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2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid electrical system problems

24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid24% of all complaints for this model year.

24
Electrical System complaints
24%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 1st incident all failure lights went on while driving on HWy 137 which os a 2 lane hoghway. 2nd i cidenr -All engine failure lights went on and lost power on the fast lane while driving on 15 freeway. Had to be towed hime both times and sat in an unsafe zone while tow truck arrived.

    filed Apr 19, 2025

  • 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…

    filed Feb 11, 2025

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electrical System problems in other CR-V Hybrid years

YearReportsShare
2025 CR-V Hybrid14%
2024 CR-V Hybrid56%
2023 CR-V Hybrid98%
2022 CR-V Hybrid2230%
2020 CR-V Hybrid1216%
CR-V Hybrid electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.