Honda CR-V Change Vehicle

"CD player destroys (wipes out) disks when loaded"

"Display not back lighted. Cannot see when sun is bright"

"Small buttons are hard to see and too small!"

"When I start the vehicle in the garage, the back-up camera screen will not show any image until I am well outside the garage. Also, whenever I put the vehicle in reverse, in any situation including in a store parking lot, the screen will not display travel area lines until I've already completed my back-up maneuver. VERY FRUSTRATING!"

"if sun is shinning it's hard to see details on screen"

"Cannot tune radio volume, call system difficult to use"

"All indicators on screen (including speedometer, etc) froze. Price Honda in Dover, DE assessed as a computer problem and spent 1 week checking the entire system. Apparently it was a short circuit which froze all electronics"

"The entire audio system is shorted out. Over a 425.00 part plus labor"

"Touch screen is a disaster at times. One of the very few positive side effects of this virus is that touch screen technology will probably be on the wane."

"The same comments as the Civic"

"Fussy and unintuitive controls."

"User interface is not very clear or intuitive. Does not work with generic blue tooth from an mp3 player. I called Honda within one week after I bought the car to find out about their blue tooth capability, version and compatibility, but the rep I talked to (for 30 minutes) was clueless! Reading mp3 files from the usb drive is erratic, does not recognize some mp3 files on the usb, does not keep track of time when forward or backward. Fast forward and backward buttons are inconvenient. When press forward or backward it only proceeds a few second at a time, easy to make an error and forward to the next track or back ward to the beginning of the track. I would rather they have the line in available (aux) to simply use the car speakers for any music player."

"Entire info system not customer friendly."

"Horrible interface. Lack of clear menu commands."

"This system continually tries to route me by the longest and most complicated route. I have been driving for 55 years and I know the best way to start out my trip. I usually only need assistance with the final couple miles, but this Nav system insist that turn around and travel her route. Honda has the guts to try and sell me map updates. These updates are only necessary because they were omitted when the car was sold."

"We have the top of the line TOURING MODEL. This nav/gps system is the worst I have ever owned. Even after the $180 upgrade from Honda, it still does not know where we are!! We live in a neighborhood that is at least 25 yrs. old, and it constantly says: unknown, unverified - you are on your own !! It can't find the library in our town, even while sitting right outside the front door! It can't find the closest Costco, even though just a few miles from it - and finds another one 2 hours away !! It is mostly useless from my point of view, and usually have to use my cell phone gps ....... even the manager of the dealership told me he did not think the upgrade would work -- WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU !!!"

"The user interface on the 2016 CRV is so deficient as to render the system unusable. It is a user interface design issue and is so bad we defer to our smartphones rather that use the system."

"Clunkiest unit I've ever used. Our early 2000's Garmin runs circles around this waste of space. Audio controls are awkward and demand looking away from road. Was difficult to upgrade. Wheel controls ok, voice activation so spotty we don't use. Screen most usable for backup camera. A volume knob and tuning knob would relieve most issues. Not available on touring model. Dealer pleasant and as helpful as much as they are able, but they are limited by design. A Honda fan, like and enjoy vehicle."

"Completely unreliable navigation system. From constantly recalculating route to changing the selected route without warning."

"The NAV system is terrible because it also controls the sound system. It is very dangerous because the controls are TOO small to manage while driving. It is stupid to stop every time you have to change something for the GPS, Sound etc,, in this car. The voice control works OK if you are parked, but while driving, it is TERRIBLE. I hate it."

"System installed was out of date. Very inaccurate. Use Garmin system. Difficult viewing screen due to exterior light reflection. Install at a angle for the driver to view and/or install in front of driver."

"Street names are poorly and rarely displayed. On a close up (1/20 view) you can see only the names of one to three upcoming streets in the entire map. No speed limits displayed (as are on some Garmin devices). Some streets (built in 1992) are not displayed. Addresses can be as far off as one eighth of a mile. Distances on long trips can be off as much as 30-40 miles and up to 40 minutes wrong in estimated time of arrival. Saved favorites or waypoints appear and disappear--totally inconsistent an"

"Electronics worked on and off from first day I had it. Ended up the navigation systems was bad. Had problem getting this fixed, was at dealership 9 times in the first month to get them to fix it. Was replaced and the problem was fixed"

"Compared to Apple the Honda system takes a fairly long time to calculate a route"

"Not accurate and out of date. Does not speak the names of the streets. Difficult to view screen on bright sunny days"

"Poor system..trying to reinvent not responsive difficult input. Bad directions just plainly bad"

"It is NOT a very good system and confusing. Changes by itself when it wants to. Does not show street names when you need them. Has a terrible 3D version and is useless. Never understands Voice prompts. Will not allow phone numbers to be entered. POI's are terrible"

"Hard to inter address. My 10 year old TomTom runs rings around the Honda GPS!"

