caller ID on Honda bluetooth displays number instead of name

I added the country code, in my case a +1 for the US, to all of my Iphone contacts, then backed up to Icloud, and the name is now displayed on an incoming call. However, UNKNOWN is displayed for about a second before the name appears. I have a Honda CRV 2013.

It may not be your phone per se; I have an LG Android and finally figured out the solution for my 2015 Honda CR-V to display NAMES of my contacts calling IN: Their phone number format in my phone had to be identical to the phone number format of the caller. For me, the solution was to change ALL my phone's contacts' phone numbers to this specific format:

1[space]XXX-XXX-XXXX

Previously they had been formatted as:

(XXX)[space]XXX-XXXX

This little (but apparently significant) change now allows me to see the name of the incoming caller (who of course must be in my phone's contact list). I work with Computer Scientists and am going to see if I can pick their brains about why this changed things, but the bottom line is: IT WORKED FOR ME! I am now a happy old camper!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities

What is happening is that the Honda display will only display the number and not the name because your contacts are not synchronizing with the car. There is nothing you can do right now. There might be support in the future.

-Zeph

Each car uses a different in dash system. There seems to be errors with some models.

-Zeph

Same problem with my 2015 Honda CR-V. Only numbers are displayed. Contacts synced fine with car and names show if I scroll thru the car screen.

iPhone 6, iOS 8.4.1

Not sure if this is the same issue or not, but I noticed the same thing in our new 2016 Honda CR-V (my iPhone is at v9.2). My phone book is definitely synced.

I store all my contacts using the international dialling prefix +61 4xx xxx xxx instead of 04xx xxx xxx. When the phone call is received in the car it appears on the screen as 04xx xxx xxx and the software doesn't recognise that that is actually the same number as +61 4xx xxx xxx and hence no name is shown. If I store the numbers without the +61 prefix, then when someone calls their name will show up.

Frustrating....

Yes, this is very annoying. I have more or less the same problem on my Honda 2016.

Some specific numbers do not display the name on the car screen. while others numbers do.

I have noticed that some numbers on my phone are stored twice, with different names. For those cases, removing one of the contacts removes the conflicts and displays the names.

however, some other numbers still do not display names, although I'm sure they are stored only once.

I find it hard to imagine there is no solution.