Hi Scotty, contemplating selling my manual 2015 Honda Civic coupe with 80,000 miles to get a crv or a Lexus Rx. Need more room for growing family! Are there any years you recommend to stay away from? Do you know which generation of CRV is best?
-huge fan LOVE YOU SCOTTY!!!!!
The total cost of ownership of the non-luxury vehicle Honda CRV should be less than the luxury vehicle Lexus RX.
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That being said, the Pre-2015 model year Honda CRVs 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/
