2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 24about this part
- Share
- 23%of 106 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 5,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the electrical system of the 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 23% of the 106 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“A safety recall has been issued for over a year without a repair being available. Potential fire and personal injury can occur if an accident occurs on the left front side of the vehicle. I fear for my and my family’s safety should a collision happen.”
NHTSA complaint #11630782, filed 2024-12“Within the past 3 months, twice now, the battery indicator goes to zero and engine loses power and you can't accelerate. This is very dangerous where we live as it is a 2 lane mountain highway with few spots to safely pull over. There are a number of posts about this know issue, all stating the same scenario and that no Honda dealerships will fix it as they can't determine an issue . I called our dealer after this happened the first time and was instructed to not restart the vehicle and just have it towed in. That is not realistic.”
NHTSA complaint #11641878, filed 2025-02“While driving on the highway, my vehicle flash an error Check 12 Volt Charging System. Power Reduced. Having received this error a few months prior, I immediately moved to the shoulder to prevent a collision.”
NHTSA complaint #11456711, filed 2022-03“On highway, engaged cruise control at 70 mph. Engine light came on, simultaneously with loss of power (pressing on gas pedal did nothing) and Apple CarPlay disconnect. We were near an exit and managed to drift off, at lower off-ramp speed engine again could respond to accelerator however was chugging very badly. Went to nearby oil change place. Mechanic there advised going straight to dealer a short distance further. Drove on to the Honda dealer, car still chugging and stopped the car until I could talk to the service person. When the car restarted it was no longer chugging. …”
NHTSA complaint #11640119, filed 2025-02“The battery voltage of the car goes down to 2 bars, the the check engine light comes on. Sometimes the car/engine shakes and the loses power and won’t accelerate anymore. This happens even if the car is already on the road going up to 70 mph. We took it to the Honda service center and they spent 3 hours on it, but couldn’t find the issue. This is not safe, very scary when it happens and has been happening every few days. This could cause an accident especially when it just loses power and we have to pull over to shut off engine to restart to get battery power again.”
NHTSA complaint #11613370, filed 2024-09Related recalls
- 23V844000Dec 13, 2023Honda (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…Covers: Honda CR-V Hybrid 2020–2022
Related service bulletins
- 10202260Oct 8, 2021Dealer Message - The Parking Pawl system is programmed to illuminate the MIL upon failure. The parts are required to be covered by the emission warranty. The related parts were…
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid
37 complaintsForward collision avoidance
22 complaintsFuel system
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
15 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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