In-car Electronics
CD or DVD players, radio, speakers, GPS, communication system (e.g., OnStar), display screen freezes or goes blank, phone pairing (e.g. Bluetooth), voice control commands, steering wheel controls, portable music device interface (e.g., iPod/MP3 player), backup or other camera/sensors.
What Owners Say
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Anonymous, TX (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Android Auto screen will start beeping and flashing random settings and then will eventually stop functioning entirely. The timing of this is entirely random. It could be 4 hrs. into a road trip or 20 min. after I start running errands. When this happens on a road trip, you are left with no access to your route maps or settings. This has been an on going problem for 3 months and I have contacted the dealership numerous times. They tell me Honda is working on an update to fix the problem but so far nothing has appeared."
Anonymous, VA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Android Auto stopped working and wouldn't pair with my phone."
Anonymous, BC (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The vehicles system will not hook up to Android Auto. We've tried it with different phones and different cables we're awaiting a solution from Honda."
Anonymous, AZ (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Android auto doesn't work in this car. We tested with several phones and several cables. The same phones and cables work in other cars."
Anonymous, (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The display screen blinks and beeps off and on until I stop and turn off the car and then restart."
Anonymous, CO (2018 Honda CR-V Unsure Unsure)"There was a bug in the Apple CarPlay software that caused the brightness settings to fluctuate randomly. It was supposedly fixed with the 2018 model but I still experienced it. I had to bring the car to the dealer for a reboot and that seems to have fixed the problem. I don't think Apple CarPlay is fully tested."
Tawney S., MD (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The car and phone would not link. They reinstalled the software and then it worked fine."
Anonymous, HI (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"This is recent, The Apple carPlay icon no longer exists on the car screen, Apple was very helpful indicating after much troubleshooting that the vehicle firmware needs to be updated in order to fix the issue.....waiting to get that done"
John M., FL (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Apple play functions inconsistently and goes on and off inconsistently and is counterintuitive and basically a pain. If we were to do it all over again, it would be the reason for us not to get this car again"
Anonymous, CA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"It is intermittent. I will work fine most of the time, and other times it states it cannot connect. When will say it cannot connect sometimes it is connected, and other times it is not."
Anonymous, (2018 Honda CR-V LX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"CarPlay will not recognize phone. Started intermittently, then progressed to always not recognize iPhone. Dealer has to reset the head unit. Learned to reset head unit at home."
Anonymous, NV (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Apple car play freezes up, or gets into a can't contact server (for Siri) mode. very irritating and seems to resolve with reset of iPhone. Seems to be an Apple bug"
Anonymous, MN (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"My phone automatically connects to Apple car play. My wife's phone has never been able to connect."
Anonymous, ID (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"It works fine if I connect my smartphone to the vehicle with a cord. But with the bluetooth function it just locks up, or the screen goes blank."
Anonymous, NC (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"See my answer to the last question as it pertains to all in car electronics."
Anonymous, MD (2018 Honda CR-V Unsure 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Car has been in to dealer twice for electronic issues, It had to be towed in once, dealer had to reboot computer, screen some times does eratic things."
Robert T., OH (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Display flashes and beeps. Must stop car and restart to reset. Software update supposedly coming. Other CR-Vs have been having this issue since 4/2018 that I know of."
James G., NC (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The display screen and mapping freeze up and also can’t be controlled by the designated controls."
Fred L., VA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The display would freeze up in a bright/low light display that was not able to change, and it would change back and forth. It happened twice. The dealership did a hard computer re-set and it solved the problem."
Ellyn W., NC (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Just in CarPlay. The screen freezes to brightness control even though I don’t touch brightness control. Then goes blank."
Anonymous, OR (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Either freezes or does things on it's own. Dealer couldn't fix. Honda says they know about it but don'y have software fix yet and is not a top priority so could take 2 years to correct the software."
Anonymous, SC (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Infotainment system weekly freezes and goes spastic. I have to do a soft reboot just to get the infotainment system to work at a minimal basis. Its pathetic."
