Used 2005 Honda CR-V Consumer Reviews
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Love My 2005 CR-V
sfl_girl, 10/20/2011
2005 Honda CR-V Special Edition AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
43 of 46 people found this review helpful
I bought this car over 6 years ago and has 100K+ miles on it. Buying it was the best decision I ever made. It's been rock solid with very few issues. No major breakdowns of any sort. I've made several trips up and down the east coast with it and hope to make several more. It's comfortable, quiet, has ample space for everything I need. The gas mileage isn't the greatest but nowhere near bad. I love this car and shutter to think of the day it will give up the ghost. I don't think that will happen any time soon.
Awesome first car!
Nic Gilmore, 11/08/2019
2005 Honda CR-V EX AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
While it is a little slow to get up to 60, its an awesome car if you take car of it correctly. (regular service and don't red line it 24/7) It can take an abuse if need be and extremely comfortable. If and when I have kids I will strongly recommend this car as their first car. MPG is fairly good but it fluctuates heavily depending on how you drive it. Over all great car!
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Best SUV of the Year
Dave, 09/12/2016
2005 Honda CR-V EX AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
33 of 36 people found this review helpful
The Honda CR-V of 2005 beat out all the other SUVs in 2005 for quality & traction control (yes, even the Jeep Wrangler!). This is a fine tuned, well manufactured automobile! I've owned this car since college. Over the years, I've watched my friends spend $1000s in out of pocket costs for parts and labor to keep up their cars. Over the past 2 years (130,000-160,000) I've spent about $3000 in repairs (mostly due to the fact that I've kicked the crap out of the suspension on Colorado's rocky roads). Since I've left, I haven't done anything but the regular servicing. This car will take the abuse and just keep on rolling on!
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5 yr old CR-V with no issues
flgramma, 06/07/2010
2005 Honda CR-V Special Edition AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
I've had my CR-V since new in 2005. Just went over 87,000 miles. Bought one set of tires and change the oil every 8000 miles. Still runs great. I don't know the problems that others are having, but you can always get one bad vehicle out of thousands made. Don't judge this car by a few bad ones.
Best First Car Ever
CRV Lover, 05/04/2016
2005 Honda CR-V EX AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
21 of 23 people found this review helpful
My mom bought this car brand new in 2005 and gave it to me for my 16th birthday in December 2015. My Mom struggled giving me this car because she loved it so much. I love the car so much, the gas mileage isn't the best in the whole world but it's not bad, especially taking the size into consideration. I can easily fit 4 friends in the car no problem. The car didn't start to have a lot of problems until about a year ago when it hit 80,000 miles. Since then, we've replaced the radiator, the head gasket, control arm bushings, and spark plugs. It totaled about $2,500 but keep in mind that besides tires and brake pads, we haven't had to do anything else the entire 11 years we've owned it. This is a great starter car and I would recommend it to anybody. Obviously get a pre purchase inspection anyways because every car is different.
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