Used 2014 Honda CR-V Consumer Reviews

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Great Car... but

Our 2014 CRV is still a very nice, reliable and economical car. We have had a number of Hondas and find them to be a good value. After 4+ years this car remains as new. My original comments still hold. We will keep this for a long time because the new Hondas have terrible technology; touchscreen that is confusing and a keyless fob - a non starter for us. The CRV has excellent seat comfort and seating position, great visibility, good ride and handles well ... as long as you don't drive aggressively. The sills are low and there is a lot of front door frame headroom and width - a good thing for over 60's getting in and out. It has a real key - not a fob and starter button, a good and secure thing. We just did a 1400 mile trip and got great highway mileage (33+). As with all Hondas, there are minor annoyances that mar an otherwise great car. We considered similar Toyota, Mazda and Subaru models and liked the CRV best overall. There are issues (see below), but all cars have issues. There are not many negatives. A major negative is Honda's boring color choices: gray, gray and more gray - come on, this is not North Korea. (update) Honda still provides a North Korean color palette. Come on guys, how about bright red?? The other annoying things is that the cruise control is useless - works very poorly. (Update) Cruise control is still useless. To sum up, Honda makes great cars, but drops the ball on specific annoying things.

CR-V V stands for Vanilla

This car is like driving an appliance, it's drives OK and gets me where I want to go but has very little character. Fuel economy declines drastically in cold weather. LX seats are not very comfortable after an hour. Rear visibility is very poor, the backup camera is not a solution to this. The stability control catches me by surprise, applying brakes in the middle of a turn when I am not expecting it. The front seat head rests have an aggressive angle that doesn't allow me to stretch and straighten my neck. I wish I had bought the Forester with true AWD. I also wish I could turn off the A/C function that automatically comes on in defrost modes, it is not necessary in my dry winter climate.

Very cheap and uncomfortable

I finally decided to buy a Honda CR-V, not becaue I liked it any better than any of the others I had seen, but because I had grown tired of looking and it had most of what I wanted and it seemed to be fine when I took it for a test drive. The navigation system worked with easy commands which was great. After I purchased the vehicle the most annoying was that the sun visor didn't extend so I had the full sun in my face. The ride was very rough and the seats were very uncomfortable, and I had back issues by the end of the week. I traded the vehicle in and got a 2014 Nissan Rogue that I now love!

Is there really such thing as perfection?

Honda is a name synonyms with quality, durability and bang for your buck. Of course no vehicle will be the right one for everybody. No matter the maker. The CR V is no exception. It’s not perfect. I love my CR V. Maybe it’s not a power house, then again I’m not planning any races. The interior materials are better than my old Toyota. I haven’t experienced any breakages. Say what you will, I have owned this marvelous little SUV for 7 years with no issues other than standard maintenance. It’s well thought out and considering what you get for your money, I think Honda spent the money in the most important areas a fine drive train, multi safety features, and durability. And if the CR V lacks in a few interior niceties who really cares. Keep your eyes on the road not the lack of burnished aluminum, carbon fiber or fine wood trim that would make Rolls Royce jealous. It’s a tool that tries to be as rounded as it can be in it’s price segment and does a very good job. Next time buy a supercharged Range Rover for 100k it will give you everything you desire; leather heated full power seats with memory each with its own heating and cooling feature rear picnic tables and TVs in the head rests, rear climate controls and cigarette lighters and ash trays for all passengers, adjustable reading lights and wool carpeting. And a class leading 12 ml city, 18 ml highway this is all wonderful stuff if you can keep it out of the dealers garage long enough to enjoy it. One word... Honda!