To commercialize the fuel cell electric vehicles(FCEVs), it is essential to reduce the weights of the components and lower the manufacturing cost. In this research, the effect of hydrogen charging on the mechanical characteristics of aluminum alloys and CrN coating was also investigated through cathodic hydrogen charging, indentation, and scratch experiments. The delamination of the CrN coating by hydrogen charging was observed through the experiments. In addition, as the hydrogen charging time increased, the hardness of the aluminum alloy increased about 29.7%, whereas the hardness of the CrN coating decreased about 42.8%. In particular, in the scratch experiment, it was found that hydrogen embrittlement and hydrogen blistering occurred at the interface between the CrN coating layer and the aluminum alloy due to hydrogen permeation and diffusion. Therefore the adhesion strength of the CrN coating decreased significantly. However, the CrN coating was presented to suppress hydrogen permeation into the aluminum alloy.