CarComplaints.com Notes: It's rare when a newer vehicle has defect trends. Judging from the identical 2017 model year, the 2018 Honda CR-V is likely to have at least two — overfilled oil levels with a gas smell, & heat not working.

Both problems affecting the Honda CR-V's 1.5L "Earth Dreams" engine appear to be related to cold-climate regions.

CR-V owners report overfilled oil levels due to fuel in the oil, & sometimes a gas smell in the cabin. That problem appears to be related to fuel injection which Honda hopes to fix via a software update. Honda so far has only conducted a recall in China & a "product update" in Canada.

CR-V owners also report no heat even after warming up their CR-Vs for 30 minutes — not even enough to defrost the windshield. So far, there has been no fix from Honda for this issue.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,500 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

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2018 Honda CR-V Owner Comments

problem #1

Aug 312018

CR-V 4-cyl

  • 2,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADREST TILTED INWARDLY TO THE POINT THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR HER NECK. THE HEADREST ALSO AFFECTED THE CONTACT WHILE DRIVING. OCEAN HONDA OF WHITTIER (13839 WHITTIER BLVD, WHITTIER, CA 90605, (562) 280-2838) ATTEMPTED TO GET THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A NEW LOAN. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT TURNED THE HEADREST THE WRONG WAY. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CONTACT'S REQUEST TO HAVE AN ENGINEER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500. Contact stated she has permanent spinal injury and has traded her vehicle in.

- Pico Rivera, CA, USA

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