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2023 Honda CR-V steering problems

The 2023 Honda CR-V has 318 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 49% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

318

Steering complaints

49%

Share of year

5

Crash-involved

1

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.

Related recalls

24V744000SteeringOctober 3, 2024 · 1,693,199 units

Defect

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Acura Integra, Civic Type R, CR-V Hybrid, CR-V, HR-V, 2022-2025 Civic, Civic Hatchback, 2024-2025 Acura Integra Type S, 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EV, Civic Hybrid, and Civic Hatchback Hybrid vehicles. The steering gearbox assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause excessive internal friction and lead to difficulty steering the vehicle.

Consequence

Difficulty steering can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the worm gear spring and redistribute or add grease as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2024. Owners may contact Honda Customer Service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are SJS, MJU, QJT and VJV.

What owners report

“The car has a very sticky feeling when steering. The car is very hard to steer at higher speeds and makes it very hard to maneuver in case of emergency The steering locks and gets super hard to turn at speeds greater than 20 mph. I have already been in a minor accident which I couldn’t swerve…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · July 10, 2023 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2023 Honda CR-V have?

NHTSA has 318 complaints about the 2023 Honda CR-V steering — 49% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2023 Honda CR-V steering?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the steering: 24V744000.

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.