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Honda CR-V radio code from your serial

CR-V radios show their serial on screen as a U number and an L number. Send them over and we email your Honda CR-V radio code within 2 hours.

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  • Years we cover: 1997–2018
  • Serial: The U and L numbers, or the serial on the label, like U2154 L2135
  • Where: on the screen: hold 1 and 6
  • Code: by email within 2 hours, checked by our team
Radios we cover
  • Honda radios
  • Philips
  • Honda sat nav
  • £9.99one price per code
  • Freeserial check before you pay
  • Under 30 secondshow long a code actually took, measured on our own orders
  • Money backif the code doesn’t work

Which radio is in your Honda CR-V?

The CR-V has had 4 sets of radios since 1997, from the Honda radios built by Blaupunkt, Clarion or Philips to the Honda audio and Honda Connect. Find yours by year below, but go by the serial: radios get swapped, and the free check reads it for you.

YearsRadiosSerialCode
1997–2001First CR-V Honda radios built by Blaupunkt, Clarion or Philips On the label on the radio, or on the code card Instant
2002–2006Second CR-V Honda CD radios Ignition on, radio off, hold 1 and 6: U and L numbers By email
2007–2012Third CR-V Honda audio, sat nav on some cars U and L numbers on screen; sat nav has its own serial By email
2012–2018Fourth CR-V Honda audio and Honda Connect U and L numbers on earlier cars; later ones have no code By email

How to find your Honda CR-V radio serial number

Quickest way

On the screen

  1. Check the handbook wallet for the anti-theft card first.
  2. Turn the ignition on and leave the radio off. Hold buttons 1 and 6, then press the power button. Two numbers appear, one starting U and one starting L: write both down. The letters are only labels for the top and bottom halves — the numbers together are the serial.
  3. Touchscreen (2013 on): go to Settings, then System, then Detailed information.
  4. Older sat nav cars (2003–2012): hold MAP/GUIDE, MENU and CANCEL together.
  5. Nothing on screen? Look inside the glovebox door: dealers were asked to stick a label there with the serial on it, written as a B and then eight numbers.
  6. Off a label, the numbers may sit behind three letters or a B, and sometimes there is one more letter after them. Type the lot — we take the serial out of it.
DISPLAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!U2154!!!!!!123456BUTTONS 1–6
With the radio off, hold the lit buttons and press the power button.
If the screen shows nothing

On the label

The serial is also printed on a label on the top or side of the radio. It comes out with a pair of radio removal keys. Which keys, and where they go: how to remove a car radio.

Photograph the label rather than copying it by hand — 0 and O, 1 and I are easy to mix up.

RADIOPush both keys in until they click, then pull the radio forward

Tips for your Honda CR-V

  • Ignition on, radio off, hold 1 and 6, then power on.
  • A CR-V with factory sat nav needs a second code, taken from the sat nav’s own serial.
  • If the screen shows nothing, send us a photo of the radio label instead.

What your serial looks like

  • U2154 L2135 HondaThe U and L numbers, or the serial on the label By email
  • HO681AA9170550 Honda Philips (early 1990s)14 letters and numbers starting HO Instant
  • GNB22005937 Honda sat nav8 numbers, sometimes with 3 letters in front By email

How to enter your Honda CR-V radio code

DISPLAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!CODE!!!!!!123456BUTTONS 1–6
Press buttons 2, 5, 3, 1 and 6, in that order. The radio takes the last number by itself.
  1. Most codes are 5 numbers. Press the button with each number on it, once.
  2. Touchscreens: use the on-screen keypad and press ENTER.

If your Honda CR-V radio says LOCKED, WAIT or SAFE

RadioWhat to do
HondaERR — leave the ignition on for 1 hour.
Honda Philips (early 1990s)Each wrong try adds a longer delay. Keep the radio switched on while it counts down.
Honda sat navAfter several wrong tries the sat nav stops accepting codes for a while. Leave the ignition on and try again later.

What LOCKED, WAIT and SAFE mean, and how long to wait →

Honda CR-V radio code questions

How do I find my CR-V radio serial?

Hold buttons 1 and 6 with the ignition on and the radio off, then switch the radio on. A U number and an L number take turns on the screen.

Do I need two codes?

Only if the car has factory sat nav: the radio and the sat nav each have their own.

My CR-V is a 2019.

Newer Hondas are matched to the car, so there is no radio code to buy.

Can you do every Honda CR-V radio?

For 1997–2001, yes: the code appears on screen as soon as you have paid; for 2002–2006, 2007–2012, 2012–2018, by email within 2 hours. The free check tells you which yours is before you pay.

Which radio does my Honda CR-V have?

It depends on the year. 1997–2001 (First CR-V): Honda radios built by Blaupunkt, Clarion or Philips. 2002–2006 (Second CR-V): Honda CD radios. 2007–2012 (Third CR-V): Honda audio, sat nav on some cars. 2012–2018 (Fourth CR-V): Honda audio and Honda Connect. Radios were often swapped, so the serial on yours is what counts.

What does the serial look like on a Honda CR-V?

1997–2001: On the label on the radio, or on the code card. 2002–2006: Ignition on, radio off, hold 1 and 6: U and L numbers. 2007–2012: U and L numbers on screen; sat nav has its own serial. 2012–2018: U and L numbers on earlier cars; later ones have no code. For example U2154 L2135.

Do I have to take the radio out of my Honda CR-V?

Usually not: with the radio on, hold 1 and 6 and the serial shows on the screen.

How do I enter the code on a Honda CR-V?

Most Honda codes are five digits and go in on presets 1 to 6, one press per digit, with no confirm button. Touchscreen units have an on-screen keypad and an ENTER key.

Another Honda?

Every Honda radio we can unlock is on our Honda radio code page. Close to this one: Jazz, Accord, Civic, Factory Radio.

Updated October 2026