2026 Honda CR-V Consumer Reviews
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LX - $32,370 MSRP
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$31,63661 for sale near you
Prices based on sales in MA thru 8/18/25
Final assembly in USA or Canada
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2026 CR-V, so we've included reviews for other years of the CR-V since its last redesign.
Decent but overpriced & lacks equipment/features
MrMojo, 06/28/2025
2025 Honda CR-V Sport Touring Hybrid 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid EVT)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Bought & own a 2025 AWD CRV Sport Touring Hybrid, the highest trim model. The negotiations to buy the vehicle were a nightmare. Avoid Honda North in MA! Driven for over a 2 months, mainly for commuting & personal, mostly local travel with some highway. So far, the fuel efficiency has slowly increased as I changed my driving style. Used to drive a sedan now a hybrid SUV, which the CRV has become from a smaller CUV. The 2023-2025 model has grown Bigger so that a tall 6 foot person can fit and have relatively decent headroom and legroom. The front seats really need to add a feature to LOWER the seat height as it sits high! The seats are relatively comfortable, though I use an inflatable back cushion for more lower back support. More driver's front leg room is needed. It handles & rides relatively well and smoothly. The low profit 19" low profile tires contribute to some road noise and bumpiness as the tires have less cushion than the 18" tires. The CRV is NOT meant for much highway driving, as hybrids are really meant for Local/City driving. Currently, with ~3,700 miles, my average mileages shows: Local/City ~44~46 mpg Highway ~38~40 mpg Mixed: ~40~42 mpg The current driving range is ~550 miles, with the 14 gallon gas tank. Drive the following for best fuel efficiency: 1. <45 mpg locally/city 2. <70 mpg highway Got much Higher mileage than what Honda states, which also meets or beats Toyota's Rav4 mileage. Honda is known to be Misers for Decades to NOT include standard equipment or remove them from previous year's models. What's missing are the following: NO Spare Tire in the Hybrids!! Fog lights TPMS (Actual sensors, not the Fake TPMS measurement that Honda uses as it's Literally Useless!) Ventilated front seats Heated rear sets Panoramic sunroof Rear cargo cover Those missing features are available in competitors' vehicles, like from Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, etc... The hybrid battery is the size of a large suitcase and sits in the rear cargo space of the MISSING spare tire! It's a damn terrible decision and design by Honda management and engineers who redesigned and approved the update starting in 2023! The engine is Underpowered at 204 HP as it Needs more Power, esp. to go up hills and for highway traveling! Other automakers, like Toyota, makes More Powerful hybrid engines!! The Sport L has a leather steering wheel but it's NOT heated! It costs ~$1K as a dealer added installation! Just spend the add. $1K to get the Sport Touring, which offers slightly more features, like a Quiet cabin due to laminated front windows/windshield, upgraded stereo system and a heated leather steering wheel! It's Overpriced for what it is and what it does Not include so the 'value' is low! Honda, & Toyota, are living off their Old reputation of Reliability! Honda is having lots of issues with the engine components and related recalls, like fuel injector issues and quality control issues with much of its CRVs, esp. the 1.5L Turbo gas engines. The Hybrid CRV is OK but it's still relatively spartan & Expensive. This is 2025 NOT 2005! Honda needs to include More Powerful engines, focus on its Quality Control issues and include the missing equipment/features compared to other automakers, like Toyota!
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Features to go back to from prior models
Reenie (WI), 05/01/2025
2025 Honda CR-V EX-L 4dr SUV AWD (1.5L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This is my 6th CRV starting with a 2006.... across the entire dash is a honeycomb with vents behind it - not sure why such a dust collector is needed when solid plastic worked fine in the past and was much cleaner. Also, there is no longer a driver right armrest - AND unlike the 2021 CRV, this center console does NOT slide forward. Maybe for tall people it's fine, but for the average height of women, this is problematic. To have the seat forward enough to reach the pedals, I no longer have anything to rest my elbow on. Makes me question who is designing these vehicles and why there isn't input from various sizes/types of people. Finally, there is very LITTLE storage space compared to past models. The center console is smaller and no 'shelf' is there like under the sliding armrest of the 2021 version. The door cubbies are half the size of the 2021 version. The glovebox also seems smaller, too. I'm not sure where my car stuff is now supposed to go and still have it accessible :-(
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Love my new 2025 CR-V Hybrid Sport Touring
Dave M, 04/14/2025
2025 Honda CR-V Sport Touring Hybrid 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid EVT)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
After 2 weeks ownership, I like the way it rides and handles, and the electronic safety features. I like that I can change the locking/unlocking methods, the following distance for the active cruise control, when the headlights come on, and the display organization. There are likely more customizations available, but I haven't found them yet. And most important for me is the good headroom. At 6’-7” I don’t fit in a lot of vehicles. I don’t fit in the similar Toyota, Lexus, and Mazda SUVs, but the CR-V has the headroom I need. My only dislike is the organization of the owners manual, both the paper version and on-line, as it makes it difficult to search/find settings and how to change them.
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the vehicle that does everything right
BDE Acworth, GA, 02/18/2025
2025 Honda CR-V Sport-L Hybrid 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid EVT)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I've had my 2025 Honda CRV Sport L Hybrid since September 2024. This vehicle rides very well, is solid as a brick, powertrain is very smooth, and around town it often exceeds EPA mileage estimate. Highly recommend!
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The passenger seat it doesn't not have adjustments
Portland , 08/26/2024
2025 Honda CR-V EX 4dr SUV AWD (1.5L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
19 of 29 people found this review helpful
I just found out after i purchased the vehicle that the passenger seat it didn't have seat adjustments and very disappointed
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