Should You Buy A HONDA CRV? (MK4) | 1 Year Ownership Review 

I have owned Mk2 CR-V with 2.2.diesel engine for seven years and thinking of bying Mk4 with the same engine. But then I thought why ? The old one is still doing it`s job with no worries. 460 000 kilometres now and absolutely problem free car 😎

When it comes to how they perform in the likes of snow or mild off road the key thing is the choice of tyres. The tyres make a huge difference! A crv on summer tyres will still struggle in the snow. I use Michelin cross climate all season tyres on mine and they work fantastic in all weather's, including snow. That's the tyre to have on a crv.

Running a mk9 civic idtec with the 1.6 diesel, much like the crv it just gets the job done without any fuss, got to love a Honda 👍

We had a Mk2 (indestructible as you said) and we've just bought a Mk4 petrol EX (13 plate). It's amazing. Dull as a washing machine and utterly dependable. We'll probably drive it forever. We've had lots of (cheap) cool cars, but this one we're never worried about...ever. Also, don't forget it's very roomy inside with proper "three across" in the back. Comfy, reliable, safe. Utterly brilliant.

Theyre a great machine, and that was a great review...i enjoyed the landscape shots. Thank you from a happy mk 4 owner in ireland 🇮🇪 👍

It's funny how a lot of the channels are talking about older CRVs in the past month. I feel kinda exonerated as I've been driving them for ten years now and extolling their values to anyone who would listen. Now everyone is coming around to them and I kinda want it to be a secret again :D I'm glad you're enjoying the mk4 though, something to replace our Mk3 with when underbody corrosion finally takes it out.

Glad I’ve found your channel. Binge watching. You are truly an excellent reviewer. Regards comfort and smoothness I have a berlingo 2007 petrol and my best mate has an e class merc and he says my car is a better ride than his on our awful potholed tracks.😂

I’m currently on my 16th CRV EX in a row! Started with a 51 plate when my oldest son was born cause struggled to get him and his seat in the back of my 318is BMW coupe! Never looked back! Like you say it does everything you can ask of it, my current one is a March ‘23 EX hybrid and I love it! Can’t beat them for family getaways etc, have looked at other makes but when it comes down to the equipment you get as standard, Honda leave the rest for dead! Great review as always! Grand job!👍👏👏👏❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great video and nice review, thanks for making this! I've been eyeing for candidates as my wife's next car, she's had a J11 Nissan Qashqai for a tad over a year but she's been disappointed with its handling and capabilities during winter. Plus it's been in the garage at least once a month for having various fixes and repairs done. I wasn't originally interested in this CR-V, but now I think I need to go and find a nice one for test drive. ;-) BTW, I agree: The Mk2 was the last of the Funky CR-Vs and I kind of miss the functionality of them. Too bad the road noise in those was awful and the 2-litre petrol engine was dangerously slow!

Just found your channel mate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 My family wagon is the “pimped” out Mk5 black edition cr-v, awd, 1.6 cdti. With the 19” wheels it’s not that comfortable 😂 I have owned it for going on 7 years and I absolutely love it.

I've had around 10 Hondas and 4 CRVs, including the Mark1, and never had any issues with them. We've just taken ownership of a 10 year old Jazz (was my wife's 85-year-old aunt's car)with less than 7,000 miles on it and it's equally superb.

Great cars , we have 2 MK4 CRV’s , one petrol ,one 1.6 diesel and a 1.3 Honda Jazz. The only thing I’m pi###d off about is my diesel is 118g/ km very good on fuel , fully maintained no expense spared and someone with a late 2015 onwards that has much higher emissions is allowed in ULEZ locations , total farce as they are going by the year of a vehicle and not the emissions ( Another big money grabbing exercise by the local authorities and government and for little to nothing outlay for taking your hard earned cash )

Electric wipers? That's a great option...

2:09 Comfort 2:27 Refinement I wanted to buy a 2013 model. At first I thought it was a CVT. Then I found out it's not. It's a 5AT. R20A engine. I was so happy coz I never like CVT

I’ve got the Black Edition with 1.6 diesel and ZF 9 Speed Auto…. Absolutely love it!!

Great car, I have the 2.2 diesel 12 plate and I take mine fishing no problems going off road

I have the the mk 4 version AWD with the 9 speed auto which was only mated to the newer 1.6 idetec engine. Great punchy engine by the way , loads of torque for a smaller diesel when you need it. My only gripe is that the ZF sourced gearbox can be quite harsh on start up for the first 5 minutes and is quite noisy around town in the lower gears. Only thing I’ve had to replace was a rear wheel bearing in just over 12 months ownership.

Mine is 2013 2.0 and the only thing that got faulty was the third brake light, which is a typical issue. Regards from Poland

Loved the video as I'm considering buying a Honda for the first time. Cheeky question: do you have a sister who makes a motorhome RU-vid channel with her husband? You really must as I see both the resemblance and accent. I will be so disappointed if I'm wrong!

Started watching for the review, now on JustEat ordering boiled rice...

That is a car I have considered buying on a number of occasions but never did. I love the position of the gear stick on the dash it reminds me on the mark 1 civic type R I nearly bought. I do like Honda as a brand and had an accord in 2000 and currently have a Civic Sport plus but like you love cars so I am not sure for how much longer maybe I should shortlist the CRV for carrying my electric Mountain Bike.

Is there not spare wheel in the bootwell. If not should be space to get one

Had my 1st honda now for 2 years. 2009 2.4 ex accord 0 problems..Crv next. Last car Bmw..great until it was £500 every every few month on repairs(2013 model) Jock living in germany and i can assure you. The people here dont buy German anymore. True story..came back to uk 2 months ago.. 1st car that broke on the boat was a bmw then another 3 incuding new ones on the way back to scotland..then mercs. 2 of them new..no others cars on my route broke.

I tested the AWD in deep snow. The title of the video is: Great AWD test in deep snow | Honda CR-V | Traction on & off | Yokohama

Bro is bonnet/hood visible while driving from driver seat

I own a RR evoque the 4x4 version ( yes they did a 2 wheel drive version ) and always on edge its going to breakdown lol but love the car inside and outside looks and quality seats etc and would be all over a Japanese car like Honda if they made them a bit more interesting in the looks department , Japanese cars are like the old German cars and some cases VW boring , probably like you said they do the job but just wished they had a WOW factor about them, but god damn Japanese cars are so reliable ( German cars are no longer reliable )

It is a pretty reliable car. There is one annoying thing with it, though. The rear wheels tend to have negative camber especially if you haul stuff with the car. And they are not adjustable.

I d love one of these but boy do they hold their money. Utter suvs are much much cheaper. The older accords and these were pretty rusty underneath. I’ve wanted one of these but too darned expensive and sought after😢😊. The Suzuki vitara is 80% of this car for much less money with possibly better reliability if possible

At 3.50 is there any cars without electric wipers / lights ?

What kind of mpg do you get from the 2.0 petrol?

Does it have a spare wheel?