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.

3.6

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
35,000 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 electrical problems

electrical problem

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2018 Honda CR-V Owner Comments

problem #3

Sep 022022

CR-V

  • 85,000 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 at an unknown speed, several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that he pulled over and removed the negative battery terminal. The contact stated that after he reconnected the battery the warning lights were no longer illuminated. The contact then stated that days later while driving at an unknown speed, the malfunction indicator lamp and the check emission system warning light illuminated. The vehicle then lost motive power. The contact stated the vehicle was able to restart but would not exceed 5 MPH while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact then pulled over and removed the negative battery terminal. The contact stated that he reconnected the battery and the vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing to replace all fuel injectors. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

- Flagstaff, AZ, USA

problem #2

Jun 152022

CR-V

  • 20,000 miles
The contact-??s husband owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that her husband was driving at an unknown speed when the vehicle stalled. The battery warning light illuminated. However, the battery was replaced but the failure recurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the Body Control Module (BCM) needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was informed that no parts were available. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000. The VIN was not available

- Gibsonia, PA, USA

problem #1

Jul 132022

CR-V

  • miles
There is an electrical issue with the car. On 07/14/2022, I took the car to the dealer for diagnosis of an electrical issue. The result of the diagnosis was a faulty Body control module. When the vehicle is shut off, the ignition spontaneously turns on and off and ultimately stays on. This kills the battery within a couple of hours. I have my own scan tool and plugged it to the OBD2 port. I attached the codes reported when I scanned it. I cannot drive it because the battery is currently dead and will go dead if I do drive it and shut it off for any considerable length of time. This has been such an inconvenience. The dealer couldn't even give me a rental while I wait for the parts to come in. I tried jumping the car to start it, but the problem still persists. I also have video documentation of the problem but couldn't upload it here.

- Jersey City, NJ, USA

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