Car Defect Radar

Honda CR-V Hybrid years to avoid (and the best years)

487 NHTSA owner complaints and 13 recalls across 6 model years, 2020 to 2025. Built from NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, generated October 26, 2026.

Which Honda CR-V Hybrid years should you avoid?

No Honda CR-V Hybrid model year stands out from the others in NHTSA owner complaints. The typical Honda CR-V Hybrid year has 82 complaints on file.

What are the best Honda CR-V Hybrid years?

The Honda CR-V Hybrid years with the fewest complaints on file are the 2022 (75), 2020 (80) and 2021 (103). Model years after 2023 are left out: they have not been on the road long enough to compare.

NHTSA does not publish sales figures, so these are complaint counts, not a rate per car on the road. A year that sold more cars collects more complaints, and older years have had longer to collect them.

Every model year

YearComplaintsvs typical year RecallsCrashes InjuriesOur readMost reported
2025280.3×454Few red flagsSteering
2024851.0×331Few red flagsFuel system
20231161.4×511Few red flagsSteering
2022750.9×472Few red flagsElectrical system
20211031.2×355Few red flagsEngine
2020801.0×543Few red flagsEngine

Most reported problem areas

Share of the 487 complaints sorted by system, all years together.

Recalls (13)