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2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid brakes problems

18 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
18 14% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The contact owns a 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid. The contact stated that while his wife was driving up the driveway, at a slow speed, the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle then accelerated independently. The auto stop feature failed. The contact's wife veered to avoid hitting a parked vehicle. However, the vehicle hit the side of the garage and hit a small tree, where it came to a stop. The contact advised that a branch went under the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated.

Reported at 42,332 miles, July 2025 CrashInjury

All the safety lights came on on the dashboard suddenly the brake assist did not work. Honda tells me the brake servo is bad. This is a known defect as other 2020 crv hybrids were recalled for the same reason. It is a dangerous safety hazard.

Reported at 111,870 miles, June 2026

Other problems reported for the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid

Brakes problems in other years

  • 2026
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020

Brakes problems across all Honda models