# Honda CR-V

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Honda CR-V and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend the CR-V for long-lasting reliability, low maintenance, simple physical controls and family practicality, often ranking it above rivals.

## Why people recommend it

- Long-lasting, reliable, starts every time (2 comments): "I had a CR-V from 1996 (over 300k), sold it a few years ago, and can still see it cruising around the town" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46163950)) "started first crank every time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46150106))
- Good knobs and button layout (2 comments): "thankfully has knobs for the volume, and temperature controls with a few buttons" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48662191)) "The CRV especially has a great button/control layout." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48007744))
- Ranks above rivals like RAV4 (2 comments): "There's like 6 or so cars that rank above it for various reasons: CRV, RAV4" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46308133)) "the CR-V has a little bit of an advantage" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46140719))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Toyota RAV4](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-rav4.md): 19 recommend
- [Kia Niro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kia-niro-ev.md): 11 recommend
- [Toyota RAV4 Prime](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-rav4-prime.md): 9 recommend
- [Mazda CX-5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mazda-cx-5.md): 8 recommend
- [Jeep Cherokee XJ](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jeep-cherokee.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.honda.com/cars/cr-v)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Honda CR-V", https://hackerapproved.com/p/honda-cr-v/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).