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:
3 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
9,447 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.

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2018 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 25 of 25)

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problem #2

Mar 162018

CR-V

  • 1,000 miles

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

Like many other 2017-2018 Honda CR-V owners, I discovered a significant amount of gasoline in the oil reservoir of my vehicle after normal usage. In less than a month of ownership and less than 1,000 miles driven, my CR-V's oil reservoir was 0.5 quarts over full due to dilution from uncombusted gasoline. This problem and its cause have been documented by CR-V owners on multiple other websites and forums. When I pulled the oil dipstick from my CR-V's engine, I immediately smelled gasoline and recognized that excessive dilution had occurred. I am greatly concerned about the performance, safety, and longevity of my CR-V's engine due to this deficiency. Furthermore, I am questioning the safety of the 2017-2018 Honda CR-V given that multiple CR-V owners have documented stalled engines and engine damage due to this problem. I am thankful I caught this problem in my CR-V before the check engine light came on or before my engine stalled; however, oil dilution will continue to plague these vehicles until Honda provides a long-term solution or recall.

- Eyota, MN, USA

problem #1

Mar 122018

CR-V

  • 2,485 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. while driving 45 mph, the brakes failed and the vehicle stalled without warning. The ABS indicator illuminated after the failure. On another occasion, while driving 25 mph, the brakes failed and the vehicle stalled without warning again. The vehicle was able to be restarted after a few moments. The vehicle was taken to darling's Honda Nissan Volvo (114 sylvan rd, bangor, me 04401, (207) 941-1460) where it was diagnosed that the engine software needed to be updated. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 2,485.

- Bangor, ME, USA

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