Every recall campaign and owner complaint the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds for the 2016 Honda CR-Z. Nothing on this page is written from memory — it is all imported from NHTSA's public database.
NHTSA's recall database returned no campaign filed by Honda itself for the 2016 CR-Z. Aftermarket-equipment campaigns that merely list this vehicle as compatible are excluded from this count.
2 owner complaints on file with NHTSA for the 2016 CR-Z, grouped by the component owners reported. Counts reflect how many owners complained, not how often the fault actually occurs.
| Reported component | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other | 1 | |
| Structure | 1 |
A complaint is an unverified owner report. It is a signal about where to look, not proof of a defect.
Verbatim excerpts from NHTSA complaint filings on this model year. These are the owners' own words, not our diagnosis, and each one is a single unverified report.
The outside door handles are defective, and Honda is aware of the issue. In warm or hot weather, the door opening mechanism binds up, and eventually the stress is too great and it causes the door handle to break. The problem has been reported by nearly every CR-Z owner. For more incidents, please visit [XXX] This defect creates a significant safety issue as if both door handles are inoperable, the alternative is to crawl in through the rear hatch, climb up to the cabin, and open the door by operating the inside door handle. In my situation, I couldn't fit between the seats, so I had
filed 05/23/2026 · ODI 11739740
My driver’s side door handle has broken. I have the broken handle if you need it. It’s a safety issue because it delays entering the car from the driver’s side, which could endanger an owner or a passenger who needs to get inside the vehicle. Apparently, this is a known problem in CR-Zs and is often blamed on the car being in a hot climate (spoiler alert: It’s getting hotter these days). My car had less than 75,000 miles on it at the time the handle broke. I have been driving since 1978, and I’ve never dealt with a broken handle before. I have had a local body shop install a new door handle; t
filed 07/30/2024 · ODI 11605506
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NHTSA's recall database returned no campaign filed by Honda for the 2016 CR-Z. That is an absence of records, not a guarantee — always confirm against your own VIN.
The most-reported component is Unknown Or Other with 1 of the 2 owner complaints on file. Complaint counts show where owners report trouble; they are not proof of a defect.
2 complaints with NHTSA for the 2016 CR-Z, spread across 2 reported component groups.
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