David E., IA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Display froze intermittently causing me to have to shut the vehicle off and then restart. The dealer rebooted the infotainment/nav system and the problem has not reoccured."
Anonymous, TX (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Honda says at the present there is no fix for this problem. Have to wait for Honda to work out a fix with the audio manufacturer. Also, the battery experienced a parasitic drain after 3 days sitting within 1 month of purchase. Honda fixed this re-occurring condition by by resetting a backup? fuse."
Norbert G., MN (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Screen changes the screen brightness up and down by itself. It mostly turns the brightness down until the screen is not readable. This happens intermittently. Restarting the car seems to fix it."
Christopher M., OH (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Occurred every now and then.had to take it to dealer to resolve the problem. They rebooted the computer"
Anonymous, PA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L Unsure)"About 6 times since new. Almost cause an accident due to distractions"
Anonymous, (2018 Honda CR-V LX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"One a occasional basis the display screen stops working and in this case to get it to work, I have to turn off the car and restart the engine"
Anonymous, CA (2018 Honda CR-V LX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The problem occurs only when I take trips usually around 300 miles. In about an hour into the trip the coffee cup shows up on the screen and shortly after the cruise control goes out and then all the lights show up on the screen telling you that all the warning systems are off. I have to pull over and stop the car. I then turn the car off and restart. I rebots inself when you start it up again and usually I can get to my destination before it does it again. There are times I can complete the entire trip with no issues. It's just random."
Anonymous, AZ (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"While on the highway the screen started flashing all sorts of things and making an annoying noise. Finally pulled over and turned off the car. problem stopped but got it repaired on warranty."
Anonymous, (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"On two occasions (3/2/19 and 4/29/19) the Audio/Information Screen (Display) began to "beep" and then flash continuously. When this happened, the system does not respond to touch controls and cannot be cancelled until the car is shut off and restarted (i.e. The screen is "rebooted") The problem was reported to DCH Honda 5/9/19 who told me that Honda was aware of this problem. On 10/16/1 the car was serviced by DCH Kay Honda for an Audio Information Screen (Display) software update, and the problem did not re-occur immediately. Then on 1/2/20 I opened a "chat" session with DCH Honda to report continuing issues with the Display regardless of the above software update. They suggested I bring the car in so they could look at the problem, but I told them that I was not wasting my time unless Honda had a permanent fix. Again on 4/14/20 the Display froze and failed to respond to any commands (although, amazingly, the AM radio continued to play). After several minutes the system rebooted itself, after which all was well for the remainder of the day. Then on 4/18/20 the Display froze while backing up. The camera was lost and all other display controls failed to respond. (The lost back up camera is particularly troubling since this is now becoming a safety issue.) I shut off and restarted the car and after several minutes, the system rebooted. That same day I reported all of the above to Honda America (in a fax, apparently they don't yet have email capability). A few days later Honda America contacted me via telephone and basically said I needed to schedule an appointment with the dealer and leave the car so they could attempt to replicate the problem "“ "they can't fix it if they don't know what's wrong." (Honda America acted as if no one had ever reported this particular problem before.) I said that it's an intermittent problem and may not occur while they have the car. (Honda America then said, well, the dealer may have to keep the car for several days!) Wait. What? In addition, I'm not the only one who has this problem and Honda should be aware of it. I'm not wasting my time until they have a fix. I also said that I would schedule an appointment with the dealer when the time was right. Case number 11264658 was assigned. Subsequent to the call, I learned that there are other Honda CR-V owners with the same problem, and there is supposedly a Class Action lawsuit. Also, a Honda Owner's Club web site had many postings on this issue. Among other points made is that when the problem happens, the owner should video it so you can show it to the dealer when you bring it in for service. Other suggestions were to reset the Display or disconnect the battery and reconnect. Before I try any of these "solutions", I first want to get a video when the problem occurs. Then I will contact the dealer for an appointment."
Anonymous, (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The screen blinks and flashes"
Anonymous, NY (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Display screen for the radio and phone would not respond. The Honda dealer had to reset the hardware."
