Honda CR-V (07 on) - Review

Review by Simon Harris on
Last Updated: 23 February 2011
Honda's CR-V is one of the UK's favourite 4x4s at a time when they seem to be coming under ever closer scrutiny by legislators and pressure groups. Far from being a polluting, inefficient monster truck, the CR-V is whiter than white. It takes up no more road space than a family saloon (it's shorter than the Honda Accord), returns fuel consumption of up to 44mpg in everyday driving, and its front end has been designed to cause minimum damage to pedestrians in an accident. This model is also less thirsty, less polluting, more practical and better to drive than its predecessor. It's also available with Honda superb i-CTDi engine - one of the best diesels around.
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Running costs

The CR-V is good value for money considering the level of standard equipment - even the mid-spec ES model gets dual-zone climate control plus front and rear parking sensors. Both models are efficient considering the cars size (it weighs two tonnes) with the diesel capable of 44mpg. Insurance is reasonable too with all models in group 12.

* based on most recent data

Estimated fuel cost for 10,000 miles per year

Unleaded

£1,805 - £1,860 *

Diesel

£1,491 - £1,687 *

The estimated fuel cost figure is a guide to how much this model will cost to fuel each year, so you can compare between cars. It's calculated by using the model's average mpg (calculated from both town centre and motorway driving) and the average fuel price. It's based on the following cost-per-litre: petrol 135p and diesel 141p. Prices are updated daily.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

12,500 miles or 12 months.

Warranty

Three years/90,000 miles.

Road tax (12 months)

£195.00 - £250.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

3 out of 5

Green credentials

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    171
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    195
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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

The diesel is the greenest choice in the line-up with CO2 emissions of 173g/km of CO2 and an average fuel economy of 44mpg. That makes it nearly as frugal as alternatives like the Ford Kuga and Volkswagen Tiguan - although both these emit less CO2.

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