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2018 Honda CR-V fuel system problems

The 2018 Honda CR-V has 588 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 20% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

588

Fuel System complaints

20%

Share of year

5

Crash-involved

2

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

CR-V fuel system complaints by model year588 complaints1997: 1 complaints1998: 2 complaints2001: 1 complaints2002: 14 complaints2003: 12 complaints2004: 18 complaints2005: 3 complaints2006: 3 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 7 complaints2009: 3 complaints2010: 7 complaints2011: 8 complaints2012: 8 complaints2013: 15 complaints2014: 19 complaints2015: 35 complaints2016: 72 complaints2017: 373 complaints2018: 588 complaints2019: 243 complaints2020: 44 complaints2021: 22 complaints2022: 10 complaints2023: 23 complaints2024: 35 complaints2025: 28 complaints2026: 5 complaints
CR-V fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

23V858000Fuel SystemDecember 18, 2023 · 2,490,460 units

Defect

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

21V215000Fuel SystemMarch 25, 2021 · 624,552 units

Defect

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-314.

What owners report

“Defective feel pump causes all lights on the dash to turn on, and also causes the car to stall/misfire. When you try to accelerate. We've had this same problem over and over again even after the recall that supposedly fixed the issue. ”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · September 12, 2025 · crash

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2018 Honda CR-V have?

NHTSA has 588 complaints about the 2018 Honda CR-V fuel system — 20% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2018 Honda CR-V fuel system?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the fuel system: 21V215000, 23V858000.

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.