Anonymous, CA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Would go blank or half of screen would freeze and start beeping. Took 2 years of dealer visits finally resolved with fix under warranty. Honda did not tell us about fix. We found postings from owners with similar problems alerting that Honda admitted the units had a problem and provided a software or revised unit replacement. Our 2014 CR-V had trouble free electronics and engine. 2018 disappointing drivetrain and infotainment. Honda as a company has worsened in terms of quality and customer service by denying problems and has lost our trust. Will not buy agaIn"
Anonymous, CA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"This happens once every couple weeks. You must do a soft reboot to get the system working again. It's ridiculous."
Anonymous, IA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"unable to access any data or use information on screen. Locked up in vehicle turn on default."
Anonymous, (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Info system would go crazy on long trips. Honda installed a software upgrade and it fixed the issue at no cost"
Anonymous, OH (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"On my fourth GPS/Radio head in this car. They all fail within six weeks. Dealer keeps replacing the head and I keep telling them there is an electrical short that is causing the heads to fail."
Anonymous, KS (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The display went bezerk - flashing between different screens and beeping. It was finally fixed by Honda with a software update. It took them over a year to figure out the problem after we first reported it."
Anonymous, CO (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"unable to react to touchscreen. Seems to come for a minute or so and clear up. Irritating."
Anonymous, MN (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"At any time the screen starts flipping all over but you cannot stop it, nor can you listen to the radio, use the phone or GPS. This can go on until you turn the car off; and sometimes it still continues when you turn it back on. The whole time it is beeping, which becomes very annoying. We've had it in several times and to no avail. It began within a month of getting the car. I can't "make" it do this but I was able to take it to the dealer while it was doing it so they could see what I was talking about. It's been to the shop and they say it is a software issue that has no fix "yet"."
Anonymous, WA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"See previous discussion about the nav system -- this is where the display froze."
Anonymous, GA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring Unsure)"Intermittent freezing on display screen requiring visitors to dealer"
Anonymous, VA (2018 Honda CR-V Unsure 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Just freeze up. That was fixed once they replaced the display."
Anonymous, WY (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Car was 1 year old. Driving on expressway. Nav screen went dark and was unresponsive. A tech person at the dealership suggested we turn off the car and restart. This fixed the problem. It happened two more times, 1000 miles apart. Hasn't happened again in 10,000 miles."
Anonymous, MI (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The screen freezes up when I try to use apple car play. I have to shut the car down and restart to get it to unfreeze. For 2 years I have been trying to get Honda to fix the problem. Have been to the dealership numerous times on this issue. They just don't know and I don't think they care. This has taken this vehicle from being an excellent car for me and turned it into a I hate Honda car."
Anonymous, NC (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"It happened a couple of times. As noted previously the system was ixed by dealer...he 'flashed' the system i.e. reset it."
Anonymous, TX (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"On a road trip, 300 miler, screen goes blank for no reason, radio continued to play thou. Got home unloaded the car and that's when I tried to restart the car the info system indicated a glitch, tried several times to restart, 10 min. later everything went back to normal, took to dealer to check out, they could not duplicate problem. This problem has not recurred since."
Leroy G., MS (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The display brightness control was automatically triggering itself to darken to the point where it was unreadable. The dealer couldn’t tell why and reset system. Hasn’t recurred since (at least3 months now)"
Anonymous, VT (2018 Honda CR-V)"screen went blank ad all functions associated with it did not work - radio, back up camera, phone, and any other function that relied on that screen/unit"
Anonymous, AZ (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Unknown reason. Screen goes blank, car must be restarted to bring it back."
Jerome G., AZ (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"The display screen would go blank or go crazy. The volume on the navigation system would lower on its own and eventually go off."
Helene M., NJ (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"while driving I hit the screen and the screen went blank. another time, the screen started to cycle through options. in both cases, I had to exit the freeway, turn off the car and restart it."
Anonymous, CO (2018 Honda CR-V)"For no reason the infotainment screen just goes blank and I can not use any of the infotainment features including FM radio. It is just frustrating."
F D., NC (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The screen would divert to brightness and get dark. Then eventually go to blank when in CarPlay. Stopping and restarting vehicle will resolve problem."
