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CR-V
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Civic
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Same badge. Different car.
Model reputation is an average. You’re not buying the average — you’re buying a year.
Honda CR-V — four model years apart
Both “a used CR-V.” Only one is buyable.2018 Honda CR-V
Walk away — unless the engine work is already done and documented. The oil-dilution failure chain ends in an ~$8,000 engine job, and the warranty extension that covered it expired around 2024.
2,072
Federal complaints
~$8,000
Known failure, out of coverage
2022 Honda CR-V
The year to buy — the cleanest CR-V of this generation. Same body, same badge, none of the engine’s failure chain.
228
Federal complaints
9×
Fewer complaints than the 2018
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Toyota RAV4, every year rated
Eight years, three powertrains, five quiet warranty programs most sellers have never heard of.
Toyota RAV4 2016–2023
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2018 Ford F-150
Buyable — if you check three things before money changes hands.
1,835 complaints · 17 recalls
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2019 Toyota RAV4
Redesign-year risk is real — only buy one with the recall and program work documented.
889 complaints · 8 recalls
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2018 Honda CR-V
Walk away — unless the engine work is already done and documented.
2,072 complaints · 5 recalls
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2022 Toyota RAV4
The quietest year of the generation — the numbers finally match the reputation.
157 complaints · 3 recalls
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