Honda CR-V
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4 Owner Reviews
Date Reviewed
27 June 2023
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Ryan
2.0 2WD i-VTEC (2015)
Bought new, Owned for 9 Years
Fuel Economy: 13.0 km/litre (7.7 L/100 km), RON97, Mileage: 2,500 km/month
    Owned from new over the last 8 years. very reliable nothing went wrong other than interior trim parts that started rattling and needed to be readjusted but mechanically very good. Gearbox and engine pairing is smooth enought with good gerobox mapping that offers good fuel consumption. Very practical with a lot of space.
    Poor build quality relative to competitors, interior trim panels have started rattling everywhere, a lot of creeking over uneven roads and speed bumps.
To Improve
Things have been improved in terms of build quality on the 5th gen CR-V and will probably improved with the upcoming 6th gen.
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
8 March 2016
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Hasanah
2.0 2WD i-VTEC (2015)
Bought new, Owned for 2 Years
Fuel Economy: 11.3 km/litre (8.8 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 1,700 km/month
    - Good handling, well composed in taking corners for an SUV of this size.
    - Very smooth gear change by the 5-speed auto box, who needs a CVT?
    - Overall car NVH during highway cruising is good making it very easy to go way over the speed limit without you realizing it (nice! but be careful)
    - Large cargo space with or without seats folded down. I had fitted a 2-seater sofa in there with no issue.
    - Large door opening making loading unloading very easy
    - Very comfortable front seats - big, soft but supportive at the right place, 8-way power adjustable (driver).
    - The most comfortable rear seats in its class with ample thigh support and good recline angle.
    - Acceptable (decent) insulation from tire/road noise as well as engine noise.
    - Rear aircond vents for rear passenger is a big plus in Malaysian climate.
    - Good looking facelifted front look with cool shape LED DRL and bi-xenon projector headlamps.
    - Flat floor for rear passenger and ample legroom.
    - Keyless entry from both sides of the car and a push-start button.
    - Headlamp washer spray adds a bit of premium feel although rarely useful unless you do serious off-roading.
    - Lots of cup holders, bottle holders, small open storage (but no coin trays)
    - Engine rev sounds (when accelerating hard) to me is among the most pleasant unlike some other makes which sound very harsh - just typical honda engine characteristics. nice!
    - The 5-speed auto gearbox really likes to hold on to the highest gear possible, making the car feels sluggish especially when you try to overtake at highway speed (this can be slightly compensated, though not ideal, by pressing the 'D3' button on the gear lever to force the gearbox to stay within 3rd and 2nd gears only without any computer override).
    - Only 4-airbags, not the best in class but also not the worst in class.
    - Suspension setup can be felt a bit on the hard side although riding on thick profile SUV tires. some D-segment sedans with lower tire profile could do better job in absorbing road surface imperfections.
    - Low quality speaker and very basic radio.
    - No other way to open the boot other than going out to press the unlock button on the boot door itself.
    - No auto-lock doors.
    - Personally I feel there is too many colors exist on the facelifted exterior - there are 4 colours (painted body colour, chrome bars, grey plastic cladding all around, and brushed silver scuff plates).
    - Bad fuel consumption compared to other players in its class.
    - Reverse camera is very basic (1 view only and the guide lines don't bend according to steering orientation).
    - Wind noise from the large side mirrors at high speed can be quite intrusive, same with others in its class.
    - The paint, especially on bumpers, are extremely thin and very easy to chip. I discovered lots of paint chips on my front bumper just after a few days driving the car. Honda cost-cutting initiative has gone a bit too far here.
    - The ratio of interior hard plastics to soft-touch materials is among the highest in its class. Other competitors put in slightly more soft-touch materials in their cabin.
    - Seat fabrics are okay but fabrics on center armrest and door cards feel and look very cheap. Again, another cost cutting move gone too far for a RM140k car.
    - Yes, like others had commented the gear knob built feel could be improved to better suit the car's class.
To Improve
- 6-airbags please for RM140k car price tag it should be more than justified. Even A-segment cars have 6-airbags nowadays.
- improve the fuel consumption with more efficient engine and reduced weight?
