Sunroof spontaneously exploded while driving on highway with no impact
2016 Honda CR-V: sunroof shattered
11 of the 396 complaints about the 2016 Honda CR-V describe sunroof shattered.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 19,000
- recalls
- 0
Sunroof shattered by model year
What owners say
Upon going out to my vehicle noticed that the moonroof had shattered the glass is pointing upwards and I found information reduarding a possible lawsuit claiming Honda knows of this the vehicle is a 2016 Honda crv I have video and multiple photos of the vehicle to use for a claim
Spontaneously shattered sunroof. I was driving on the freeway going 50mph and I heard an extremely loud 'bang' and then glass was falling down on me and my passenger. The sunroof had completely shattered with no explanation or prior indication of cracks, etc. No extreme temperatures fluxes - this was in San Francisco on June 23, 2026. I know there are over 50,000 reports of this exact same thing happening with Honda vehicles.
Sunroof spontaneously exploded.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda cr-v. While driving 60 MPH, the sun roof exploded without warning. The inside cover was completely closed, so there were no injuries. The contact stated that the inside cover would not open and remained stuck after the failure. The glass continued to crack after the explosion. The contact called tiger honda (13325 airline hwy, gonzales, la 70737, (225) 963-9800) and was informed that she would get a call back. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,954.
On october 22, 2018 while driving on a freeway, the sun roof glass exploded. The sunroof was closed and not being used at the time.
While driving on the interstate in warm weather I heard a loud explosion like something had hit the car. I pulled the car over and did not see any damage. Later that day I discovered that the sunroof was shattered. I did not have it elevated or open while driving. Luckily the protector was closed so I was not injured. I have read in consumer reports that this is a issue with vehicles. I do not see how a rock or anything could have smashed my sunroom. It would have had to come down vertically. I found no foreign debris among the glass. It cost me a $500 deductible to have it fixed.
My sunroof suddently exploded and left a really big hole when I was driving on freeway and it was very windy outside. I checked and saw there was nothing falling down that can caused the glass broken. The glass was pushed up and outward. The slider was closed when it exploded
Sunroof exploded while driving on highway 55 MPH. No other cars driving in the near vicinity at the time. Warm sunny day, no weather changes. Heard a loud pop and glass immediately began showering down.
I was driving along and heard a loud pop, which startled my wife and infant son. There were no other cars around so I slowly opened the sunroof visor and noticed the glass was shattered.
We were driving on highway 5 north around roseburg or at about 65 MPH and suddenly the sunroof glass exploded outward. It was a sudden and load explotion and was very very very frightening. We are attaching a picture of the damage. Note, we feel fairly confident nothing from the outside caused this and believe this has been caused by a defect in the vehicle. We highly encourage the appropriate authorities to investigate this further as we believe this is a very dangerous issue. Feel free to contact us as we do have several more pictures. Note, we're taking the vehicle into the honda dealership in portland or to have the glass repaired. Also note, we informed our insurance company of the incident and they stated they have seen this same issue many times before.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2016 Honda CR-V sunroof shattered
Is sunroof shattered a common problem on the 2016 Honda CR-V?
11 of 396 owner complaints about the 2016 Honda CR-V (3%) mention sunroof shattered. The model year with the most reports is 2018.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2016 Honda CR-V?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2016 Honda CR-V
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