Bullwings

FYI on potential recall for the AWD models.

Issues with the rear drive shaft seizing up.

https://www.guideautoweb.com/en/arti...uld-be-coming/

JonBoy

Honda never had a CVT issue. That's been quite a reliable part of the powertrain for their modern vehicles. The old transmissions had some issues (and even some newer ones - the Odyssey, in particular - have struggled) but you have no worries with the new CVTs, as long as you don't boost power/torque too much (turbo motors are easy to turn up the wick).

zeroptzero

Thank you that is good to know, I've got an extended warranty to go yet, but that is good info to have thanks.

LUV2REV

We had a 2017 EX-L which we bought new, complete rubbish. A good day it was when we got rid of it in 2020. We were plagued with oil dilution and barely any heat in winter. The interior often reeked of raw gasoline after a drive. My Honda dealer was great and did the recall twice but it never resolved either issue. I have heard that the heat issue has never really been resolved for those who live in cold climates. A RAV-4 or CX-5/50 is a much better choice IMO.

HondaOwnerForLife

1998
2006
2011
2014
2015

Only issue I had was the 2006. Needed a quart of oil every 1,000 miles, like clockwork. I'd have kept it, but daughter was moving out of town and I knew it wouldn't survive her, so I traded it.
The 2014 I loved, but a drunk driver put and end to that. No one hurt. 5 cars involved, 3 totaled.
I like the 2015 fine, but had to buy it due to the aforementioned drunk driver in May 2022 and paid top dollar due to the times...

zeroptzero

yeah I had a 2016 Civic with the exact same issue, I live in Canada so I was shocked to find out the heating was badly engineered, but it seems like the issue was resolved by 2019, and we have excellent heat on the 2019.

Bullwings

Yeah. I went Rav4 Hybrid - happy with mine so far. It's a 2022. I'm getting about 41 mpg right now on winter blend gas in "cooler" weather (it's SoCal... lol). I anticipate ~45 mpg once summer blend gas and warmer weather. It does all of the practical things very very well. It's just boring and not engaging in to drive in the slightest, but that's not what I bought it for. It's also not what it was engineered to do. It's an excellent DD and family hauler.

zeroptzero

My only one complaint is related to the halogen lights that come on my EX-L model, they were terrible at night thus far. I will say I am very used to driving with my super strong LED lights on my WRX and Civic Si, so going to Honda Halogens was a big change. I had a hard time seeing light on the road with these halogens. Oddly enough they put in LED daytime running lights, but the low beam and high beams are halogen. I put in some LED retrofit bulbs this evening, hoping to get better light out of them.

The King

We replaced the low beams in my wife's CRV and my daughter's Accord coupe with LEDs. Should make a big improvement for you.