2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid engine problems

32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid — 32% of all complaints for this model year.

Engine complaints

32%

share of all complaints

—

median reported incident mileage

2 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“The vehicle experienced a premature failure of the head gasket; it was blown at 130,000 miles. I was close to home when I received a dash alert stating not to accelerate as the engine was nearing a critically high temperature. If I had not been able to get home so quickly, my safety may have been…”
filed Sep 18, 2025
“Traveling on 4 lane highway at 65 mph on slight upgrade-check engine light started flashing and vehicle started to shudder slightly and went into "limp" mode I think. Started to slow down with NO power. Turned on emergency flashers and was able to pull over without incident, although it was close…”
filed Aug 7, 2025

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

Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2021 CR-V FHEVs with a customer complaint of an oil leak coming from the passenger side transmission/differential oil seal. The leak may…
ATI&03272026903 · Other · issued Mar 27, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2021 CR-V FHEVs with a customer complaint of an oil leak coming from the passenger side transmission/differential oil seal. The leak may…
ATI&03112026901 · Other · issued Mar 11, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2022 Accord FHEVs & 2020-2022 CR-V FHEVs with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P030X…
ATI&11132024906 · Other · issued Nov 13, 2024