2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid

Small SUV · hybrid

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
38mpg1
40 city · 35 highway
CO₂ 234 g/mi · 145 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$1,5683
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
—4
NHTSA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 5 · side 5 · rollover 4
3 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
3,755lb8
1,703 kg
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Honda
How much to run it38 mpg · $1,568 / yr
Combined
38 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration CR-V Hybrid AWD
City · highway
40 · 35EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
234 g/mi2EPA145 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 145 g/km
Fuel, per year
$1,5683EPA · EIAestimate · $7,842 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs—
Power
—4NHTSA
Engine
2.0 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (variable gear ratios)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
All-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 3 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, 2021 CR-V · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
5 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
36NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming CR-V HYBRID (2021) · as of 2026-09-10
3 campaigns, what and when
  • 2023-12-13Electrical system · 12v/24v/48v battery · cables — An overheated battery cable or short circuit can increase the risk of a fire or injury in a crash. 23V844000
  • 2024-02-01Air bags · sensor · occupant classification · front passenger — An air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury. 24V064000
  • 2026-05-21Air bags · sensor · occupant classification · front passenger — Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury. 26V332000
Complaints per 10,000 built
34.047NHTSA132 complaints, 8 severe · 38,783 built
computed here: 132 complaints ÷ 38,783 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Engine50Electrical system28Fuel/propulsion system23Forward collision avoidance · automatic emergency braking19Vehicle speed control18

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big3,755 lb
Kerb weight
3,755 lb8EPA1,703 kg
the certified test vehicle (EPA certification); corroborated by the EPA test weight
EPA test weight
4,000 lb9EPA1,814 kg
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Small SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Warranty
3 years10Honda36,000 mi
Honda's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
1,58411NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration CR-V Hybrid AWD (40 city, 35 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 234 g/mi, or 145 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $7,842. No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: not published. Hybrid rating withheld: engine rating not corroborated.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2021 CR-V — frontal 5, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this variant (CR-V HYBRID), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the CR-V nameplate (132, of which 8 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 38,783 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: the certified test vehicle (EPA certification), 3,755 lb (1,703 kg); corroborated by the EPA test weight.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Honda's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 1,584 CR-Vs of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2021 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →