Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
99
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
43
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

99 filed
5
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine
    32
  • Electrical System
    23
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Automatic Emergency Braking
    17
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    14
  • Unknown OR Other
    13
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    13
  • Power Train
    9
  • Service Brakes
    8

Recalls

2 campaigns
24V064000·AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER2024-02-01

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX, 2020-2022 Acura RDX, and 2020-2021 Acura TLX vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.

RiskAn air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury.

FixDealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024, October 18, 2024, and August 2025. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for these recalls are XHP and VHQ.

23V844000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES2023-12-13

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The 12-Volt battery cable routed outside of the body frame is missing a fuse on the power circuit, which can allow the battery cable to short circuit or overheat during a crash.

RiskAn overheated battery cable or short circuit can increase the risk of a fire or injury in a crash.

FixDealers will replace the battery cable, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 29, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is FGB.

NHTSA investigations

7 actions
PE25016·ENGINE2025-10-28

Loss of Motive Power

EA24002·FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2024-04-15

Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

EA24002·FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:SOFTWARE2024-04-15

Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

EA24002·FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING2024-04-15

Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

EA24002·FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2024-04-15

Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

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