Used 2014 Honda CR-V Consumer Reviews

not what we expected

We did not notice the road noise while the salesman drove with us and talked during the drive. We are also a disappointed in the lack of options included. We did not realize until after buying the car there is not even a homelink control for a garage door opener. The ride is quite stiff and the car seems to have a vibration above 60mph. We have taken the car back to the dealer for them to evaluate but no luck in solving the problem. We bought the car off the showroom floor and did not drive the specific car before purchase.

yes

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!