2014 Honda CR-V Electrical System Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Sep 10, 2026 · 77 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2014 Honda CR-V, 13% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 8,832 miles. The words owners use most often: “tire pressure” (30% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Tire pressure: mentioned in 23 of 77 complaints (30%)
  • Grinding noise: mentioned in 6 of 77 complaints (8%)

At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?

Based on 54 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles29 · 54%
10k–25k miles11 · 20%
25k–50k miles10 · 19%
50k–75k miles3 · 6%
75k–100k miles1 · 2%
100k–150k miles0 · 0%
150k+ miles0 · 0%

How serious are the reports?

Of 77 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 1 a fire.

Honda CR-V electrical system complaints by model year

Peak: 2017, with 401 complaints
1997: 3119971998: 381999: 272000: 1520002001: 72002: 952003: 6220032004: 732005: 772006: 7520062007: 2642008: 2182009: 4420092010: 432011: 552012: 6820122013: 382014: 772015: 8420152016: 642017: 4014012018: 28420182019: 1642020: 432021: 3420212022: 142023: 282024: 3520242025: 182026: 28

n = 2,504 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearElectrical System complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2026 CR-V2818%1,600
2025 CR-V187%13,525
2024 CR-V359%6,200
2023 CR-V285%894
2022 CR-V145%4,000
2021 CR-V3410%14,800
2020 CR-V4312%11,500
2019 CR-V16415%7,000
2018 CR-V28413%14,941
2017 CR-V40123%19,500
2016 CR-V6416%24,000
2015 CR-V8413%28,750
2014 CR-V7713%8,832
2013 CR-V3810%32,420
2012 CR-V6817%30,000
2011 CR-V5510%53,731
2010 CR-V439%79,000
2009 CR-V4411%62,000
2008 CR-V21823%80,000
2007 CR-V26430%80,000
2006 CR-V7519%75,400
2005 CR-V7716%88,175
2004 CR-V7315%90,000
2003 CR-V6213%96,750
2002 CR-V9518%110,448
2001 CR-V75%179,840
2000 CR-V1512%137,000
1999 CR-V2721%134,000
1998 CR-V3830%124,100
1997 CR-V3129%125,000

When owners reported it

Peak: 2014, with 18 complaints
2013: 3201332014: 182014182015: 132015132016: 152016152017: 2201722018: 5201852019: 7201972020: 2202022021: 4202142022: 4202242023: 3202332025: 120251

n = 77 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2014 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.

The tailgate door doesn’t open normally sometime I have to push the button more than 10 times then it open but most of the time it doesn’t open.I use this car as a spare or for emergency only so I just wait for Honda to recall, hopefully I don’t want to spend a lot of money to fix because the…

Received Jan 31, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11639950

Noticed one day that passenger seat had burn marks. Have smelt on occasion what seemed to be burning smells in the past. Don’t use the seat heater there since that was noticed. This is a danger.

Received Oct 19, 2023 · NHTSA complaint 11550789

From the moment we drove off the lot, this car had had one issue after another, nearly cause me to lose my job because I couldn’t make it to work due to the car being busted. It was getting really bad MPGs, they said it’s fine. It started overheating, they said the coolant fans and radiator cap…

Received Mar 6, 2023 · NHTSA complaint 11510281
Honda CR-V
Honda CR-V (6th generation) hybrid in Stuttgart. Representative photo; appearance varies by model year. Photo: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2014 Honda CR-Vs have electrical system problems?

No. NHTSA has 77 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2014 Honda CR-V (13% of the 587 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 2014 Honda CR-V electrical system?

No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.

At what mileage do electrical system problems start?

The median reported mileage is 8,832 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2014 Honda CR-V?

The most frequent phrase is “tire pressure”, in 23 of 77 complaints, followed by “grinding noise” (6).

Other 2014 Honda CR-V problems

See all 2014 Honda CR-V problems or electrical system problems across all CR-V years.