2023 2024 HONDA CRV - 16 ISSUES! - WHAT I WISH I KNEW - OWNER UPDATE

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1. 00:30 Wireless charger
2. 2:42 Glasses holder
3. 3:30 Side mirrors
4. 6:00 Audio glitch
5. 7:09 Kawaii Horn
6. 9:00 Center console
7. 10:04 Reverse sound
8. 11:12 E-brake must
9. 12:40 Crossbars
10. 13:30 No fog lights
11. 15:20 Gas pedal
12. 16:10 Warning bugs
13. 17:20 Wiper design/movement
14. 18:34 Turn signals
15. 19:28 No Spare
16. 22:12 No seat release
17. 23:00 6000 mile update
18. 29:33 Dash cam install
19. 34:51 Milage update

————CAR PARTS AND ACCESSORIES————-

-Blind Spot Mirrors

-Rechargeable Car Tire Pump

-LED turn signal bulbs

-Air control wheel metal colors

- metal air vent knobs. Silver/blue

-70mai dashcams. Speed/gps tracking

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3M 2080 Matte Black Car Kit

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Pre-Cut chrome delete sticker kit (non 3M vinyl)

-HyperDip Liquid Vinyl Black Matte

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-Door Handle trims

-black fin cap

-hazard light metal button

-link for CRV parts and installation manuals

-links for Crossbars - Honda (08L04-3A0-100)

-link for bumper plugs

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[DrHondaCRV]

NEW 1 - YEAR Ownership update! - LINK:

[escheidl]

Just a word about your E-Brake. Your car is equipped with an automatic e-brake feature that will automatically set the e-brake when you put the car in park, and disengage it when you take the car out of park. You can find it on page 575 of your owners manual on how to activate it. Thanks for taking the time to give us this informative review.

[Sammie]

Thanks! It's great to get a real world perspective from an actual owner. Appreciate that you purchased the first year of the new generation. Many of the annoying issues and glitches you mention will be resolved for new owners who wait until year 2 or 3.

[johnmartin]

Sounds like your new Honda is doing awesomely well.

Try not to have a hang up about fuel efficiency. There’s a 101 variables. My RAV4 Adventure Hybrid started at 17.2 km / litre and now its 16.8 km / litre and I drive always in eco mode and very conservatively. I’m sure batteries degrade albeit extremely slowly mind you from day 1 of ownership. Your figures of 34-35 sounds very real world accurate to me. Don’t worry what other people say to you.

I don’t use my moonroof that much to be honest and from what I’ve heard most people don’t.

Honda and Toyota make the best Hybrids.



Cheers NZ.

[johnroberts]

My 2020 Honda CRV Touring Hybrid has 163, 000 miles on it and still works as good as the day I bought it. No weird noises and no mechanical issues. Still getting 38MPG overall and the AWD is super useful on back roads and Sunday morning coffee on the beach, yes in Florida you can drive on the beaches.

[davidconboy]

Thank you for the great video. I have this car in radiant red and love it. Going in next week for the emissions software upgrade. Hey if anyone cares, lift up your cup holder rubber pad. You will find holes that go through the center console. Should you ever spill anything in the cup holder it will go down and under your center console. I trimmed the small legs off the rubber cup holder mat with a razor blade. Then I used Teflon tape to cover all the holes in the bottom of the cup holder that the rubber mat legs used to sit in. ( This will make sense when you see it.) Then remove the 10mm bolt, put a dab of silicon in the bolt pocket and reinsert the bolt. Last step, put rubber cup holder mat back in place. This mod works for modest spills. Lol .. this sounds more complicated then it is.

