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.

6.6

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
20,900 miles
Total Complaints:
23 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (19 reports)
  2. honda says no fix (4 reports)
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2018 Honda CR-V Owner Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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problem #3

Sep 262018

CR-V EXL 4

  • Automatic transmission
  • 3,300 miles

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

I have a 2018 HONDA CR-V. I purchased it September 2018. Since I purchased it, the reverse camera has gone completely blank while reversing, which is a SAFETY HAZARD. It eventually turns back on the next time I reverse. The electronic screen which has your telephone, radio, information on car etc, and reverse cameras goes blank while driving. Sometimes it starts to play music all by itself. When driving and talking on the phone system the music just starts playing. At times, the screen just starts glitching then shuts off. After a few minutes its starts to reload but connects to nothing because you cannot connect to anything while in driving mode.

I have since taken my car in to have it serviced and they say "OH, SORRY IT'S A COMPUTER GLITCH. So I then call Honda Consumer Relations and open a case and guess what she says???? OH SORRY, IT'S A COMPUTER GLITCH. But when they took my $34,000, they never once said OH, I CAN'T TAKE YOUR MONEY BECAUSE IT HAS A COMPUTER GLITCH. Is that fair that you are not told of the problem they supposedly know of. NOPE!!!! They happily accept your money. THIS IS SO UNFAIR.

They said when they come up with a solution they will advise me. When is that 2 months, 6 months, a year later. What benefit do I get from a car that doesn't work properly. If they can't get it to work properly then why SELL it. Because HONDA is GREEDY and they do not care about their customers.

Please whoever reads this DO NOT BUY A 2018 HONDA CR-V. I have pictures and video footage that I will upload soon. Even with proof of problem HONDA DOES NOT CARE. SHAME ON HONDA!!!!!

- Allennette S., Honolulu, HI, US

problem #2

Nov 202018

CR-V EXL 1.5L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 10 miles

Brand New vehicle, while playing a song from my iPod or phone the music will randomly skip just enough to be annoying. Sounds very similar to back in the day when CD's were new and we would play a CD in the car on a rough road. Problem is this is 2018 and this is not a CD. I've experienced it on different songs and different devices. This is not downloaded music either.

Let me know if any of you have experienced this problem.

- Scott P., Atlanta, US

problem #1

Sep 012018

CR-V EX

  • Automatic transmission
  • 12,000 miles

Display flickers from screen to screen, unable to navigate between screens of user interface. Have to shut off car to reset Entertainment system.

- Joe K., Cape Canaveral, US

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