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 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.
I drove a 2013 Honda Crosstour before my CR-V. About a year before I bought the V, I bought a new iPod Touch (6th generation). The iPod Touch worked fine for the year that I used it in the Crosstour. When I tried to use it in the CR-V, it completely locked up the infotainment system several times. Some investigation showed that the CR-V is only compatible with generations 1-5 of the iPod Touch. The iPod was too new to be used with my brand new CR-V even though it worked fine in my 2013 Crosstour. I know I can use the iPod through Bluetooth, but that means that I cannot use my cell phone hands free. If I plug my iPhone into the USB of the CR-V, it disables the ability to use the iPod via Bluetooth. So I use my iPhone for both and I have no use for the iPod Touch.
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I drove a 2013 Honda Crosstour before my CR-V. About a year before I bought the V, I bought a new iPod Touch (6th generation). The iPod Touch worked fine for the year that I used it in the Crosstour. When I tried to use it in the CR-V, it completely locked up the infotainment system several times. Some investigation showed that the CR-V is only compatible with generations 1-5 of the iPod Touch. The iPod was too new to be used with my brand new CR-V even though it worked fine in my 2013 Crosstour. I know I can use the iPod through Bluetooth, but that means that I cannot use my cell phone hands free. If I plug my iPhone into the USB of the CR-V, it disables the ability to use the iPod via Bluetooth. So I use my iPhone for both and I have no use for the iPod Touch.
- Paul E., Fallston, US