2012 Honda CR-V Exterior Lighting Problems
- 12
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Low beam headlight switch failed and lost both low beam headlights at exactly same moment. Clearly a safety risk for night driving. I see honda has recalled this switch in past models. Failure occurred while driving at night.
ODI 11301213
Exterior Lighting
When driving at night the running lights turn off by themself.
ODI 11132929
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Suspension
Air bag light stays on and head light frequent replacemeny
ODI 11171776
Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
I. Headlights are terrible. I only drive occasionally at night. The high beam points too high and the low beam too low. I asked rep in service dept. At don jacobs, lexington, ky and he advised the headlights are set at factory. They could not do anything to adjust them. I don't think he even made out a report. But the more i think about it, honda should have a "fix" for this problem. 2. Battery. Local temps have…
ODI 10690873
Exterior Lighting
The head lights are extremely poor very very poor i could see better with a led flashlight the lights point up at the trees on high and point down on low ... You can not see anything on high.. I almost hit 2 people walking on the road and also countless deer.. Changing the bulbs did not work.. The hole head light assembles need to be redesigned or the lowbeam bypassed so that the low and high are on at the same…
ODI 10683103
Exterior Lighting
The high beams lights in my honda are a safety hazard, they aren't bright and don't light the road up at all. Its so bad that even if you leave the high beams on the oncoming traffic doesn't even notice they are on. I cant believe honda would allow something this unsafe to go to the customer. I have brought my vehicle to numerous honda dealers and they say there is nothing they can do because there isn't any recalls…
ODI 10692202
Exterior Lighting
For the first time since purchasing the vehicle in february 2012, i was driving in dark and rainy conditions this morning, taking our son to school. I had both the headlights and fog lights on, and i was amazed that the lights hardly lit up the road in front of me at all. The car was clean and the light lenses were not dirty at all. I couldn't believe how poor the car's front lighting was in these conditions.…
ODI 10492873
Exterior Lighting
I would like to lodge a formal complaint in regards to the head lights on the honda cr-v. The 2012 and 2013 models both suffer from very dim headlights. While the brightness may be enough to pass ntsb regulations; in practice, they are much more dim than most if not all modern vehicles. I am a member on multiple forums sites and there are a great deal of cr-v owners that feel the headlights in the cr-v while…
ODI 10490414
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the headlights were extremely dim. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised her that they would adjust the headlights. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that after having the adjustment performed, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000. The…
ODI 10488095
Exterior Lighting
I have had the headlights adjusted 3 times. There is insufficient light to drive by at night. I do not feel safe on the road in this vehicle after dark. The dealer said it is the nature of the new reflective lights which do not shine out. He said there is nothing else they can do to fix them. I reported the issue to honda america and they say they will do nothing unless the lights are defective. Apparently not being…
ODI 10550800
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns 2012 honda crv. The contact stated that the headlights failed to provide proper illumination coverage. The dealer adjusted the headlights several times however the failure was not corrected. The low beam headlights would not provide coverage overhead or on the sides of the vehicle. The high beam headlight would illuminate much higher than normal. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that…
ODI 10553687
Exterior Lighting
[xxx] reports high beams much lower intensity than low beams. They do not illuminate the road ahead at any speed. Must use low beams only. Safety hazard. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
ODI 10721151
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