Honda CR-V (2018 to 2023)

“The CR-V is a decent car to drive with an experience which is neither awful nor write-home exceptional. As far as all-rounders go, it’s pretty well-rounded indeed.”
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Model reviewed: CR-V Hybrid
Score: 7 / 10
“The new Honda CR-V Hybrid is smooth, refined and economical, but PCP costs make it hard to recommend over its rivals.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7.6 / 10
“There are more spacious seven-seat crossovers than the Honda CR-V but, in standard five-seat guise, it’s a roomy and practical family car blessed with great reliability and a relaxing, refined character. It’s also very safe, with an impressive package of driver assistance functions fitted as standard.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“The new Honda CR-V is not an exciting car, by any means. But it is a good one. It quietly gets on with the job, and does it very well.”
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Model reviewed: 1.5-litre petrol automatic
Score: 8 / 10
“Honda has moved the latest CR-V forwards leaps and bounds with its stylish design and high-quality interior, which is also very well-equipped. The 1.5-litre engine is also a great unit, and despite being a bit thirsty, it’s a convincing alternative to other diesel models.”
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Model reviewed: CR-V Hybrid
Score: 7.8 / 10
“Clever fuel-saving technology makes the hybrid our favourite CR-V.” (Andy Goodwin)
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Score: 8 / 10
“The latest Honda CR-V shuns diesel in favour of petrol and hybrid engines. It now has five or seven seats and improved safety technology as standard”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6 / 10
“The Honda CR-V is spacious, has a big boot and is comfortable in town, but its quality is questionable in areas and it has one of the worst infotainment systems on sale.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric hybrid SR
Score: 7.9 / 10
“Honda is playing to a company car audience with the new CR-V Hybrid, offering low emissions figures, masses of practicality and good spec if you go as high as the SR trim.”
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Model reviewed: CR-V Hybrid
“Although not a fully electric car, it feels like one. Think of it more as an electric car with a petrol engine on board.”
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“Were you to compare Honda’s family favourite CR-V to a music genre, it would be easy listening. It’s comfortable, conservative, cosseting and roomy, but that doesn’t make it bland — rather it’s an engaging drive.”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid
Score: 10 / 10
“I have to admit, I’d not been sure about hybrids until I drove the Honda CR-V. And, I must tell you, if we were in the market for buying an SUV, this would now be at the very top of our list.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre petrol/electric hybrid SR
Score: 7 / 10
“‘Unremarkable’ is the word best used to describe the Honda CR-V Hybrid but as petrol-electric SUVs go it is comfy, practical, spacious and packed with tech.”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid EX
Score: 8 / 10
“The Honda CR-V Hybrid is decent to drive overall, with a particularly comfortable ride, but the hybrid system doesn’t operate on electric power as much as its rival the Toyota RAV4, and the result of this is shown in the real-world economy figure of the CR-V being considerably lower than that of the RAV4.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Honda CR-V is an utterly dependable SUV that’ll tick a lot of boxes for a lot of buyers. We like how comfortable it is, while there’s enough space for most families. The lack of a diesel engine limits its market quite significantly, but the petrol and hybrid offerings are pretty good.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“On first impressions, Honda has done an excellent job of recreating the world’s best-selling SUV. Smooth, comfortable, safe completely up to date and a pleasure both to ride in and drive.”
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Model reviewed: CR-V Hybrid
“The Honda CR-V hybrid is a lovely thing to drive. Pleasant and calming, yet with enough handling and performance to be hustled along quickly. It’s roomy, fine riding and even has wide opening doors and flat seats that make ingress and egress pain-free for the elderly.”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 7.6 / 10
“Practical family SUV is refined and good to drive”
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Model reviewed: CR-V Hybrid
“The single-speed transmission can drone on a bit when you boot the throttle, the satnav unit is dated and the boot has shrunk to make space for the battery pack. Despite this, the CR-V Hybrid remains an extremely spacious, well finished and comfortable SUV.”
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“As if it wasn’t big enough already, Honda’s uber reliable sports utility now boasts an interior the size of a small cathedral.”
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Model reviewed: CR-V Hybrid
Score: 8 / 10
“The family favourite gets a surprisingly fun-to-drive hybrid.”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid SE 2WD
Score: 6 / 10
“Its small boot and keening engine mean this isn’t quite the full diesel replacement Honda would like you to believe it is, but the CR-V Hybrid is nonetheless a smooth, slick and well-built SUV that should appeal if you’re keen to ditch diesel.”
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Model reviewed: 1.5-litre petrol manual
Score: 6 / 10
“Competent and not unattractive, the petrol-only CR-V plays to Honda’s strengths with transatlantic styling, easy-to-use features and familiarity, but this market has moved on apace and this new CR-V hasn’t kept up.”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid
Score: 6 / 10
“The fifth generation CR-V gets a lot of things right. Keep the spec down, decide whether you need 4WD or 2, make sure you tick the box for Apple CarPlay and unless you’re really of an eco mindset, stick with the simple drivetrain. You’ll have all the car you could ever need.”
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Score: 7 / 10
“CR-V is far from exciting but remains one of the most sensible buys in this sector.”
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