The Lemon Index$306 middle bill · most between $258 and $450
Lower than the $500 middle bill owners of all 33 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 80,000 miles (6 reports).
Honda CR-V owners reported paying a median of $306 for a door lock actuator replacement, with the middle half of bills between $258 and $450. That's from 12 owner reports (12 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50075%
- $500–$1,00025%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 12 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Honda CR-V1too few for a middle
- 2007 Honda CR-V4$310 middle bill
- 2008 Honda CR-V3$259 middle bill
- 2011 Honda CR-V3$313 middle bill
- 2016 Honda CR-V1too 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.
How often owners report the failure
- 2007 Honda CR-V65 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
- 2008 Honda CR-V57 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2011 Honda CR-V17 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
- 2010 Honda CR-V12 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
- 2009 Honda CR-V8 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a door lock actuator. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
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
- Honda CR-V reliability by year
- Door lock actuator replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Honda CR-V owners reported
Fuel injector replacement (61) · Steering rack replacement (52) · AC compressor replacement (44) · Brake repair (20) · Head gasket replacement (15) · 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): 11618219, 11541631, 11055804, 10929525, 10906717, 10865734, 10659843, 10633526, 10568173, 10567072, 10526200, 10509881.
Quick answers
How much does door lock actuator replacement cost on a Honda CR-V?
Honda CR-V owners reported a median of $306, and the middle half paid $258 to $450, from 12 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Honda CR-V door lock actuator replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Honda CR-V middle bill of $306 is lower than the $500 owners of all 33 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Honda CR-V repair costs come from?
From 12 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Honda CR-V years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2007 (65), 2008 (57), 2011 (17) Honda CR-V named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
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.