"How reliable is the 2020 Honda Cr-V Hybrid?"

"Based on 105 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Honda Cr-V Hybrid has a median complaint mileage of 18359 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Honda Cr-V Hybrid?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Honda Cr-V Hybrid is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 105 total complaints filed."

2020 Honda Cr-V Hybrid: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 105 complaints

105

Total Complaints

18,359mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

2,625 25th Percentile

18,359 Median Mileage

41,499 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

AIR BAGS

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VERY DISTRACTED OPERATION WHEN THE AVAS ACOUSTIC VEHICLE ALERT SYSTEM PRODUCES STRANGE NOISES AT LOW SPEED. THIS HAS NO VALUE IN ANY NORMAL DRIVING SITUATION EXCEPT TO UNNECESSARILY DISTRACT THE DRIVER AND THE VEHICLES NEARBY.. THE SYSTEM CAN NOT BE DISABLED. NO MORE THAN ADDITION NOISE POLLUTION W..."

"THE AUTOMATIC CLOSING OF THE TAILGATE IS HAZARDOUS AND HAS CLOSED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES. CAR WAS PARKED AND NOT MOVING EVERY TIME LEANING INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITH FEET UNDER THE BUMPER IS ENOUGH TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE.. TURNING AROUND WHEN NEAR THE BUMPER WILL CAUSE IT TO CLOSE.ONE TIME I WA..."

"2020 NEW HONDA CR-V HYBRID - THERE'S A VIBRATION AND NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. AT TWO MONTHS OLD, HONDA DETECTED IT IN BOTH MY CAR AND TWO OTHER NEW ONES THEY PULLED FROM THEIR LOT TO SEE IF IT WAS IN ANY OTHER NEW ONES. I WAS TOLD "THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME ISSUE ONLY WORSE THAN YOURS". ORIGINALLY..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28