2018 Honda CR-V · symptom sheet
Steering wheel clicks, clunks or grinds when I turn
- 44owner reports
- 53,058median miles
- $4,000median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 23, 2026 · checked Sep 29, 2026
328 of the 2,143 complaints on this car are about the steering system. 44 of those describe steering noise.
Tick what matches of 44 reports
Steering noise 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, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Owners in this group hear a click, pop, clunk, grind or squeal when they turn the steering wheel. Some say it started within weeks of buying the car. Others describe a knock that comes with a stiff or sticky wheel.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the steering rack (30 reports) and the column or coupler (5 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the steering system covers the 2018 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The magnet that controls the torque sensor output signal for the electronic power steering system may not be properly secured, allowing the magnet to become dislodged.
All 5 recalls on the 2018 Honda CR-V, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the steering system on the CR-V
Momentary increased steering effort. Closed jan 28, 2025, led to recall 24V-744.
None of these investigations covers the 2018 model year.
What owners paid
19 of the 44 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $3,000 to $5,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 36,000 and 67,796 miles, from the 22 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Car has been driven only 50k miles and while making right turns the steering clicks and often kicks back . Seems like a problem with manufacturing”
Filed Aug 28, 2025 · 50,000 miles
“Stick in steering while driving; slight clunking noise when steering wheel is moved and same noise heard while backing out of parking spots slightly turning the steering wheel .”
Filed Jul 24, 2025
“A clicking noise and jerking of steering wheel when making turns. Feel uncomfortable and unsure of safety with this happening. This occurs at low speeds like when parking or pulling into or out off the garage, as well as at highway speed. My long time mehanic/service hears and feels it but unsure of the cause and thought maybe there was a Honda recall. No warning lights displayed.”
Filed Jul 31, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 44 reports involved a crash. 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
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