2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid vehicle speed control problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The issue occurs seemingly randomly about once a month when driving on the highway. All of the sudden the car starts de-accelerating. Even if you push the gas pedal all the way down it doesn’t go. It just goes slower and slower and thank goodness I’ve been able to pull over every time. Once I…”
filed Aug 4, 2025
“My 2021 Honda CRV has been at freeway speeds, all of a sudden starts flashing my engine light, acceleration quits working... and I have to try to navigate off the highway as my car is slowing down to turn the car off. This has happened SIX times. Once I turn the car off and then turn it back on, it…”
filed Apr 9, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other CR-V Hybrid years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 CR-V Hybrid | 2 | 7% |
| 2024 CR-V Hybrid | 4 | 5% |
| 2023 CR-V Hybrid | 1 | 1% |
| 2022 CR-V Hybrid | 4 | 5% |
| 2020 CR-V Hybrid | 2 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid
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.