Hyundai Tucson vs Honda Cr-V

Reliability comparison based on 28,301 federal complaints.

Source: NHTSA Complaint Data

The Verdict

Based on federal complaint data, the Hyundai Tucson has a stronger reliability record than the Honda Cr-V. This reflects complaint patterns across all model years — individual years may vary.

Head-to-Head

MetricHyundai TucsonHonda Cr-V
Years of Data2130
Total Complaints8,03420,267
Avg Complaints/Year382.6675.6
Recent 5-Year Rate237.7352.9
Crashes Reported3361,207
Deaths Reported230
Total Recalls63190

Lower complaints and crashes = better. Green highlights the better number in each row.

What Breaks Most

Hyundai Tucson

ENGINE 2,230
POWER TRAIN 1,132
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 748
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 627
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 334
SERVICE BRAKES 323
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 319
STRUCTURE:BODY 304

Honda Cr-V

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2,219
AIR BAGS 2,171
ENGINE 2,076
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1,572
STEERING 1,385
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 992
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING 980
SERVICE BRAKES 725

Best & Worst Years

Hyundai Tucson Best
2009
24 complaints
Hyundai Tucson Worst
2016
2,127 complaints
Honda Cr-V Best
2026
78 complaints
Honda Cr-V Worst
2018
2,794 complaints

Year-by-Year Comparison

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Hyundai Tucson

2005 (273) 2006 (202) 2007 (85) 2008 (66) 2009 (24) 2010 (78) 2011 (173) 2012 (313) 2013 (313) 2014 (237) 2015 (303) 2016 (2127) 2017 (1416) 2018 (503) 2019 (495) 2020 (214) 2021 (91) 2022 (522) 2023 (183) 2024 (111) 2025 (305)

Honda Cr-V

1997 (129) 1998 (135) 1999 (158) 2000 (155) 2001 (154) 2002 (660) 2003 (580) 2004 (601) 2005 (599) 2006 (522) 2007 (1158) 2008 (1218) 2009 (446) 2010 (581) 2011 (640) 2012 (502) 2013 (493) 2014 (788) 2015 (962) 2016 (541) 2017 (2540) 2018 (2794) 2019 (1441) 2020 (392) 2021 (370) 2022 (233) 2023 (616) 2024 (500) 2025 (281) 2026 (78)

Complaint counts reflect consumer-reported issues to NHTSA and do not represent failure rates. Higher sales volume typically means more complaints. This comparison is based on aggregate data across all model years — reliability can vary significantly between individual years. See our disclaimers and methodology.

Page generated: 2026-03-29