2017 Honda CR-V Vehicle Speed Control Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · 52 complaints analyzed

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).

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.

Under 10k miles7 · 20%
10k–25k miles14 · 40%
25k–50k miles13 · 37%
50k–75k miles1 · 3%
75k–100k miles0 · 0%
100k–150k miles0 · 0%
150k+ miles0 · 0%

How serious are the reports?

Of 52 complaints, 2 mention a crash.

Honda CR-V vehicle speed control complaints by model year

Peak: 2018, with 65 complaints
1997: 919971998: 31999: 62000: 320002001: 32002: 252003: 3220032004: 182005: 142006: 1520062007: 102008: 162009: 1220092010: 212011: 192012: 2120122013: 262014: 362015: 3120152016: 282017: 522018: 652018652019: 152020: 112021: 620212022: 52023: 132024: 1420242025: 132026: 7

n = 549 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearVehicle Speed Control complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2026 CR-V74%5,500
2025 CR-V135%4,500
2024 CR-V144%27,850
2023 CR-V133%13,000
2022 CR-V52%15,500
2021 CR-V62%48,000
2020 CR-V113%8,000
2019 CR-V151%6,000
2018 CR-V653%16,000
2017 CR-V523%19,750
2016 CR-V287%8,901
2015 CR-V315%11,650
2014 CR-V366%12,021
2013 CR-V267%3,286
2012 CR-V215%20,298
2011 CR-V193%36,250
2010 CR-V214%35,000
2009 CR-V123%33,800
2008 CR-V162%53,000
2007 CR-V101%42,500
2006 CR-V154%80,000
2005 CR-V143%80,000
2004 CR-V184%75,000
2003 CR-V327%77,000
2002 CR-V255%84,000
2001 CR-V32%147,000
2000 CR-V32%—
1999 CR-V65%98,567
1998 CR-V32%135,000
1997 CR-V98%—

When owners reported it

Peak: 2019, with 15 complaints
2017: 4201742018: 102018102019: 152019152020: 6202062021: 1202112022: 2202222023: 5202352024: 5202452025: 420254

n = 52 complaints · Source: NHTSA

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.

Received Nov 19, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11700464

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…

Received Oct 9, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11692255

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…

Received Apr 15, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11654823
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 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.