2016 Honda CR-V · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 45owner reports
- 70,000median miles
- 3involved a crash
Newest report Aug 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
228 of the 393 complaints on this car are about the engine. 45 of those describe stalling, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2016 CR-V.
Tick what matches of 45 reports
Stalling on other CR-V years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the fuel pump (6 reports), the battery (5 reports) and the alternator (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the engine cover the 2016 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
The replacement engine may have been built with the wrong pistons, potentially affecting the engine's performance.
All 3 recalls on the 2016 Honda CR-V, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the CR-V
Rear differential seizure. Closed jul 22, 2024.
Low beam headlights stop illuminating. Closed sep 17, 2012, led to recall 12V-136.
Low beam headlights stop working. Closed sep 23, 2011.
Driver's power window master switch. Closed oct 24, 2012, led to recall 11V-456.
Driver's master power window switch. Closed apr 15, 2011, led to recall 11V-456.
Underhood fires. Closed jan 19, 2005.
Oil filter fires. Closed jul 1, 2004.
Ignition-park interlock system. Closed nov 13, 2003, led to recall 03V-422.
Ignition-park interlock system. Closed sep 9, 2003.
None of these investigations covers the 2016 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 23,000 and 81,000 miles, from the 22 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2016 Honda CR-V that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
When cold-starting the engine and shifting to Reverse, the engine stalls in the first 10 to 14 seconds. There is too much oil clearance between the input and stator shafts, which allows ATF to drain out of the torque converter during extend off periods.
What owners wrote
“Vehicle stalling, AWD light suddenly appears goes off after driving a few miles reappeared and then engine light comes on.”
Filed Aug 14, 2024
“This vehicle has intermiitent stalling when accelerating and has died in the middle of an intersection several times leaving me vulnerable to oncoming traffic. This has been happening on a daily occurence for months.”
Filed May 27, 2024
“On cold start and when you start driving the car will shut off while driving/ when coming to stop”
Filed Nov 24, 2023
“My car began stalling in the middle of driving. Multiple warning lights came on the dash and have continued to stay on. It struggles to go up hills as well as going over approximately 40MPH. It seems to be unable to shift gears”
Filed Jun 15, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 3 of 45 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Airbag warning light or recall 32 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 29 reports