems?
No. NHTSA has 122 owner complaints about exterior lighting for the 2005 Honda CR-V (25% of the 479 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2005 Honda CR-V exterior lighting?
No recall currently lists exterior lighting for this vehicle.
At what mileage do exterior lighting problems start?
The median reported mileage is 85,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about exterior lighting problems on the 2005 Honda CR-V?
The most frequent phrase is “low beam”, in 71 of 122 complaints, followed by “side headlight” (18).
Other 2005 Honda CR-V problems
- Air Bags problems (129)
- Electrical System problems (77)
See all 2005 Honda CR-V problems or exterior lighting problems across all CR-V years.