2026 Honda CR-V Consumer Reviews
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LX - $32,370 MSRP
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$31,9717 for sale near you
Prices based on sales in WA 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.
Honda's bean counters won.
Darek Johnson, 05/26/2025
2025 Honda CR-V EX-L 4dr SUV (1.5L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
10 of 15 people found this review helpful
Honda's bean counters won. Like, I have 28,000 miles on my 2025 CR-V EX-L and, compared to my previous (and excellent ) 6 Honda CR-V's, this one is comlparable to an economy-built KIA. Stay with me, my complaints are many, starting with its habit of the vehicle slowly but predictably wandering all over the highway at speed: left ... right ... left. The steering control unit helps (the car still wanders, but rebukes the painted lines), but makes the steering wheel turn like that of a 1940s Farmall Tractor. I read that some women refuse to drive it -- afraid -- with that cumbersome correctional device engaged. Trouble is, you can't predict when its going to wander, so intense steering attention is necessary in high traffic situations. And yes, yes, the tire pressure and alignment have been checked. Alignment three times, twice by the dealer and once by an independent. No fix. I intend to trade it soon, looking for a low mileage 2016 CR-V. The "Entertainment Center" is amazingly entertaining and quite possibly the entertaining distraction behind many accidents. Truth is, it features a cheap screen ($22 wholesale?) that Blue Tooth links to your smartphone. And, it disconnects often, or sometimes just goes screwball. You find yourself angrily punching two-dozen buttons. While driving. Doesn't work if you leave your smart phone at home. Ask me. Don't do that. And the Google GPS? Pretty, but not always; and not nearly as good as Garmin. The very worst part is that Google's system spawns from Internet connections. Garmin is satelite connected; it works in remote areas, even dirt road areas. Google doesn't. It has gone blank and left us guessing may times ... like remote earthen roads in northeaster New Mexico, farm roads at night in Oklahoma, mountain roads, at night, in mountainous Appalachia. Ask us. Headlights are worthless on rainy nights, especially on narrow roads with oncoming traffic. Raining? Travelling? Get a hotel before sunset. Factory tires are cheap, thin, and puncture easy. And tire shop salespersons rejoice at telling you one flat tire requires your purchase of four new tires. With on-demand, short-use rear-wheel activation? I'd like to talk to Honda's drive-train engineers. It has racecar front seats, those with high side cushions designed to hold you in place during race track cornering. Sadly, they're uncomfortable, painfully uncomfortable, on long road trips. The left seat-bottom riser cuts into your leg and restricts blood flow. After a couple of highway hours yiour left leg hurts. The key fob? Get this, it costs $149 to $459 and the key fob attachment link, the one that hooks on to your key chain, is on the fob's removable key. That key is removed from the fob device by simply pressing a side button. I learned this after noticing a lost key fob on a restaurant floor. It was mine. (The other half, i.e., the manual key, remained attached to my key ring.) The underhood maze is terrifying -- pipes and tubes everywhere. And, frankly, the expensive and historically troublesome turbo engine doesn't perform any better than Honda's previous -- and highly dependable -- 2000cc naturally aspirated engines. Get's about the same mileage. Glovebox is miniature, won't hold an extra donut without smearing the sprinkles. What do I like? Well, it is pretty.
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Amazing new Honda
Alyssa, 07/25/2024
2025 Honda CR-V EX-L 4dr SUV AWD (1.5L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
This car is jam packed with everything you can imagine! Runs amazing and fits a family so comfortably!
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Choices on comfort and color
EGC, 10/15/2024
2025 Honda CR-V EX-L 4dr SUV AWD (1.5L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
11 of 17 people found this review helpful
Two or three cabin details kept me from purchasing a new CR-V. They include the lack of choice in interior color, the driver’s seat and the steering wheel
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Miss my V-6
Darrell, 12/25/2024
2025 Honda CR-V Sport Touring Hybrid 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid EVT)
9 of 14 people found this review helpful
The CR-V is nice. My wife loves it, too. It's a Hybrid Sport Touring model with AWD. It has pretty much all the bells and whistles a Honda can have. In spite of the extra horse power it has, relative to other 2025 Hondas, The power doesn't compare to that of the V-6 engine in the car it replaced, a 2009 Accord EX-L V-6. I miss being able to pass the car in front of me, without being afraid of getting rear-ended by the car in the next lane. The seat positioning feature drives me crazy. It's supposed to slide back automatically while you exit the vehicle, then scoot you back into the position you had when you get back in. Usually, it does the opposite. The stereo is excellent. The sounds and lights that go off, while near an object, are maddening. I'm parked in my garage well aware that the wall and other things are nearby. Nevertheless, the warning system sounds off in my garage and won't shut off until I pull out and away from everything. Sometimes It drowns out my thoughts. The breaking isn't fast and I have to break well in advance of when I used to with my accord. I was disappointed that the vehicle is so much larger than the 2010 CR-V I used to have. The 40 mpg rocks, though.
Amazing car BUT very very easy to steal
DD, 01/13/2025
2025 Honda CR-V Sport Hybrid 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid EVT)
9 of 14 people found this review helpful
I owned the 2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid and it was a really nice car but it’s very easy to be stolen. Mine got stolen in my driveway in less than 5 minutes. It was locked and the alarm didn’t ring at all. Honda needs to step up their security features, but until then, I recommend a steering wheel lock to deter thieves or an airtag. It’s such a shame that it’s a brand new car yet it lacks the security features it needed. Less than 5 minutes is crazy (saw the video of the person doing it) I live in Queens, NY in a quiet neighborhood as well.
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