- improve the insulation of wind noise coming from the side mirrors at high speed
- give options for buyers to upgrade the entertainment system without having to pick higher car variants.
- better pre-delivery inspection (during delivery I picked up some loose internal pillar panels, lots of paint scratches and poor scratch removal attempts by salesman leaving circular spots of scuffed clearcoat)
- provide a boot carpet or boot tray just like other foot wells / floors.
- please don't skimp on car speakers - even local automakers specs their cars with decent speakers.
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
21 December 2015
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Euan
2.4 4WD i-VTEC (2015)
Bought new, Owned for 1 Year
Fuel Economy: 13.0 km/litre (7.7 L/100 km), RON97, Mileage: 1,400 km/month
    1. Smooth and powerful 2.4L DOHC engine, which I feel is the bare minimum as a prime mover
    for this almost 1.6 tonne vehicle.
    2. Comfortable ride esp for long distance journeys.
    3. Spacious and it has a relatively large cargo rear.
    4. Nice looking front fascia and especially the cool-looking DRL headlights.
    5. Very cool LaneWatch side camera which I find useful and good to have.
    6. Very good looking factory-fitted 18-inch "turbine style" alloy rims.
    7. The one touch rear folding seats are great !
    8. Headlamp washers are a nice feature
    9. Impressive handling for an SUV, and one could upgrade the suspension with thicker anti-roll bar
    at the rear.
    10. Love the paddle shifts.
    11. Auto-lock module from dealer.
    1. Poor engine + 5 A/T combination, the g'box always tend to downshift to the highest gear, this
    negatively affects the car driving performance.
    2. Cheap plastics in the interior, especially on the center console and door panels.
    3. The centre console in the FL is a step back ward from the Pre-FL model which has a swivel lid
    to hide from prying eyes the contents of the storage box. I would take this over cup-holders
    anytime. Closed and swivel-lidded storage space should take precedence over cup-holders
    anytime.
    4. No DVD playback on the 7’ touchscreen multimedia system.
    5. Poor quality reverse camera (grainy and low-resolution, worse off than the LaneWatch
    left mounted camera).
    6. Inconsistent use of materials on door panels (front doors are soft touch, rear doors are hard
    plastic). This is unacceptable !
    7. The 18-inch tyres should have been spec'ed for 235 sizes instead of 225 width.
    8. The front pax seat should've been spec'ed with electric adjustment same as for the driver's
    seat. For an SUV of this price range, I would have expected this as a standard feature !
    9. No coin box on the driver’s side (similar to that available on the Honda Accord & Honda City).
    This is a good and useful feature to have and it should be included in ALL Honda vehicles.
To Improve
1. Interior trim quality and consistency of materials used.
2. Better quality reverse camera
3. Install a swivel lid coin box and closed storage compartment in between both front seats.
4. 6-speed conventional automatic gearbox for the next CR-V (Please DO NOT spec in those awful CVTs !!)
Yes, I would recommend this car
Date Reviewed
5 September 2015
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Alex
2.0 2WD i-VTEC (2015)
Bought new, Owned for 1 Year
Fuel Economy: 10.5 km/litre (9.5 L/100 km), RON95, Mileage: 2,000 km/month
    Safety equipment: has four airbags and stability control
    Very spacious rear quarters and boot
    Dual Zone A/C
    Eco Mode Brilliant
    DRL- Awesome
    Interior Cabin surprisingly comfy
    Good Handling for a SUV
    Simple yet elegant dashboard design
    Headlamp Washer
    No gear hunting issues as the earlier CRV
    I Love the simply yet beautiful I-MID.
    140K Car i was given a single Din player, was Honda Dreaming ?
    Windows Rattling on uneven surface, Luxury Car? Think Again
    Auto-lock, No power auto-lock.....again Honda went to sleep
    Gear Knob, my 50K myvi has better gear knob
    140K no auto Headlight - But HRV 120K has auto lighting.
    Auto Front Wipers
    What went wrong with the center console and arm rest. SO LAME. The 2013-2014 CRV had better center console.
To Improve
Give us touch screen audio least for the value of the car
Better feel gear knob
AUTO LOCK PLZ PLZ PLZ!!!! or stop selling ur car in Malaysia.
Yes, I would recommend this car

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