The Lemon Index$500 middle bill · most between $386 and $1,600
Lower than the $700 middle bill owners of all 203 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 26,000 miles (14 reports).
Honda CR-V owners reported paying a median of $500 for a brake repair, with the middle half of bills between $386 and $1,600. That's from 20 owner reports (19 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50045%
- $500–$1,00010%
- $1,000–$2,50035%
- $2,500–$5,0005%
- $5,000 and up5%
Share of the 20 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2003 Honda CR-V1too few for a middle
- 2005 Honda CR-V2too few for a middle
- 2006 Honda CR-V1too few for a middle
- 2008 Honda CR-V2too few for a middle
- 2009 Honda CR-V2too few for a middle
- 2010 Honda CR-V1too few for a middle
- 2011 Honda CR-V1too few for a middle
- 2012 Honda CR-V3$400 middle bill
- 2013 Honda CR-V3$439 middle bill
- 2015 Honda CR-V1too few for a middle
- 2017 Honda CR-V1too few for a middle
- 2024 Honda CR-V1too few for a middle
- 2007–2011 Honda CR-V (YouTube)1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
Other repairs Honda CR-V owners reported
Fuel injector replacement (61) · Steering rack replacement (52) · AC compressor replacement (44) · Head gasket replacement (15) · Door lock actuator replacement (12) · Transmission replacement (12) · Timing chain replacement (11) · Fuel pump replacement (10) · ABS module replacement (8) · Spark plug replacement (8) · Engine replacement (7) · Wiring harness repair (7) · AC condenser replacement (6) · Heater core replacement (6)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11732116, 11520937, 11415652, 11151986, 11083626, 11052493, 11032949, 10916254, 10885518, 10851013, 10782593, 10762672 and more.
Said out loud on YouTube: $3,600 ▶
Quick answers
How much does brake repair cost on a Honda CR-V?
Honda CR-V owners reported a median of $500, and the middle half paid $386 to $1,600, from 20 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Honda CR-V brake repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Honda CR-V middle bill of $500 is lower than the $700 owners of all 203 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Honda CR-V repair costs come from?
From 19 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.