Some New Honda CR-V Hybrid Owners Report Lower Than Expected MPG

This is not a great question to ask in wintertime, when MPG averages will be the lowest levels of the year. Especially with an EV assist. Also it is pretty vague just asking about "less than 36MPG" because 36MPG is almost no different economically from 38MPG, but under 30MPG would denote a real efficiency loss. The real disappointment for me is that Honda has not produced a plug-in hybrid CR-V, Pilot, Odyssey or Ridgeline yet. Let alone any BEV versions of those vehicles.

It really depends on where you live. There are flat areas south of my area where I can get 39 mpg. But I live in hills and mountains where I get 27 mpg with the defrost on and 29mpg when off. Summer I averaged 32.9mpg.

Some reviewers found the crv hybrid loses 15 mpg when used on long hills. See Alex on Autos CRV Hybrid viseo from 4 months ago.

I live in a mix of hills and flat areas here in Los Angeles. The most I can get, even after driving on average of 70 mph, is 28 mpg. When I went to the dealership, the Service manager pretty much laughed at my concern. I'm really disappointed.

I purchase mine in April when they first came out.
My dealer explained that things like defrost and a/c kick the system to engine only. The140 hp engine is just to small for the vehicle. Honda should have used the 1.5 turbo as a hybrid engine.

In gasoline-powered Hondas, I've found the MPG display on the dash to be within about 0.5MPG either way, after calculating the refill with each tankful. I think the problem is that owners are taking the MPG display as the definitive word on mileage, being either too lazy to calculate it themselves, or never buying full tankfuls in which to calculate the mileage. With hybrids being a mix of propulsion technologies, I am not surprised the MPG indicated on the dash could be a few MPGs off from reality.

So far, after 4 fuel-ups, I could not get over 32.5 MPG. The last trip was all freeway, about 70 mph. This is quite disappointing, considering that the ad promises 38 MPG.
BTW, with Lincoln MKZ, they admitted that the projected 45 MPG was far from the real 38 MPG, and they send all owners a check for about $650 as an apology. Should we expect something similar from Honda?

I’ve owned my 2020 CR-V EX-L for 11 months. I have never gotten more than 32mpg. I keep track in my own little database, and it usually is within 1mpg of the onboard display. I am VERY disappointed with this mpg result, as I was already getting over 30mpg in my 2017 CR-V gas Touring model that I traded in. This is reminding me of the scandal Honda went through with one of their first Civic hybrid models, resulting in a class-action lawsuit. Someone needs to look into that for this as well, I believe. To get almost 25% lower gas mileage is completely unaccceptable.

Very disappointed with the milage on my new hybrid CRV. What's the point? Dash display says 29.8 and 30.7. This was not worth purchasing. Would have gone for the Mazda if I knew it would be this bad!

I was wondering if something was wrong with my new 2021 CRV hybrid. I only get 27mpg though this is mostly freeeway at arount 75 mph and with aircon on. It is so that have the airconditioning on takes the car off hybrid functionality?

At roughly 6300 miles, driving my usual speeds and a bit more highway, fuel economy has climbed. Overall average last 850 miles is 37.1. Cannot explain why, but finally where it’s supposed to be.

I averaged 37mpg on my first tank of gas, and 45mpg on my second. The difference was because on my first tank, I drove a bit of highway miles, and used the A/C. For the second tank, I drove entirely on city roads, and used windows down for climate control.

What I’ve noticed if I fill up with premium gas, the fuel consumption average about 34-35 mpg . If I fill up with regular unleaded gas, I never get above 32.5 mpg. while it should be getting 38-40mpg average on regular gas in City and 35mpg in freeway. Honda needs to be informed as that is a major issue with their Hybrid functionality.
Is it possible to terminate the lease due to this manufacture defect?

I'm very disappointed with my mileage on the CRV-Hybrid. I'm averaging 32MPG w/less than 1500 miles total, in mild climate conditions and generally flat terrain. The average keeps dropping as well. I was told by dealer to try it in non-econ and that was worse. Now i'm told to try better quality fuel. Both those efforts caused mileage to DROP even more. the advertised range of 35-40 was one of the major selling points for me. very disappointed. Will average increase with more accrued milage?

My summer fuel economy on ALL city driving was 41.2 average. I did not use any accessories such as A/C. As winter has begun to set in, my fuel economy has fallen off precipitously. Much has to do with the length of a trip. For very short trips, such as to the local Starbucks, a mile or less, the gas engine runs the whole time, just to heat up the batteries. The average MPG is in the 20's. For longer trips, where the batteries have warmed up, the MPGs in the 30's.

I purchased 2021 CR-V hybrid.
Average miles only come to 29 mpg
Not good choice. Cost lot more then fuel efficient

My average fuel economy changes a lot, depending on many factors. Low outside temperatures require the gasoline engine to run for the first couple of minutes just to heat up the batteries. Using accessories such as the A/C also causes the gasoline engine to run. Driving on the freeway also causes the gasoline engine to run. The best fuel economy I got was 42 mpg this past summer. I never used the A/C, I and stayed off the freeway.

My 2021 Honda CRV touring that I got January 20, 2021, was reporting 27 miles per gallon after 8,000 miles, but that recently decreased to 26.3 and I have 10,000 miles now. My 2017 Honda CRV Touring got 33 miles per gallon after 60,000 miles, and it of course. didn’t travel much in 2020.
Why can’t they just tell us they tweaked the engine so the car would heat up faster and so it wouldn’t mix its’ gasoline and oil, and that has caused lower mileage?

While I’m at it, why don’t they admit that the car does unnecessary braking when a car in adjacent same-direction lane starts to either leave the highway or just happens to be the wrong color (often white). Both my 2017 Honda CRV and my 2021 Honda CRV do that.

I am receiving 21-23mpg for my 2021 CRV HYRBID! It was 35mpg, but I have been off work for a few weeks and NOT driving much. Does not make sense as to why the MPG has significantly decreased. Very disappointed. Reported this to Honda and was advised to take the vehicle in for inspection as this is not right. Off the lot at the dealer the fuel range was 500miles. Then it was anywhere from 400-460 and now just under 330! : (

Very disappointed in the gas mileage of our new 2022 CR-V Hybrid Touring. Have driven 8,600 miles thus far, and have consistently been getting 23-27 MPG. I've taken it in to the dealership, and they basically say there's nothing that can be done. They cautioned that factors such as "thinned out winter gas", driving habits, and the number of "systems" running in the car (such as heater, radio, etc.) can negatively affect MPG. They also said that they don't set the MPG, the EPA does (suggesting that Honda doesn't "own" the MPG rating). Personally, I think this is an issue that must be known to Honda, and I think it's something that needs to be looked into, especially if Honda isn't willing to do anything about the wildly differing performance as compared to how the car is being marketed. I'd feel differently if this wasn't a BIG MPG difference on a HYBRID car, which most people buy for the IMPROVED gas mileage. Something's not right here, at least with respect to my vehicle (17 MPG difference between what's advertised and what I am getting - that's not even close....)