Owners have filed 123 complaints on the Honda Crosstour, covering 2012–2015. The system named most often is Steering (26 reports). Worst years by volume: 2013, 2014, 2012; cleanest: 2015, 2012, 2014. 5 reports describe a crash, 1 a fire. On average the car was 5.6 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Honda Crosstour
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 123 Crosstour complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Steering 26 Read
Driving on [XXX] with my [XXX] plus son in the back seat on car babysitting seat. Was turning right to next lane for exit, the steering wheel got stiff, very hard to turn like locked up then airbag suddenly deployed immediately car went to left side hitting the curb. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF…
Electronic power steering (EPS) failed while driving (65 mph) on the interstate (i29, 1/22/21). Immediately drove vehicle to honda dealer and code was reset. Drove approximately 1/4 mile and EPS failed again. Diagnostic scan (codes 51-07 & 51-01) revealed a faulty torque sensor, which was replaced ($1,485). EPS failed…
I first experienced the ABS, Traction Control, and Brake warning lights on December 20, 2025, while driving. I knew something was wrong because whenever I turned the steering wheel, braked hard, or drove over potholes, all three lights would come on and remain lit for about a minute. Each time I turned the car off and…
Electrical System 26 Read
The contact owns a 2012 honda crosstour. The contact stated that while parked, he noticed a fire had erupted from the dashboard area. The fire department was not called because the failure had occurred overnight while the vehicle was parked and seemingly, had extinguished independently. The contact did not notice the…
The contact owns a 2015 honda crosstour. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. Additionally, the contact heard an abnormal whining sound under the hood while attempting to start the vehicle. Assuming that the battery was probably defective, the contact purchased a new battery and…
The contact owns a 2015 honda crosstour. When the start button was pressed to start the ignition, it failed to function and made an abnormal noise. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called luther brookdale honda (located at 6800 brooklyn blvd, brooklyn center, mn 55429, (612) 424-7830) and…
Power Train 19 Read
The contact owned a 2014 Honda Crosstour. The contacat stated that after making a right turn and slowing down to about 15 mph when the contact noticed the vehicle began accelerating more than intended. The contact removed their foot from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal however the vehicle failed to stop. The…
The contact owns a 2015 honda crosstour. While driving 20 mph and closing the sun roof, the instrument panel lighting and headlights began to dim. While pulling up at home, the driver noticed that the vehicle was decelerating, and the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The instrument panel lighting turned off and…
I have a push to start and the vehicle constantly has issues when attempting to start it. Typical a starter-related grinding noise. It is not user error because when I get is serviced at honda they would frequently queation why the issue was happening. Its an ongoing issues since I purcahsed it from great falls honda…
Engine 8 Read
The contact owns a 2015 honda crosstour. While attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start and made a grinding noise. The contact stated that the failure occurred daily, but intermittently without warning. The vehicle was taken to coggin honda jacksonville (11003 atlantic blvd, jacksonville, fl 32225 (904)…
Starter does not engage, when button is pushed often the starter simply spins. Tried battery replacement, did research and found there is a common issue with this vehicle where the starter isn't aligned quite properly
Starter intermittently grinds and does not start or nothing happens at all. There is a known problem with this issue
Vehicle Speed Control 6 Read
My 2014 honda accord, 6 cylinder , accelerated suddenly. I stopped at kiosk to pay for car wash. When I put the car in gear it shot forward at extreme speed. I had no control of car. The speed was extreme.car came to a stop after it had gone through landscaping and hit another car. Can was totaled, plus severe damage…
When pressing the throttle during low speeds, the car hesitates with no change to RPM and no response from the engine to produce power to increase vehicle speed. In order to overcome the hesitation, I have to fully disengage my right foot from the throttle and press the throttle again in order for the engine to…
On september 3,2018 while traveling on interstate 81 s at exit 39 in smythcounty virginia, as this driver accelerated up to speed, said vehicle's cruise control activated without being prompted by the driver. This occured as the vehicle surpassed 25mph. This driver noticed the accelerator had been taken over by cruise…
Service Brakes 6 Read
I was coming to a stop at a curb and was braking to reduce speed and stop. With my foot in the brake the car began accelerating and lunged forward. I quickly pulled my foot off the brake and pressed the brake again and this time it stopped. This is the second time this has happened in this car. This behavior is…
FDW, LDW, TRAC, and ABS lights are on. Honda Service center ran a diagnostic check and recommended replacing VSA Modulator. Issue is common and is due to VSA modulator having small gauge wires. It is a design defect causing many VSA modulators to fail. Repair costs include $1,952 for the modulator plus labor. I…
ABS, brake light on dashboard. Malfunctioning ABS solenoid valve. Brakes locking up
Structure 5 Read
April 24th I noticed the paint bubbling up on the roof of the car. Contacted the dealership about the problems and they agreed to paint the affected area under a " in good faith " where they paid 70% and we paid 30%. A month or so after the car was returned I found a whole sheet of paint coming off the hatchback.…
The paint started peeling off of my car slowly in small sections down both sides of my hatchback rear window over 2 years ago I took it into my local Honda dealership last year and was told there was no recall even though I find evidence to the contrary online. Many other white pearl colored Honda owners are having…
I noticed paint peeling several years ago. It has progressively gotten worse. It is peeling in more places than can easily be repaired. A quick internet search indicates there is a class action lawsuit for this very problem. My vehicle is the affected white color. This significantly reduces the value of my low mileage…
Air Bags 4 Read
My vehicle was hit on the passenger side, then pushed head on into a utility pole. The vehicle's side air bags deployed, but the front air bag did not. Updated 10/15/12
Car was total air bag didn't didn't work!!
I received a letter informing manufacturer that my airbag may malfunction
Crosstour years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2014 | Air Bags | 2 | — | |
| 2013 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2012 | Air Bags | 2 | 1 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 74 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.7 |
| Worst single series | 4 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 5.6 years |
A model average of 1.7 hides a worst series at 4. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Crosstour?
By complaint volume, 2013, 2014, 2012 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Crosstour years are the cleanest?
2015, 2012, 2014 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Honda Crosstour have?
123 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2012–2015. Of those, 5 describe a crash and 1 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.