Anonymous, OR (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"DISPLAY SCREEN FREEZES UP. DEALER RESET IT AND IT IS WORKING BETTER NOW. THEY TOLD US HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX."
Robert F., CA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The display screen starts beeping and the display changes and then changes again. This affects all the options available including the GPS music options etc. and the screen brightness keeps changing from bright to dim to off."
Anonymous, SC (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"When the display screen goes blank I have no access to my phone, radio, back up camera or navigation system. I depend on these things; especially the phone because my husband has serious heart conditions."
Merry Q., WA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"While driving the navigation screen went blank and lasted for about 15 seconds, then came back to normal."
Mark S., FL (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"To correct the problem the car manual was in error and not easy to follow."
Anonymous, WA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Display goes blank and makes a repeated loud beep"
Anonymous, CO (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"It started to blink and beeb. When I shut the car off and restarted it, it stopped and did not come back"
Anonymous, IL (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"perhaps once happened from heat of direct sunlight other times not"
Anonymous, AZ (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L Unsure)"Not sure why but occasionally the screen starts flickering, changing from day to night illumination even at the height of the day and then finally goes black. I stop the car and turn if off and restart and the screen will work fine."
Anonymous, CA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L Unsure)"I have noticed the problem twice while using the navigation system. After a few minutes, the system comes back. However, the nav, system went black during a time when it was critical to make a decision."
Anonymous, FL (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"See above 2500+ character text."
Anonymous, (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Happened about 7 or 8 times. Resolved when taken to dealer."
Anonymous, NY (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"This goes back to the screen freezing up. It is one of the effects of the issue with the software that the dealer says there is no "fix" for."
Anonymous, WA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Screens go dark. Warning lights appear. As soon as the car is slowed down when pulling over it recovers. or the car must be stopped, shut off and started again. The screens come back to normal and the warning lights are gone. Took it to Honda they said they'd have to replace the components and/or hard reset the computer system in the car. The hard reset didn't do anything. The car still has this problem. It appears this is a software defect."
Anonymous, TX (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Screen problems began within a month of leasing. Finally fixed under warranty 2 years later after disgruntled owner posted info that a fix was found but dealer and company were not forthcoming with information"
Anonymous, CA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"when screen goes blank other accessories dont work eg. Heater fan and god know what else"
Anonymous, WA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Screen would change brightness and stay dark. Update helped but then much later happened again twice but has since been ok."
Anonymous, IL (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Display went bonkers occasionally. First trip to dealer was a bust. later on they took it in a fixed it."
Anonymous, CO (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"I just reconnect the cable and it goes away."
Anonymous, OH (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"see previous answer - screen goes blank or flashes between different screen. Fixed by Honda under warranty."
Anonymous, CO (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"starts flashing all screens. Have to turn ignition off, wait a few seconds, then restart the car."
Anonymous, (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Display screen goes blank, or develops a mind of its own to begin y dancing between random screens, as if someone is leaning on the display. Most frequently when sunshine has been striking the display for a little while. Rebooting the automobile produces a modest improvement sometimes."
Anonymous, NY (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"While driving long distances (usually after an hour) sometimes the screen turns completely black so you can't see the GPS anymore. Sometimes it starts flickering between day and night mode (this is in broad daylight). This seems to be a defect with the brightness sensor because the brightness control shows up. The only way to stop this is to park the car, turn it off and on again. There are videos of this issue in YouTube, so it doesn't happen to me only. I took a video of this issue myself and took it to the dealer, but they refused to do anything about it unless they could reproduce it themselves. This is a serious problem because if you depend on the GPS (Android Auto) to get somewhere, this renders it useless. This happened a lot when the car was new, but fortunately, it hasn't happened in the last few months. Maybe a there was a software fix for it."
Anonymous, FL (2018 Honda CR-V EX Unsure)"Would blink off and on like a mind of its own. On warranty, they replaced the whole display."
Anonymous, WY (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Randomly goes blank. All features seem to continue working. Some screens are available."
Anonymous, WI (2018 Honda CR-V Unsure 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"It's happened a couple of times, resolved itself but dealer flashed system anyway."
