The Lemon Index$2,000 middle bill · most between $1,400 and $2,200
Lower than the $2,500 middle bill owners of all 63 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 90,000 miles (5 reports).
Honda CR-V owners reported paying a median of $2,000 for a timing chain replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,400 and $2,200. That's from 11 owner reports (11 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0009%
- $1,000–$2,50082%
- $2,500–$5,0009%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 11 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2010 Honda CR-V1too few for a middle
- 2012 Honda CR-V1too few for a middle
- 2013 Honda CR-V1too few for a middle
- 2014 Honda CR-V8$2,000 middle bill
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
- 2014 Honda CR-V33 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2013 Honda CR-V12 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a timing chain. 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.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0016 P0017 P0008 P0018 P0019. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Honda CR-V reliability by year
- Timing chain 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) · Door lock actuator replacement (12) · Transmission replacement (12) · 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): 11741874, 11730393, 11590814, 11420149, 11416571, 11354814, 11310023, 11309454, 11170264, 11111250, 11030543.
Quick answers
How much does timing chain replacement cost on a Honda CR-V?
Honda CR-V owners reported a median of $2,000, and the middle half paid $1,400 to $2,200, from 11 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Honda CR-V timing chain replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Honda CR-V middle bill of $2,000 is lower than the $2,500 owners of all 63 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Honda CR-V repair costs come from?
From 11 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 2014 (33), 2013 (12) 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.