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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
7%of 87 total for the year
Median mileage
3,750miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 7% of the 87 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,750 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving at about 35 MPH and a message flashed on my display of a problem with my transmission. I was able to pull over and turn the car off. When I restarted the car it seemed ok. The cast has about 5000 miles on it.”

NHTSA complaint #11378132, filed 2020-12, 5,000 miles

“My Honda CR-V Hybrid would stop working on the highway at high speeds. Sporadically, I would be driving at speeds from 55-75mph and the accelerator pedal would stop working and my car would start slowing to a halt. I would have to pull over to the side of the highway quickly, turn the car off, and then restart it. It usually would work but occasionally the car would stop a mile or two down the road and I would have to restart it again. This occurred six times between 11/24 and 1/25. In all cases, the car would still have electrical power but the accelerator would simply stop responding. …”

NHTSA complaint #11644302, filed 2025-02

“While freeway driving at flow of traffic, typically in the HOV lane, on three separate occasions, the vehicle without any warning lost power completely causing me to immediately manuever the vehicle under extremely dangerous conditions to the right shoulder, but in the process nearly becoming involved in collisions with other vehicles, then coasting off the off-ramp. Other drivers are not necessarily courteous when attempting quick lane changes to prevent a more dangerous situation of becoming stranded in the middle of a freeway. …”

NHTSA complaint #11773144, filed 2026-10

“While driving in the freeway at 65mph, car starts to loose power, the accelerator does not respond to the push of the pedal. Even if I press the gas, the car just shows in the dashboard that the car is receiving power but speed lingers in 50mph but it clearly is way below this speed and keeps decreasing even if it shows the 50mph, the car just cruises with it’s own momentum. The hybrid battery depletes completely and warning lights start flashing to check engine. The car will also jerk front to back and the main motor will make a loud noise as if at high power with a hint of rattling. …”

NHTSA complaint #11576988, filed 2024-03

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026120%
202513%
202478%
202354%
20221114%
20211211%
202067%

Other parts of the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid

Engine
24 complaints
Brakes
18 complaints
Electrical system
15 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
15 complaints
Other or unknown
12 complaints
Fuel system
10 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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