Anonymous, TX (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"MP3 player does not support playlists! (m3u files). There is no Auxiliary input jack for plugging in a personal mp3 player. Designers gave no consideration to podcasts or books on tape: no way to skip back a few seconds, no easy way to skip forward 15 minutes into a track to recover from a radio crash. Some ID3 tags are not processed properly, causing the screen to display a menu instead of any track info."
Anonymous, NM (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The smart phone is my biggest gripe. (1.) No one, including dealership, area Honda rep and HQ in CA has been able to explain how to successfully set up frequently called number, (2) the radio does not come on without prior switching of the Sources function, etc. It's overly complicated and dangerous if you are trying to drive and deal with all the complexities at the same time. I previously drove a company owned, i.e. mid priced, Malibu that had all the same functions and I had zero issues with using them to my satisfaction. Very cumbersome and frustrating system."
Scott C., MD (2018 Honda CR-V 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The infotainment system does not work properly. Will not connect, will go blank, tells me no device is connected when it is connected. Have been to dealer 3 times with out a resolution. Dealer and Honda are aware of the problem but have not answers. This to me is a major issue because I bought the car for these features."
F D., NC (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Can not connect to Pandora most of the time"
Anonymous, MI (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"There was no cd I was told to get a thumb drive it didn't work 2 other Honda shops could not get it to work I had a computer fiend found 12 steps to get it to run then one shop said get MP3 players to fix it Most of the electronic stuff hard to figure out"
Anonymous, PA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Random increase/decrease of radio volume."
Anonymous, WA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring Unsure)"Harming system gets confused on its location and is unable to determine what direction you should go. I’ve uploaded two updates in the past two months with no resolution to the problem."
Rob J., KS (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"HondaLink problems. Keeps randomly disconnecting even when phone cord is plugges into system."
Anonymous, NH (2018 Honda CR-V)"System frequently gets lost and confused. Sometimes cannot seem to find my location. Also will drive along a straight interstate highway, and the Nav will direct me to take an exit, then will loop me around back on to the same highway. No Idea why it does this. Sometimes just have to use my cell phone."
Robert H., NY (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Apple Play connection (sometimes) seems to lower the volume of the navigation commands to inaudible. Figuring out how to fix it has taken me a few times as the UI is not set up well."
Anonymous, NJ (2018 Honda CR-V)"The systems tends to start automatically going back and forth and is uncontrollable. It works most of the time, but in order for the Honda dealer to do anything, I must bring it to them at the time it is going haywire, but it only does it for a short time. I did have the dealer make a note of my problem."
Joseph G., TX (2018 Honda CR-V LX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"The display goes crazy - flashing between day and night brightness, different screens (radio, nav), beeping. Honda is aware of the problem and is working with Panasonic to fix. My local dealer says they don't have a fix date yet."
Anonymous, CO (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"First problem was the display screen went wild scrolling through different screens about once a second. Then the audio screen was blank and couldn't use my radio. This was fixed by the dealer by re-loading the software. Now the GPS starts switching screens slowly by itself and giving me directions to unknown places. Dealer hasn't been able to solve problem and Honda has no solution at this time."
Richard B., NC (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Temporarily went blank for 15 seconds, then returned to normal."
Mark S., FL (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The display screen sometimes goes haywire and turns off and on, goes blank, switches stations, etc. If I restart the car it sometimes clears up. The dealership said they are waiting on a software update but 9 months and nothing yet."
Anonymous, MI (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L Unsure)"as mentioned before, the nav. system went to black while in operation. Then came back after a few minutes."
Anonymous, FL (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Nav screen will start switching on its own between radio, nav or goes blank. Dealership said a fix was coming. That was over 12 months ago. Still not fixed."
Anonymous, CA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Once the navigation system caused the display to continually cycle and beep as if an input to the system was occurring. Two other times the navigation display simply froze. In both cases, I had to stop the vehicle, turn it off, wait for several minutes and restart to reboot the navigation system in order to correct the problem. In one other case, the navigation system was displaying tracks where the vehicle was supposed to have travelled -- but could not have [including over houses in my neighborhood. Had to return the nav system to factory setting to resolve this issue."
