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.

8.6

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,350 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 engine problems

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2018 Honda CR-V Owner Comments

problem #2

Mar 192020

CR-V 4-cyl

  • miles

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

2018 Honda CR-V. consumer writes in regards to engine shutting off, defective heater, gas in the oil.

- Greensboro, NC, USA

problem #1

Apr 302019

CR-V

  • 6,700 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. while driving between 55 and 60 mph, the brake warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle decelerated independently. In addition, while driving with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle decelerated from 58 to 45 mph independently. Don ayres Honda (4740 lima rd, fort wayne, in 46808, (260) 484-0551) was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 6,700.

- Kendallville, IN, USA

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