2016 Honda CR-V Airbags Problems

Front passenger airbag light is on and I have been told it is the sensor. This has been recalled on other 2016 CRVs. I think more cars may be affected than those that are recalled.

NHTSA ID

11745196

Incident

Jun 1, 2026

Weight sensor light is on. There is a recall on newer models.

NHTSA ID

11676115

Incident

Dec 4, 2024

I was in a very low speed fender bender and hit the vehicle in front of me square in the tail end. The airbag needlessly deployed leaving me with a burn and disabled my vehicle. It was a collision that should have been driven away from after the exchange of information. Instead my vehicle which has very little damage required a tow truck die to the deployed airbag.

NHTSA ID

11656113

Incident

Apr 21, 2025

It was snowing day, I drove in a local road around 10mph. When facing with a curve, I hit the brake yet the snow cause the tail tilted to the curb. Three of the passenger side airbags exploded and no body damage was detected. I'm not sure if the speed was fast enough for the airbags to deployed.

NHTSA ID

11634475

Incident

Dec 14, 2024

No accident happened, passengers air deployed and exploded

NHTSA ID

11634417

Incident

Dec 14, 2024

The contact owned a 2016 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH and attempting to avoid colliding with a second vehicle the driver lost control of the steering and crashed into a utility pole. During the crash, the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged but the air bag partially deployed and did not protect the driver. The contact sustained back and neck injuries which later required medical treatment. A police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 158,000.

NHTSA ID

11605827

Incident

Aug 1, 2024

Mileage

158,000 mi

The contact owned a 2016 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped at a red light, it was rear-ended by another vehicle traveling above the posted speed limit. As a result, the vehicle was sent careening 80 feet forward through the intersection before coming to a complete stop. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed, and injuries were reported. The driver and passenger were transported to an area hospital by EMT. The driver was treated for unspecified injuries to her head and lower back, while the passenger was treated for unspecified injuries to his head, neck, and lower back. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and deemed a total loss by insurance. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.

NHTSA ID

11568895

Incident

Dec 11, 2023

Mileage

86,000 mi

Driver side and left back side airbags deployed while driving on the highway in the fast lane. No impact to the car occurred to lead this to happen. No damaged to the car occurred. No other vehicles were involved. Turned I hard turned the wheel and all left side window and driver seat airbags deployed. No warning or messages problem was seen prior to accident. Sustained a TBI as a result.

NHTSA ID

11568794

Incident

Jan 2, 2024

I bought this car from Hillside Honda in Queens, NY in June 8th 2016. It was a floor model that I was told by the salesman I got a great deal on it and I found out later it wasn't true. Let me get to the point, I found out this car is a lemon car. From the frontal airbag to the engine, it's a complete nightmare. My focus is more on the engine itself. The vehicle vibrates too much, I keep this car well maintained. At 62,000 miles, I already changed the fuel pump, fuel injectors, spark plugs, ignition coil, the vehicle is still vibrating and dies while driving. I feel this is completely shocking. Never in my life in the last past decade, I never had any vehicle from 1993 to 2022 which I have this issue with. I reached out to many experienced mechanics, they all told me, this car wasn't built well. What else you need to change to make this car drivable. You can't use the AC on a hot summer, I regret every single day in my life buying a Honda. It was my dream car but I got a lemon. I need help because I'm stuck with this piece of work. I'm not willing to spend a dime more because I am the only owner who drives this vehicle since the day I bought it, I barely drive it because I want it to last long enough so I can enjoy my investment but as I said previously, at 62,000 the vehicle is completely useless. I found out from an OBD port sensor reporting that this vehicle was built with the wrong engine components, therefore it should be replaced. I want someone to conduct an investigation and take necessary action against Honda Motor Co. for what they've done to many consumers out there. I feel embarrassed to talk about this. I even overpaid for this junk and now I'm stuck with it. And I'm not the only one going through this.

NHTSA ID

11543312

Incident

Sep 6, 2023

The contact owns a 2016 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking spot, she depressed the brake pedal, however, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly and crashed into the windows of a store. There was no warning light illuminated. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was then towed to an autobody repair shop to be repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.

NHTSA ID

11536043

Incident

Jul 10, 2023

Mileage

49,000 mi

On 12/31/2022 When I started my 2016 Honda CRV EX the Passanger Airbag warning light came on, and stayed on while the car was running. This "Passanger Airbag" has never come on prior to this, and the owners manual says that if this light comes on- there is a possible problem with the Airbag. I will be following up with my dealer for a fix to this possible safety problem. Is this something Honda should cover, under the manufacturer warranty? Sincerely, [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11499722

Incident

Dec 31, 2022

STARTED THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING A BIT ROUGH. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE ROARED AND ACCELERATED. TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE. IT DID NOT WORK. FORTUNATELY DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER CARS IN THE PARKING LOT. THE CAR JUMPED OVER THE CURB AT THE EDGE OF THE PARKING LOT, WENT INTO A DITCH AND HIT A TREE. CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRBAG WAS ACTIVATED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT HIGH RPM. FORTUNATELY THIS MALFUNCTION HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON A BUSY CITY ROAD !!!!! THIS BIZARRE INCIDENT POINTS TO POTENTIAL MALFUNCTION OF THE COMPUTER CONTROLS. FORENSIC INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED TO RULE OUT THIS POSSIBILITY.