Anonymous, GA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring Unsure)"When giving the GPS verbal address it keeps giving another address. Verbal instructions to the GPS is hit and miss."
Anonymous, NY (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"The verbal instructions don't work well. The interface is complicated to use."
Anonymous, NY (2018 Honda CR-V Unsure Unsure)"It is not phone pairing, but the fact that the Bluetooth microphone picks up too much background noise and the party on the other end, can't hear or understand you. This has been a problem on all of our Honda's and sounds like for other brands."
Anonymous, KS (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Bluetooth feature was lagging when I first bought it. Then it began to work intermittently, then not at all. When I took it in, the service department was unable to fix it. The screen would sometimes go out completely, including FM radio. Apple Car Play worked for a while, then went out completely. Honda service again could not fix it, and the Honda Tech Dept. said the fix for it will not come out until September. This should be a recall issue and buyers should be aware of it. I would not have purchased it if I had known. The service department said it was an issue in ALL of their 2018 CRVs."
Anonymous, IL (2018 Honda CR-V)"There is a horrible noise on the called end of in car calls placed on road at 30 mph and above."
Anonymous, TX (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Unable to use two separate phones in the car"
Anonymous, MI (2018 Honda CR-V)"Not hard to pair the phone but it doesn't hold the paring, randomly dropping a phone which then has to be repaired."
Anonymous, CA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L Unsure)"pairs with and then removes my flip phone"
Anonymous, CO (2018 Honda CR-V LX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"The salesperson was unable to pair the phone. She just gave up."
Anonymous, NY (2018 Honda CR-V LX Unsure)"The problem is that the smart phone interface connects incredibly easily to Any Apple device. This is very awkward because I use Android. I found myself listening to my girlfriend struggling to complete a phone call while following behind me. My dashboard had connected to her Apple phone without intervention or confirmation from inside the car behind me. I just teach passengers with Apple devices how to turn off Bluetooth when riding with me. The dashboard is so promiscuous for Apple devices that, as an Android user, it is simultaneously embarrassing and infuriating."
Anonymous, NY (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Bluetooth stop functioning"
Anonymous, OH (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"too complicated. I don't know how to set it up."
Anonymous, NY (2018 Honda CR-V Unsure Unsure)"Horrible user interface that requires looking away from the road. Poor sound, Poor reception. Very hard to program. No CD player. Poor links to external electronics like a portable CD player. I intend to replace it with an aftermarket radio that includes a CD player."
David C., CA (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Problem affected only SIRUSXM. I took it to the dealer and they were able to fix it by simply changing a setting."
Anonymous, VA (2018 Honda CR-V)"The satellite radio bean not working properly anf the entire system was replaced at no charge"
George H., NY (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"station tuner"
Ronald S., OH (2018 Honda CR-V EX 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Radio screen freezes up when starting the car in an area (garage, etc.) where the antenna does not have access to the sky (SiriusXm). You have to wait until you are away from roof overhangs and then turnoff and turn on the radio to get a clear screen. Dealer says he has no fix to issue."
Rob J., KS (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"on 2 occasions the volume would not respond, on the 2nd the radio would not turn back on after we turned it off, trying to reset the radio. The radio did work fine after the car was turned off and turned on again."
Anonymous, BC (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"About 1 out of every 5 times I turn on the radio it does not show the station and some of those times it will not allow me to change between channels."
Anonymous, CA (2018 Honda CR-V LX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"poor reception had it in to dealer 3 times antenna was replaced better but still not as good as previous vehicles I've had"
Anonymous, AZ (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"I would choose most in-car electronics if available because controls are complicated, inconvenient, and unsafe because the distract from the driver's attention. They are poorly designed and even dealership folks aren't really competent in explaining their operation."
Anonymous, MD (2018 Honda CR-V Unsure 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Buttons do not accept touch easily. Screen goes blank. Text & emails on screen are a pain in the neck."