"It gets lost frequently. Routing is unreliable"

"When 2 years old the GPS went out. Now I am told the entire audio system is shorted out and causing a new GPS antennae to malfunction."

"I stopped using the navigation because it is extremely difficult to set up! Directions are confusing...not worth the effort, tried many times by Honda, others that claimed to understand it! I just use my iPhone (easy & reliable)!"

"We do not like the feature that the vehicle must be stopped and in neutral to operate the system . The copilot could easily do so and maintain safety ."

"Along with the NAV system, everything else failed. The car was dead. Had to be towed 3 or more times."

"Entire interaction w GPS, phones, audio and all controls related to the 2 screens are far too complicated and at times utterly useless. If you want to change a setting or default, you must stop vehicle. Understandable! If you don't stop immediately on the Interstate, you must use a pen and pencil to record problem to deal with later. Much more dangerous. There are hundreds of these settings and choices which you only realize as you attempt to use them in real-world setting. Not intuitive, not useful. Simply terrible design. (Have watched all videos and classes.)"

"often took requests to american cities. Upgrade at dealers expense and in an attempt to fix helped a lot. Is better now. Long way from as simple as my garmin that is 10 years old."

"The same comments as the Civic"

"I have been told by the Honda Dealer service manager that my phone update have exceeded the updates of the vehicles phone system. This is something I doubt but they were still not able to get the Bluetooth system working properly. No one at the dealer seemed to be trained on the Bluetooth system. Goodbye Honda Link."

"The whole system is integrated. It is TERRIBLE for the whole GPS, Voice, Radio, Bluetooth, Pairing etc.. You can 't pair more than one phone. You have to delete the first phone, etc. TERRIBLE! TERRIBLE!"

"People can't make out what I say at parkway speeds"

"Vehicle did not sync with phone. Phone updates seem to have fixed problem"

"my phone is paired according to the car, but I can't call out on bluetooth"

"After 4th visit to dealer for help, the service tech suggested I get a new phone!! I said I'd get a new car first and I will!"

"Very difficult to pair the phone. It erases the paired phone"

"Echo on the recipient of phone calls; took ~8 visits to the dealership to replicate and replace the head unit"

"IPHONE 6 HAS SOMETIMES NOT PAIRED WELL SO FREE-HAND USE, WHERE YOU CAN BE HEARD ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE OR THERE WAS A LOT OF STATIC THAT INTERFERRED WITH AUDIO"

"Instructions so complex we cannot figure out how to pair to bluetooth."

"My phone doesn't auto connect to car's Bluetooth sometimes"

"Totally unable to pair. Service hasn’t been able to repair. They just blame it on phone updates."

"Radio sound when turned to lower sound level, two bars, sound is like it is off frequency."

"Integrating a new sound system with the existing controls i. e. steering controls etc... cannot be guaranteed???? WTF!!!!????"

"TheHonda link system is one of the worst I have ever seen. Needs on/off/volume knob and separate tuning knob. Hate this system in every way and will not get another Honda CR V IF NOT UPDATED ."

"See previous comments"

"As with any electronic devices I expect the manufacturer to update the firmwares to fix the bugs. Honda doesn't send out any fixes. When I bring the car in for service, the shop doesn't know anything about the media player issue."

"I don't think I responded yes to software update problems but there was no selection for electrical system problems. After spending $600.00 for a 25k checkup (at 20k miles) the car died on the way home from dealership in sweltering heat. Jumped, returned to dealer. Overtightened battery cables and said nothing wrong with electrical system or battery. Stranded 6 times in next 4 months at which point 3 year warranty was up. Dealer said they would not replace battery under any circumstances. Noticed it was 410 CCA which is grossly under-powered for Touring model. Not something a person inspects when buying a new vehicle. Stranding and dealer inaction means"

"The CR-V speakers are cost prohibitive to replace with better quality systems because Honda put ZERO thought into future sound system upgrades. The existing cheap low quality speaker locations are NOT compatible with better quality speaker sizes, and the cost to customize/cut a bigger area for replacing with even the same sized but better quality speakers forces the added expenses of $1000s of dollars in labor!!!"

