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2012 Honda CR-V steering problems

The 2012 Honda CR-V has 36 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

36

Steering complaints

7%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

CR-V steering complaints by model year318 complaints1997: 4 complaints1998: 6 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 1 complaints2001: 2 complaints2002: 10 complaints2003: 14 complaints2004: 11 complaints2005: 23 complaints2006: 17 complaints2007: 30 complaints2008: 71 complaints2009: 15 complaints2010: 14 complaints2011: 10 complaints2012: 36 complaints2013: 14 complaints2014: 15 complaints2015: 45 complaints2016: 17 complaints2017: 57 complaints2018: 302 complaints2019: 179 complaints2020: 31 complaints2021: 99 complaints2022: 116 complaints2023: 318 complaints2024: 116 complaints2025: 47 complaints2026: 6 complaints
CR-V steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2012 Honda CR-V have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 2012 Honda CR-V steering — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.