Anonymous, NH (2018 Honda CR-V Unsure 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"would not stay on channel"
Anonymous, OH (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Please see previous answer about all of the warning lights and safety alerts."
Catherine M., WA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"My CRV was plagued by SEVERE oil dilution and also had NO heat. I have no idea why, nor does Honda. The vehicle is a piece of garbage and Honda refuses to admit there is a problem. Claiming the engine rapping, severe gasoline fumes in the cabin, the oil dilution and having no heat is all operating as designed and refused to fix it. In fear for my life and safety I got rid of the vehicle. You guys need to stop giving this dangerous car such good ratings you are helping Honda continue to sell them and no incentive to fix them because so many car buyers, myself included take your advice on what to buy. Now I do not trust you OR Honda."
Anonymous, MA (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Driver assistance features stopped working. Software update fixed the problem. No problems since."
Anonymous, NC (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"After being out of town for 3 months, I returned to a car that had gone crazy. Every warning light imaginable was flashing. I received alerts that multiple systems were not working and that I should not drive the car at all. I took it to the dealer, assuming that they could just reset the idiot lights and I could go on my way. They said they had to inspect each and every one of those warning lights before they could reset them. Then they called and said there was a problem with the transmission. They had to order a part. They had the car for a week before I could get it back. Since I have a vacation home in another state, I will be letting this car sit for a couple months every year. If this happens again when I return, I will probably get rid of this one. What a frustrating problem!"
Catherine M., WA (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Ck engine light appears intermittently. Honda service clears. What a pain in the butt!!"
George A., IL (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"I took my car to the local Honda dealer. They checked it out and called HONDA. They were told this is a software problem and they are working to correct it. That was 6 months ago and they have not contacted me with an update of the software or a software fix. When it acts up I lose the radio, phone, back up camera and navigation system. This is not good when traveling. I want it fixed!"
Merry Q., WA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"These fixes were supposed to take care of the electronic issues - voice command, carplay, car settings and they continue to not function properly relative to other vehicles I have owned"
Anonymous, VA (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"This was a recall for an issue with gas leaking into the oil when the engine warms up in very cold weather areas. Did update but how am I to know if it already happened. Honda dealer says no."
Anonymous, PA (2018 Honda CR-V EX 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"bluetooth is horrible. the speaker is behind the glove box and the faster I go the more noise the person I'm trying to talk with hears. Honda says they are aware but there is no fix. Very aggravating !!!"
Anonymous, (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L Unsure)"when the radio locked up, both time using the wheel controls did not work to control the volume."
Anonymous, BC (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)"Bluetooth feature was lagging when I first bought it. Then it began to work intermittently, then not at all. When I took it in, the service department was unable to fix it. The screen would sometimes go out completely, including FM radio. The Handsfree phone feature does not work. No voice commands work. Honda service again could not fix it, and the Honda Tech Dept. said the fix for it will not come out until September. This should be a recall issue and buyers should be aware of it. I would not have purchased it if I had known. The service department said it was an issue in ALL of their 2018 CRVs. They claim it is because the phone keeps updating and the car can't keep up with the updates. This is an unacceptable answer. Do not install features that will not be reliable."
Anonymous, IL (2018 Honda CR-V)"The voice command feature is almost worthless. When you give it a command, you never know what it will do. This system is very frustrating because you ask for a person's number, ie; jill's number and you won't get that number but maybe a random 800 number. It is a waste of time and I generally pull over to the side of the road to find numbers to "hands free" talk to when I am traveling."
Anonymous, CO (2018 Honda CR-V Touring 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Ask it to phone a specific name list appears with name on it asking me again which number to the name I want Should dial name mentioned when there isn't another name even close to the requested one on the list Sometimes doesn't dial at all"
Anonymous, AZ (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)
"Interface is incredibly poor, plus one only gets about 15 uses of the USB cable before the data connection gives out and a new cable is required. When making the connection, the map has to be up and running on the smart phone before starting the car. Often there is an interruption, and the link is lost, requiring the user to start over again."
Anonymous, SD (2018 Honda CR-V EX-L 1.5-L 4 Cyl turbo)