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.

4.5

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
24,075 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.

2018 Honda CR-V windows / windshield problems

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2018 Honda CR-V Owner Comments

problem #4

Apr 102021

CR-V

  • 32,000 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 while driving approximately 25 mph, the sun roof glass fractured without impact. The vehicle was taken to cma's valley Honda (296 lee jackson hwy, staunton, va 24401) to be inspected. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the fracture. The dealer replaced the sun roof glass. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000.

- Stauton, VA, USA

problem #3

Jan 272021

CR-V

  • 40,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. the contact stated while driving on the expressway, an abnormally loud sound was detected and he became aware that the sunroof had exploded without an impact. There were no reported injuries. The insurance company was notified. The vehicle was taken to superior collision shop for the repair of the sunroof. The contact called serra Honda brighton (8294 grand river ave, brighton, mi 48114) and informed them of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

- Howell, MI, USA

problem #2

Aug 112019

CR-V 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 23,500 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. while driving 75 mph, the sun roof exploded without warning. There were no injuries. Tamaroff Honda (28585 telegraph rd, southfield, mi 48034, (248) 327-4881) was contacted and confirmed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 23,500.

- Grand Ledge, MI, USA

problem #1

Aug 102018

CR-V

  • 800 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. while driving at an unknown speed, the sun roof exploded outwards without warning. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (luther hopkins Honda, 250 5th ave S, hopkins, mn 55343), but the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 800. The VIN was not available.

- Minnetonka, MN, USA

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