"When the control is in service and we come onto a off-ramp or turn slow-down lane (right or left) the system tries to take the vehicle onto the turn lane rather than continuing to proceed forward even though no signal has been activated"

"The power steering light came on and made it very difficult to steer. The. Electric power steering became inoperable."

"The problem lies in the ease or lack of it in operating the controls. We did NOT find it easy."

"The voice controls and touch screen controls are way too complicated and specific. My Toyota interface is much more user friendly."

"Voice control doesn’t work well, and I had to turn off the lane watch and land keep system as its too sensitive and keeps alarming."

"When asking to call any number in my directory (by NAME) the system repeatedly says, "No command heard...please etc). When dying the NAME of a familiar and frequently called person, the system dials *1101 or 911.....this is very dangerous I think.; I am forced to end the call immediately. Have saved 3 names for speed dial. The system rarely identifies these and dials a random series of numbers. Commands for adjusting air or audio or other features almost NEVER work or they change the settings fo"

"The system has a hard time recognizing my voice"

"Car and phone can't pick up my speech clearly"

"Failure to recognize voice commands"

"On several occasions, I tried to call specific telephone numbers without success"

"Recently, last 6 months, device does not respond to voice commands intermittently! Not resolved."

"counter-intuitive and difficult to operate. Requires using terms that are not regular requests. Goes off on tangents regularly."

"The hose was not connected to the drains for the moonroof causing water leakage inside the vehicle - water dripping of the sun visor - during heavy rain . Our research showed other complaints about this same manufacturing problem. Although out of warranty, Honda paid 60% of the repair costs to fix the moonroof. This seems to be a manufacturing defect that should be on a recall."

"Leaves blocked the drain under the hood."

"Driver's side window doesn't completely seal resulting in wind noise."

"Adds to cabin noise"

"weather stripping on driver front door developed air leak in top corner of window"

"Again, taking this CRV to the same dealership, they have not been able to stop the intermittent vibrations and rattles in two places on the front dash board -- one on the left side and one on the right side. Even our family and friends have commented on these rattles when they ride with us !!!"

"Unable to find location. Very irritating."

"Squeak and or rattle near the A-Pillar and dash area. The dealer disassembled and placed insulator (weather stripping or something like that) between the pillar and dash. Nothing is visible. Noise has been repaired and there are no visible signs of any work being done. This was covered under warranty."

"While on the highway, the instrument panel right in front of the driver constantly "buzzes" -- very annoying !!"

"The sunroof developed a rattle. It took 3 separate appointments at the dealer, 20 miles away, leaving work early for each appointment, to get it fixed"

"Knocks when backing up"

"Dashboard rattling. Lane keep assist/Adaptive cruise control camera rattling"

"I have a rattle that comes and goes under the right of the dash"

"Vehicle was delivered with a rattle in rear. Dealer unable to locate/fix"

"tattoos in daashboard"

"heavy clunk when going over rough surfaces. Was traced to right rear strut. Repaired under warranty"

"Rear seat rattles. I periodically have to fold it and up to relieve the rattle."

"When the fan is blowing for either the AC or Heat, there is a continuous buzzing/noise that is irritating. Also, we had to have the leather seat reupholstered before the manufacturers warranty ran out because it was wearing really bad."

"I have isolated the high pitch squeak to the heating system (fan, blower). I can turn the heat or AC off and the sound goes away."

"Can not find what is rattling in back part of the CR=V"

"drivers door had faulty air seal at top corner of door, was replaced."

"very noisy to ride in, also road noise"

"I think a vehicle with a list price of of $30,000, should not be as noisy as this CRV"

"very noisy car, not just wind also road noise hard to hold a conversation at 60 mph"

"While on the highway, there is constant wind noise coming from the passenger door/window frame -- front part of the door/window area"

"Sunroof has a wind leak which I need to make an appointment to get repaired"

"The wind noise is at the driver's side window. It sounds like it's open a crack. It isn't"

"road noise is excessive"

"The wind noise comes from a poorly fitting driver's side window not completely closing."

"Started about 4 months after Vehicle purchased, never been worked on!"

