2021 Honda CR-V service brakes problems
25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2021 Honda CR-V — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On the morning on 7/10/26 I was driving 30mph around a gentle turn and the brakes activated briefly. I also received a dashboard notification to brake. The weather conditions were sunny and probably around 80 degrees. There was no one in front of me and the closest car, in oncoming traffic was…”
filed Jul 10, 2026
“In the past two weeks, the automatic brake light came on when there was nothing in front of me. Then this past Thursday, I was in the middle lane approaching a stoplight that was about 500 ft. ahead of me, nothing was in front of me and the brake light came on and the car made a quick and hard…”
filed Jun 22, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other CR-V years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 CR-V | 12 | 10% |
| 2025 CR-V | 28 | 12% |
| 2024 CR-V | 20 | 5% |
| 2023 CR-V | 28 | 6% |
| 2022 CR-V | 13 | 5% |
| 2020 CR-V | 30 | 9% |
| 2019 CR-V | 94 | 9% |
| 2018 CR-V | 184 | 9% |
| 2017 CR-V | 167 | 10% |
| 2016 CR-V | 18 | 5% |
| 2015 CR-V | 35 | 5% |
| 2014 CR-V | 19 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2021 Honda CR-V
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.