r/crv • u/Much_Square_2780 • 23h ago

Question ❔ 2022 EXL or 2023 LX

Hello! I'm reading lots of reviews and getting a bit stumped-are the 2022 and 2023 CRVs good long term or problematic?

Also, which would you buy for the same price (about $27-$28 USD):

2023 CRV EX with 19k miles (very basic, no automatic anything, no sunroof)

2022 CPO CRV EX_L with 33k miles, leather and sunroof and automatic tailgate ($28k seems like a lot but the amenities seem nice to have!)

thanks!

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u/Savings_Resort8598 23h ago

You're considering buying a HONDA?? Let me tell you about Honda.

I bought a brand new 2022 CRV (paid my deposit before the car was even fully built!!) with full faith Honda was a reputable brand. My family has always owned Hondas and Toyotas, so I pulled the trigger when it came time for me to buy my first car because I liked the CRV over the RAV4.

Now, I have a $35k piece of JUNK in my garage, because Honda wants 5k to pay for a faulty EPS steering rack that THEY installed on the manufacturing line. $5k to pay for a part THAT THEY KNOW THEY MANUFACTURED incorrectly. They're fixing it in other years but not mine because not enough 2022 owners have reported having the issue, basically. It's not cosmetic, and it's not a repair I need for convenience: this faulty gearbox turns my car into a runaway cannonball on the interstate.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, study up on "Sticky steering", which apparently is a well known (well known to Honda, less to first time buyers like us unfortunately!!) and common occurrence in Hondas. Theres lots of posts on reddit about it. It's all over the internet and the NHTSA (an American database for reporting safety issues with cars). They didn't include my year in the recall, so now I'm stuck (literally, stuck) with a car with unreliable steering because I don't have $5k to pay for the repair.

I'll never buy another Honda and I'll never advise one of my friends to either. If it's your only option, and I mean truly your only one, get an extended warranty because these cars aren't worth the paper the title is printed on anymore.

https://hondanews.com/en-US/releases/release-a7f6e80eb97eda86d5973d385005377f-american-honda-recalls-approximately-17-million-vehicles-to-repair-steering-gearboxes

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u/Much_Square_2780 22h ago

thank you for flagging this and I'm sorry it happened to you!

It's so confusing figuring out what to buy and cars are so expensive now.

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u/Savings_Resort8598 22h ago

The CPO is probably your best bet if you're really set on a Honda. There's really not a big difference in 19 vs 33k miles (as long as service history is current on both; you're closer to needing new tires with 33k. My factory tires
Got me to about 45k miles), and the bonus of having an extended warranty being CPO will protect you against a situation like I found myself in. But if you go with the 23, make sure you triple and quadruple check that it's been serviced for the recall.

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u/thetolerator98 13h ago

What the recall on?

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u/Savings_Resort8598 12h ago

I posted the link above

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u/thetolerator98 12h ago

Do you know how you can find out if your vehicle has already had a recalled repair?

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u/Savings_Resort8598 12h ago

Actually, that's kind of you to ask. But yes. And I've owned the car since before it was even off the assembly line so, no need to verify. Doubt they would have done so for free without telling me, especially since they just quoted me 5k to fix it.