Honda Cr V Hybrid
Problems & Worst Years

Steering trouble carries directly over into the CR-V Hybrid, echoing the pattern seen in the standard CR-V's later model years. The 2021 model year, the busier of the two years reported here, logged 247 total complaints across 39 distinct problem types, with eight rated as safety concerns. Steering wheel sticking at high speeds leads at 26 occurrences, followed by forward collision avoidance malfunctions rated as a safety issue (23), plain steering wheel sticking (18), a related collision-avoidance malfunction also safety-rated (16), and power steering rack failure (16). Recall 23V844 applies to this model year.

The 2023 model year, the only other year in this data, shows a considerably lighter total of 63 complaints and no safety-rated clusters, but steering remains the dominant theme: steering lock-up and sticking (20 occurrences) and an electric power steering system failure (20) tie for the top spot, followed by recall-related parts shortages (8), lane departure correction malfunction (5), and general steering rack issues (4). Two recall campaigns, 24V744 and 24V745, are attached to this model year.

With steering issues appearing as the top complaint in both years on record — first the power steering rack and general sticking, then lock-up and the electric power steering system specifically — this looks like the area most worth scrutinizing on any CR-V Hybrid from this range, particularly at highway speed where several of the 2021 complaints specifically occurred. The lower total volume and absence of safety-rated complaints in 2023 is a reasonably encouraging sign, though it's worth remembering that a newer model year has simply had less time on the road to accumulate reports than an older one. These figures represent what owners chose to report to NHTSA rather than a precise failure rate, so confirming the relevant recall work was completed and getting a hands-on steering check during a test drive will tell you more than the numbers by themselves.