2017 Honda CR-V Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 52 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 2017 Honda CR-V, 3% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 19,750 miles. The words owners use most often: “cruise control” (31% of reports).
- 52vehicle speed control complaints
- 19,750median miles at failure
- 2mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 55%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.
- Cruise control: mentioned in 16 of 52 complaints (31%)
- Collision mitigation: mentioned in 7 of 52 complaints (13%)
- Road departure: mentioned in 6 of 52 complaints (12%)
- Fuel injectors: mentioned in 5 of 52 complaints (10%)
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 35 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 52 complaints, 2 mention a crash.
Honda CR-V vehicle speed control complaints by model year
| Model year | Vehicle Speed Control complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 CR-V | 7 | 4% | 5,500 |
| 2025 CR-V | 13 | 5% | 4,500 |
| 2024 CR-V | 14 | 4% | 27,850 |
| 2023 CR-V | 13 | 3% | 13,000 |
| 2022 CR-V | 5 | 2% | 15,500 |
| 2021 CR-V | 6 | 2% | 48,000 |
| 2020 CR-V | 11 | 3% | 8,000 |
| 2019 CR-V | 15 | 1% | 6,000 |
| 2018 CR-V | 65 | 3% | 16,000 |
| 2017 CR-V | 52 | 3% | 19,750 |
| 2016 CR-V | 28 | 7% | 8,901 |
| 2015 CR-V | 31 | 5% | 11,650 |
| 2014 CR-V | 36 | 6% | 12,021 |
| 2013 CR-V | 26 | 7% | 3,286 |
| 2012 CR-V | 21 | 5% | 20,298 |
| 2011 CR-V | 19 | 3% | 36,250 |
| 2010 CR-V | 21 | 4% | 35,000 |
| 2009 CR-V | 12 | 3% | 33,800 |
| 2008 CR-V | 16 | 2% | 53,000 |
| 2007 CR-V | 10 | 1% | 42,500 |
| 2006 CR-V | 15 | 4% | 80,000 |
| 2005 CR-V | 14 | 3% | 80,000 |
| 2004 CR-V | 18 | 4% | 75,000 |
| 2003 CR-V | 32 | 7% | 77,000 |
| 2002 CR-V | 25 | 5% | 84,000 |
| 2001 CR-V | 3 | 2% | 147,000 |
| 2000 CR-V | 3 | 2% | — |
| 1999 CR-V | 6 | 5% | 98,567 |
| 1998 CR-V | 3 | 2% | 135,000 |
| 1997 CR-V | 9 | 8% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the 2017 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.
P0301 code Cylinder 1 Misfire Detected.
UNEXPECTED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. 2017 Honda CR-V. Twice while highway driving with autopilot on, system failed to slow it when approaching other vehicles and it sped up instead. When I pumped the brakes, it went away. I TOOK IT OFF AUTOPILOT HENCEFORTH. Several days later, coming out of a market…
The dash warning lights all come on when the vehicle is started. Numerous Warning messages scroll across the dash indicating just about every system on the vehicle is malfunctioning. The collision warning system stops working, the lane change warning stops working, cruise control stops working. I…

Frequently asked questions
Do all 2017 Honda CR-Vs have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 52 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 2017 Honda CR-V (3% of the 1,775 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 2017 Honda CR-V vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?
The median reported mileage is 19,750 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 2017 Honda CR-V?
The most frequent phrase is “cruise control”, in 16 of 52 complaints, followed by “collision mitigation” (7).
Other 2017 Honda CR-V problems
See all 2017 Honda CR-V problems or vehicle speed control problems across all CR-V years.