2020 Honda CR-V · symptom sheet

Brakes grind, pulse or wear early

29owner reports
15,000median miles
$2,400median quote
3involved a crash

Newest report Jul 17, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

29 of the 353 complaints on this car describe brake wear.

No recall on this systemas of Oct 2, 2026

3 crashesin 29 reports

3 people hurtin these reports

Tick what matches of 29 reports

pulsing or shaking when braking

pedal goes soft or to the floor

pads or rotors replaced early

a brake warning light

the car did not stop in time

Brake wear on other CR-V years

201537 reports 2017174 reports 2018196 reports 2019100 reports 202029 reports 202127 reports 202329 reports 202531 reports

Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024, 2026.

What this problem usually is

Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.

Read the full explainer · Which cars report it most

What got replaced

Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the brakes covers the 2020 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.

What owners paid

7 of the 29 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $201 to $2,451.

$201$2,400$2,451

$0k$2k$4k$6k$8k

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 8,000 and 44,505 miles, from the 13 reports that gave a mileage.

Is this a known problem?

The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 4 service bulletins or notices for the 2020 Honda CR-V that deal with this problem. Newest first.

Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.

Service bulletinATI&10252021904Oct 25, 2021
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2021 Accords, 2019-2017 Civics, 2017-2021 CR-Vs, 2018-2021 Odysseys & 2018-2021 Pilots with a customer complaint of an unexpected CMBS operation or a brake application.
Service bulletinAPaS03102021905Mar 10, 2021
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2020 CR-Vs with a customer complaint of a brake fluid leak.
Service bulletinAPaS01062021904Jan 6, 2021
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2020 Accords, 2017-2020 CR-Vs & 2018-2020 Odysseys with a customer complaint of an unexpected CMBS operation or a brake application.
Service bulletinAPaS07062020901Jul 6, 2020
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2017-2020 CR-Vs with a customer complaint of a brake fluid leak.

What owners wrote

“This 2020 Honda CR-V has experienced 5 uncommanded automatic braking events so far. All 5 events were in wet conditions, with no apparent obstacle in front of the vehicle. One of these events occurred on I-35 at 70mph, and resulted in a full stop with the car facing oncoming traffic. The Collision Mitigation Braking System frequently provides false warnings in this vehicle.”
Filed May 14, 2024

“My dashboard continues to show the message, âLow Tire Pressure.â Even after air has been filled in the tire. I ran a diagnostic today and the report is pulling up anti-lock brakes issues. The sensor is not stating this on the dashboard.”
Filed Oct 11, 2023

“Brakes lock up intermittently when trying to start the car. Happened once when I was sitting in traffic.”
Filed Sep 20, 2023

“BREAKS STOPPED WORKING AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD. RAN OFF THE ROAD AND RAN OVER A SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO Rf QUARTERPANEL. THE LEALER SIAD THAT MY HABNDICAP PLACKART HAD CUT THROUGH THE WIRING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, SHORTING OUT THE SYSTEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PLACKARD WAS BEIG HUNG AS INTENDED. PLACKARDAS ARE HARD PLASTIC AND COULD CUT THROUGH INSULATION.”
Filed Sep 19, 2023

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 3 of 29 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.

Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found