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Which Honda Crosstour years to avoid

No Honda Crosstour model year in 2010–2015 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2013 and 2012, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Honda Crosstour Full report
C
Grade 2010–2015
2013 vs model median 1.3×
Model median3× median
Steering 7
Engine 4
Speed Control 4
Weakest

2012 · 2013

Best

2010 · 2015

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
0.92× 11 B
2012
1.18× 15 C
2013
1.33× 26 C
2014
1.00× 15 C
2015
0.87× 11 B

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2012 C 15 reports · median 22,982 mi

  1. Lights & Visibility 3

    I was traveling down the interstate when there was a boom above our car and then what sounded like ice falling down the back of the car. When I pulled the sunroof shade back a bit I realized the sunroof had shattered. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Body & Interior 2

    The seats in the 2012 honda crosstour I just leased are horrific. They are extremely uncomfortable and the positioning encourages poor postural habits and cannot be tolerated for any length of time. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Drivetrain 2

    On 11/23/15 I bought my 2012 honda crosstour to my mechanic after feeling a shimmy in the front end. Wanted to make sure car was not out of alignment. After checking all the normal check points (ie.. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

1 crash · 1 fire · 2 injuries

2013 C 26 reports · median 28,000 mi

  1. Steering 7

    When I started the car, the indicator for a power steering failure was illuminated on the dashboard. The power steering did not function, and there was no power steering assist. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Engine 4

    When stopped at intersection and taking foot off brake to proceed, occasionally car will not move forward with moderate gas pedal pressure. Backing off the gas slightly gets car going forward. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Speed Control 4

    At low speed the vehicle hesitates before accelerating. First noticed problem in mall parking lots. When I attempted to slowly maneuver the vehicle, the vehicle failed to respond to the gas pedal. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

The best year for the Crosstour

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2010 is the best-scoring Crosstour model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 74.4 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations. On complaint rate alone the lowest is 2015 at 0.87× this model’s median, against 0.92× for 2010.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2010 0.92× 11 B
2015 0.87× 11 B
2014 1.00× 15 C

Recalls

5 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
18V661000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010–2015 1,355,406
19V378000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2012–2014 19,138
19V502000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2012–2015 9,555
14V788000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW 2015 1,252
12V030000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW 2012 347

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2013 were reported at a median of 28,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Honda Crosstour years should you avoid?
No Honda Crosstour model year in 2010–2015 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2013 and 2012.
What is the best year for the Honda Crosstour?
2010 is the best-scoring Honda Crosstour model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 74.4 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Honda Crosstour have?
5 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Honda Crosstour model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2013 Crosstour
Complaints in window
26
Severity-weighted
26
Model median (weighted)
20
vs model median
1.33×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
3
Open investigations
0
Score 59.2 C