you once said get a 2016 honda crv; what if you afford a 2016 would a 2011 -2014 be just as good?
The 2011-2014 model year Honda CRV don’t have the CVT transmission and their engines had only port injection (no GDI) - that’s a good thing! Model year 2015 was the first year they offered the CVT in the CRV (had issues in the first years) as well as GDI engines (with no port injection). So actually, for that 4th generation CRV (model years 2011-2016), I recommend pre-2015 years. It’s also best to avoid first year or two of a new generation (generally speaking), so I’d look at a 2013/2014. I haven’t been a fan of the CRVs from 2015 and onward, but one could certainly do a lot worse.
Also, see below for some issues on CRVs for different years:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/CR-V/