[k_alex]

I own exactly the same trim 2023 CR-V as on this video, got mine among the first ones back in December 2022, and I got to say that current Honda built quality has disappointed me. Coating of the inside portions of the doors is so poor that I got corrosion in 4 months old car, March of 2023! This is unacceptable! Went to my local dealership to claim the warranty repairs. While they were fixing it, I've been curious and went on their lot to check a few brand new CR-V's for the same area, and unfortunately, same poor coating and uneven gaps on the hood/fenders area, the lift gate and side panels as well!
And lastly, what the service department manager told me about those findings shocked me! His words exactly " It's okay for the mass production vehicles"
Previously, I had spent hours on the phone with the American Honda call center about this issue trying to get someone in the quality control management, but unfortunately they've said that there is no such one, so that's probably why Honda manufacturing going down in the quality I guess? So sad experience. Beware, and check on those things at the time of purchase!
P.S. in addition, just a few months later, in November of 2023, two more corrosion spots showed up on both rear door hinges, took it back to the dealer and they "fixed" them by painting with the touch up pencil over corrosion spots. I'm done with it and just sold it. No more Hondas for me until they improve quality.

[MrSlaiman]

Great update, thank you for taking the time to put this out, Usually car reviewers just tell U how fast the car goes or how it takes a corner but they don't tell U what is it like to live with a car....Thank you.

[greatpix]

My policy is to avoid dealerships that mark up over MSRP. I also found that it's worthwhile to call around to different dealerships when researching service/repair prices. I've saved a lot of money over the decades checking with 3 dealerships on pricing anything, including the vehicles. I used to own two Acuras, Nissans, Fords, Toyotas and Chevys, and even if I had to drive 30 - 45 minutes to another dealership it would sometimes be worth it in savings.

[fredmunson]

These are such small issues. More important issues, gas miles, transmission, engine, comfort, and safety are the most important.

[DVCBear]

I am 243 miles in. Thank you for the update. I just ordered the Air Compressor, as a back up. Great suggestion. Have not yet experienced the need for the parking break or audio issue. I miss the fog lights, hopefully there will be an official Honda upgrade path, for those that want the dealer to install.

[LJ-wowf]

The word "issues" is doing a lot of work here. I'm watching and I'm thinking "design choices I don't agree with" and "nitpicks" for most of these. The audio bug is definitely an issue, but it would be hard to diagnose (maybe a software update is incoming) along with the weird LKAS warning bug. The screw in the tire is absolutely not an issue specific to the CR-V.

[lofimusiq]

Love your Updates! I'm about 5.5k miles behind you and its good to know what I might be getting myself into down the road! Hope you keep doing this! Your so spot on with the ride. I HATE riding in other cars now and also always offer to drive. I feel so in my own world when I'm driving. Cabin is super quiet with minimal road noise. Like a luxury suv without the price tag.

[jskaggs]

You make me glad I bought a 2023 RAV4. I’m very satisfied with it. My Rav even has a spare tire.

[wfqsfg]

Had the 2023 CRV EXL one day. In the dealership parking lot, getting ready to drive home, I had trouble keeping the amber light on while the phone was on the charger. On the way home I continuously tried to keep moving it to charge to no avail. Not sure why Honda would put this in their vehicles. Didn't they test it? One thing I am glad though is they finally have a dedicated place for the phone. I also have a 2016 Honda CRV with no where to place the phone other than an after market dashboard phone holder. This is needed since GPS maps will not display on the screen. Much disappointment there. Most times the GPS won't work through the stereo if the car is moving.

Update next day. Traveled 2 hours with my wife's phone, an IPhone 10, which is flat, on the charger. The amber light stayed on the whole trip up and back. BUT, it didn't charge the phone. It only seemed to maintain the charge even after 2 hours of sitting on the charger.

[BC-]

I have a sport hybrid awd, at about 1500 miles averaging 38.5+/-. I drive on B-mode & Normal most of the time for daily commuting (50/50 city/highway), so it is consistent with EPA rating. Since owning a hybrid, it has changed my driving habits (in a good way). I’m not implying I’m compromising the joy of driving, just driving smarter. I like the B-mode because it is easy regen and it helps to trigger the EV more frequently especially when cruising towards a stoplight instead of applying brakes. I also realized that this ICE rpm does not correspond to the car’s acceleration. The best way I can describe is to trust the pedal and feel the torque of the electric motor to move the car. I haven’t tried much of Eco-mode for gas efficiency, but I believe it benefits most during highway driving. As soon as I arrived at city streets, I go back to Normal-mode. Thanks for this posting platform Mr. Zot. There are many have contributed valuable tips, thanks👍

