2019 Honda CR-V · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 100owner reports
- 10,000median miles
- $922median quote
- 9involved a crash
Newest report Sep 23, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
100 of the 1,101 complaints on this car describe brake wear. Only phantom braking is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 100 reports
Brake wear 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, 2016, 2022, 2024, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the ABS module (6 reports) and the booster (5 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2019 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
7 of the 100 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $300 to $2,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 3,900 and 35,000 miles, from the 37 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 4 service bulletins or notices for the 2019 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.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2021 Accords, 2019-2017 Civics, 2017-2021 CR-Vs, 2018-2021 Odysseys & 2018-2021 Pilots with a customer complaint of an unexpected CMBS operation or a brake application.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2020 CR-Vs with a customer complaint of a brake fluid leak.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2020 Accords, 2017-2020 CR-Vs & 2018-2020 Odysseys with a customer complaint of an unexpected CMBS operation or a brake application.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2017-2020 CR-Vs with a customer complaint of a brake fluid leak.
What owners wrote
“2 incidents Car going 60 mph on interstate, no cars around and car suddenly brakes. Lasted about a second or two. Car slowed but did not stop.”
Filed Mar 18, 2022
“This has happened 3 different times in the last 4 months, I have been driving down the road and the brake button pops up and slows me down when nothing is around, called dealership they said nothing wrong with vehicle. It's even done it in a curve and scared me had a vehicle behind me almost caused an accident”
Filed Feb 26, 2022
“Car will randomly brake when there is nothing in front. Has happened several times.”
Filed Feb 25, 2022
“The vehicle will be running at a certain speed then will just start braking like a car is in front but there isnt. It has done it several times. Sometimes it brakes hard and sometimes not. It is scary and worries you about being rear ended. It will slow you down then take off again.”
Filed Feb 25, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 9 of 100 reports involved a crash and 8 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 Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 186 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 95 reports
- Steering sticks, feels notchy or jerks 90 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 79 reports
- Fuel pump failure 70 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 60 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 57 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 55 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 49 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 46 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 41 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 33 reports