NHTSA ID

11415996

Incident

May 2, 2021

Mileage

18,900 mi

PULLED THE CAR OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND SHIFTED THE GEAR TO DRIVE. EVEN BEFORE I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE CAR SPED OUT OF CONTROL. THE BRAKE FAILED. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO AVOID OTHER PARKED CARS AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP IN A DITCH AT THE EDGE OF THE PARKING LOT. THE CAR MAY HAVE TRAVELED ABOUT 100 YDS BEFORE COMING TO STOP. THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED AND THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR MAY BE EXTENSIVE. REPORTING THIS FAILURE TO THE NHTSA IN CASE THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR EVENTS HAPPENING WITH THE 2016 HONDA CR-V MODEL.

NHTSA ID

11414808

Incident

May 2, 2021

Mileage

18,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA KINGSPORT (2217 E STONE DR, KINGSPORT, TN 37660, (423) 888-0194) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINE THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

NHTSA ID

11408063

Incident

Apr 8, 2021

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SMALL MOUNTAIN AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AS HER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DUE TO THE AIR BAG HITTING THE TOP OF THE CONTACT'S HEAD, SHE VEERED OFF RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SCRAPED THE BOTTOM OIL PAN OF VEHICLE. DESPITE THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. HER DAUGHTER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED FOR THE CUT TO THE TOP OF HER HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT TO YREKA MOTORS(1545 S MAIN ST, YREKA, CA 96097) TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT THE YARD SENSOR WAS HIT AT A THIRTY DEGREE ANGLE WITH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

NHTSA ID

11396975

Incident

Dec 23, 2020

Mileage

36,000 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN PRESENTING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG SEVERAL TIMES THE AIR BAG SENSOR IS COMING OUT.

NHTSA ID

11311095

Incident

Feb 15, 2020

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH ON THE FREEWAY AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR WAS TOTALED WITH EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE IN WHICH BOTH DOORS COULD NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY DUE TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. I AM STILL AWAITING THE POLICE REPORT. MY NOSE WAS BRUISED AND HAD LACERATIONS.

NHTSA ID

11297555

Incident

Dec 18, 2019

Mileage

57,800 mi

YESTERDAY NOVEMBER 7,2019 I WAS DRIVING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WAS CAME IN OFF AND ON CONSTANTLY, NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I'M CONCERN AND WORRY AS SAFETY .MY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED IN MAY THIS YEAR. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

NHTSA ID

11287691

Incident

Dec 6, 2019

Mileage

30,087 mi

TAMARA RECALL... ON MAY 26, 2019 WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN FROM OUR MOUNTAIN HOME IN SEQUOIA MOUNTAINS ABOVE PORTERVILLE. IT WAS STARTING TO SNOW AT 4 PM. GOING BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH, ROUNDING A CURVE, IN LOW GEAR THE CAR LOST TRACTION WENT DOWN A 200 FOOT EMBANKMENT. SMASHED HEAD ON MORE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, INTO A LARGE BOULDER THE CAR FLIPPED ON ITS DRIVER SIDE AND LANDED IN A CREEK. THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SIDE AIRBAGS DID HOWEVER. MY WIFE AND I SUFFERED INJURIES SHE SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM, I SUFFERED A LOWER FRACTURE IN MY VERTEBRAE. FROM THE IMPACT OF THE CAR I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT AT LEAST THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, IT DID NOT, AND IF THEY HAD I'M NOT SURE MY WIFE WOULD HAVE SUFFERED THE INJURIES SHE DID.

NHTSA ID

11232553

Incident

May 26, 2019

Mileage

32,500 mi

TAKATA RECALL. ALTHOUGH MY CAR NOT ON RECALL LIST. ON SAT 11TH MAY, MY VEHICLE HIT A DITCH AND A TREE HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR IS BEING TOTALLED FROM THIS COLLISION FOR EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. SPEED WAS 60 MPH PRIOR TO COLLISION ON I 95 IN MARTIN COUNTY FL.

NHTSA ID

11208211

Incident

May 11, 2019

Mileage

86,000 mi

HONDA CR-V 2016 TOURING VEHICLE TRAVELLING AT 55 MILES/HOUR ON A 57 NORTH FREEWAY WITH A DRIVER & PASSENGER STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT (OUT OF CARPOOL LANE), UNCONTROLLABLE AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. IMMEDIATELY BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS (DRIVER SIDE & PASSENGER SIDE) AND DRIVER SIDE SIDE-AIRBAGS GOT DEPLOYED (CURTAIN AIRBAGS). THE DRIVER TRIED TO CONTROL AND STEER THE VEHICLE TOWARDS THE LEFT CURB/DIVIDER TO AVOID GETTING INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HIT THE DIVIDER AND TOOK A 180 DEGREE TURN AND STOPPED. ACCIDENT LOCATION: 57 NORTH CALIFORNIA, 1/2 MILE FROM KATELLA AVENUE VEHICLE CONDITION: FRONT BOTH TIRES FLATTENED, REAR RIGHT TIRE FLATTENED, FRONT BOTH AIRBAGS AND DRIVER SIDE SIDE-AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, VEHICLE FRONT AND SIDE DAMAGED

NHTSA ID

11172416

Incident

Jan 17, 2019

Mileage

36,360 mi

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR CONTAINS DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS MADE BY TAKATA CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES TAKATA.

NHTSA ID

11088854

Incident

Jan 17, 2018

CAR HORN DO NOT WORK, CONTROLS ON CAR STEER WHEEL DOES NOT WORK.

NHTSA ID

11083074

Incident

Dec 1, 2017

DID NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT 2016

NHTSA ID

11081456

Incident

Jan 1, 2016

Mileage

19,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL: I AM PUTTING IN A CLAIM FOR THE CAR, HONDA CR-V 2016. THE CAR WAS RECALLED FOR AIR BAG DEFECTS. I GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID

11061446

Incident

Sep 26, 2017

Mileage

19,000 mi