"Can get loud inside the vehicle"

"Wind noise in cabin make it difficult to communicate with my wife."

"The road noise is so loud it makes it impossible to carry a conversation without yelling. Very loud."

"I wear hearing aids. Even with 60% hearing loss, this car has a lot of wind noise."

"In general, the CRV is more noisy versus my Highlander. I am sure this is due to the CRV being a less expensive car. We tried a RAV and it had the same noise as CRV."

"Wind noise has always been a big problem with CRV's"

"Noisiest vehicle I've ever owned - wind, road, random"

"Worne out"

"The rear brakes wore out more or less normally, but there was little indication of wear until the pads were finished. Bigger repair than expected and had to be done right away. The dealer did take care of it quickly and professionally."

"The rear brakes wore out at about 55000 miles. I thought it was odd that only the rear brakes wore out."

"worn brakes"

"At 109000 miles, I consider the brake Pad wear to have been normal. At replacement, dealer said 2 millimeters remaining thickness was wear limit..."

"Some vibration and squishiness of brakes showed that I needed brakes repaired."

"on one rear brake/all replaced"

"I had to replace the rear breaks last year around 40,000 and now the fronts at 50,000 The latest is that they now add breakfluid flush as necessary and required. It just don't remember having to do breaks and tires at so few miles driven"

"Rear brakes needed to be replaced at46000km and again at 89000km. With my previous 2 CRV's, I got at least 90,000 km on the original set. There is something wrong with material, workmanship, or system. Dealer replaced rear brakes at 46000 for now charge but would not replace the next set that lasted only 43000 km at no charge."

"This car seems to "eat" brake pads and rotors. Might be somewhat related to harsh northern winters though."

"At a routine service visit the Honda dealer informed us that the rear brakes were markedly deteriorated and would require replacement of the rotors, calipers and discs. This was thought to be due to leakage of Krown Rust Spray material through a protective rubber boot near the brakes. Ultimately Honda refunded about one third of the over $1000 repair cost since the car is still under warranty,"

"I have replaced brakes three times on this car"

"I consider the rear brakes to be defective on the 2016 CRV. They wore prematurely and I needed to replace pads and rotors TWICE within 30,000 miles."

"Left rear brake pad prematurely wore to the point of replacement. Covered under warranty as brake service was performed by dealer as part of regular service. One off situation covered by Honda."

"The pads and rotors had to be replaced prematurely."

"Left rear brake had abnormal wear, was still under warranty , Honda did not want to cover it. Both rear brakes had to be replace, calipers and rotors. Only 15,000 miles."

"Breaks made noise - they asked me if the car was sitting idle for 6 mos or more… it wasn't... They replaced pads and I think sanded cylinders."

"Brakes should last longer than 38000 miles before needing repair or replacement. I do not drive my car aggressively, I leave plenty of room in front of me, and do not ride the brakes or hit them hard very often, I only hit them hard in reaction to unexpected actions by other drivers."

"After numerous repairs such as replacing rotors, calipers and shoes, vehicle still shakes when stopping."

"When braking, there was a pronounced vibration and shuddering especially when coming down the mountain at speeds over 45 mph. I took it to a Honda mechanic and was told that the rotors had warped. They were able to grind the rotors level again"

"Right rear caliper regularly failed to release after some time driving. Damaged caliper and rotor"

"The brakes keep dragging. I've noticed abnormal wear and rust. The rotors have been turned and then replaced. The brakes have been serviced and need work again now."

"I had to have brakes serviced and then the rear rotors resurfaced at 11 months due to vibration and knocking noises. This cost me $300 under warranty! A month later they had to replace the rear rotors due to vibration and noise. This was done under warranty and said to be "one time". I didn't expect this on a new Honda CRV and hope it doesn't continue"

"Rust spots develop very quickly"

"Rear Brakes worn discovered during NYS Inspection."

"After sitting for a day or so when starting up, brakes are noisy. Probably surface rust but an easily corrected design error"

"Rotors warped and wore out prematurely."

"Limited use vehicle; over lengthy periods of non-use rust formed internally creating a dreadful screeching noise when brakes were applied. Resolved by Honda dealer at customer expense b/c the warranty for this issue expired after one year."

"The brakes make a horrible noise when applying the brake. I have taken it to the dealer and have been told there is nothing wrong they are just noisy but it is very loud and concerning"

"bad breaks"