[AshAragam]

Thank you for taking the time to go over your experience - very comprehensive and great to know before considering to buy one of these. Your video certainly helped me know all the issues ahead of time. 🙏

[HRCfan]

If these are dealbreakers for anyone they will have a tough time finding a vehicle to suit them. These aren’t any different than in any in the segment. You’re overthinking the backup camera. It’s a wide view to help you see things that may be just off center. It’s not an actual view of how wide the vehicle is. As far as parking line up all the lines and you’ll be perfectly in the spot. It’s literally that easy. As far as the wipers they usually have a service position which will have them at their highest setting so you can change them. How you get it there may be different depending on your vehicle. Should be able to locate that in the manual. As far as the electronic e-brake I believe there is a setting to have it come on automatically. Unfortunately on the CRV I believe it doesn’t come on until the vehicle is turned off. So if you leave your foot on the brake till you turn the vehicle off you won’t get that back and forth before it’s applied.

[xycooking]

So I found your videos a day after I bought my brand new 2023 CR-V with only 93 miles on it. I now have 10k miles on it and this is what I've learned. I was in a position where I needed to get a car within a couple days due to work and moving. All I have to say is that I'm extremely disappointed with it. After having the car for roughly 3 months I have noticed a number of problems that I would consider to be deal breakers, and are motivating me to swap out this vehicle as soon as possible. First of all, NO SPARE TIRE! Like you mention in this video. One week into owning the vehicle I got a flat 3 hours away from home on a Saturday night. Popped the trunk only to find out that there was no spare to be had, and the included fix a flat can was unable to seal the hole. Thank god for the stranger who stopped with a plug kit and second can of fix a flat.

For the phone connectivity, the fact that it will only run the maps if physically plugged into the car is infuriating. On top of that the media system has frozen up multiple times and locked the map system until I pulled over and reset the car, or unplugged, re-plugged in, and reset the application. Not sure if that's cause I have an iPhone 8 or not. My average mileage was 33mpg for the first 7k miles, and just now at 10k miles in it has gotten up to 37/38mpg.

For people who like to go camping and off-roading I wouldn't recommend this vehicle. If you drive/live on a dirt road the car will throw alarms at you claiming lane departure because you aren't driving between the lines that don't exist. One of the more frustrating issues is the rear seat and trunk setup. I don't like that the rear seats don't lie flat with the trunk like in older models. There is a small lip about 5 inches of difference when you lie them flat, so you can't lie flat in the back to sleep as a mini camp setup. Also instead of having the seat behind the passenger be the wider portion to lie down, its the seat behind the driver. If you want to lay down this means that instead of moving the passenger seat you'll have to move the drivers seat and readjust it when you're ready to leave.

The "Roof racks" included are completely sealed to that you need to buy cross bars to actually tie anything down, which is frustrating if you wanted to use pool noodles to hold your kayaks. And good luck with any sort of roof bar or lift kit capability outside of the crazy expensive dealer only options.

And the last thing jumping to mind, and the most important is the "Lane Maintenance Assist" feature they have. It feels like its fighting me constantly, and has tried to follow the solid lines when the highway opens into on/off ramps. The has led to the car pulling me into another lane in an attempt to follow the lines when I've been trying to stay straight. This has happened a handful of times along with computer codes saying that it needs to be checked at service, only for nothing to be found.

Overall I'm not very happy with this iteration of the vehicle, It feels so far divorced from the original concept behind it. With a name that has Recreational Vehicle in it, it falls short of being capable of even moderate recreational activity unless the roads are paved and there is no need for clearance. I wish I went with a RAV-4 or the gas version of this vehicle. Sorry for the rant, but you seem like the best source on this model so far for reviews. Great videos, and keep up the good work!

[MingYue-gx]

The winter gasoline blend will typically give a ~10% lower mpg than the summer blend. This gasoline switch over time is dependent on your location. It typically occurs around March/April for switching back to the summer blend.

In addition, lower mpg will also occur if the gas contains 10-15% ethanol.