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5 out of 5 stars

car great for my purposes

George Goodman, 04/18/2016
2012 Honda CR-V EX-L 4dr SUV w/Rear Entertainment (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

rear differential fluid needs to be changed much more than manual says accord to dealers . Had this vehicle and a 2004 one and had a problem with that one. The 2004 got me thru 24 " snow blizzard about 50 miles did it in a little over 11/4 hrs. blinded and just about no one on road. That had gr. clearence of 8" or more I believe this one ha s less. Always bought american now will never go back although some amer. has improved. wife is handicapped and get into other vehicle s too high to law cheap interiors or you name it . the short of it great car reliable will go thru anything I put it thru without a problem. hadn't severe snow but a few times. went over a few miles op iced up roadwys full of holes thoght ws never going to get out of it without breaking car came out unscathed.

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1 out of 5 stars

Worst car ownership

David, 05/27/2020
2012 Honda CR-V EX-L 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

I bought a CRV 2012 8 years ago from Honda dealer and I go to dealer for service. I had extremely painful experience. Although the mileage is only about $87,000 km, so many problems I had including replacing propeller shaft $4000, replacing timing chain $2000, replacing seat belt, car lock issue, replacing a braking pad after only driving for 2 years.

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2012 Honda CRV

happyhonda2, 03/06/2012
2012 Honda CR-V LX 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
13 of 63 people found this review helpful

I love my new Honda Crv and was lucky to have a great salecman named Oscar G. Nichols who even offered to pick my new suv up when it needs service.This was a good experience for me because I think I was treated very fair and good.

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3.13 out of 5 stars

Nice but poor MPG

randluke, 01/29/2012
2012 Honda CR-V EX-L 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
15 of 80 people found this review helpful

My wife and I bought a new 2012 2WD CRV EXL. The handling and Interior design aspects of the CRV are nice. But for a model that is touting its fuel efficiency it does not deliver. I am getting 16 mpg in the city. Not at all what I expected.

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1 out of 5 stars

Would not buy another Honda

Deb, 10/08/2018
2012 Honda CR-V EX-L 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
1 of 5 people found this review helpful

Car vibrates when accelerating from 25 to 35 miles an hour and then from 55 to 65 or 70 miles an hour. There should’ve been a recall on this morrow. Extremely noisy to the point of not being able to hear your radio unless it’s really loud or people talking in the car. There are multiple other problems with this car. I bought it new in 2012 and can’t believe the lack of quality from Honda. This is my first Honda and will be my last.

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