Overview & Reviews

Priced competitively with mini-utes, the new CR-V offers more passenger room and cargo capacity than its peers. The CR-V is available with antilock brakes.

• Honda quality, full-time all-wheel drive, spacious interior.

• A manual transmission is not offered, and the engine is a bit weak for such a large vehicle.

User Reviews:

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  Best Honda Ever - 1997 Honda CR-V
  By BryanBarrett - July 1 - 2:00 am

  I have had my CRV for six years now. Best car Ive ever owned! I have just replaced the original tires at 90,000 miles. Not one thing has gone wrong with the car. At 92,000 miles, all Ive done to the car is the routine changing of various fluids as stated in the owners manual. It still has the original brakes and has averaged 28 mpg for the six years Ive owned it. I plan to keep this car until it registers 200,000 miles. Great car Honda!

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  Workhorse - 1997 Honda CR-V
  By Annapolis - May 15 - 2:00 am

  This SUV has seen us from a newly married couple using it on our daily commute to a family with two kids and a dog. We have only had two non- maintenance related trips to the garage and one was covered under warranty. While under-powered in the year we bought it, the CRV has been flexible enought to meet all of the demands of a growing family. We have >110,000 miles on it and it shows no signs of quitting.

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  1997 honda crv still going strong - 1997 Honda CR-V
  By flygirljill - March 15 - 2:00 am

  Great vehicle. Drives well, especially in rain and snow. AWD makes very stable & smooth. In 7 years only had recommended maintenance & front power source (cig lighter) fixed. 76000 miles and taking on long trip next month with no worries. Good on gas. Plenty of power. Honda knows how to get more hp on a 4cyl than anyone. Lots of nice features. Rear seats fold flat. Stereo is great. Seats are comfy. Great visibility. I have no reason to want to trade it in yet. Looks great, drives great.

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  Love my CRV - 1997 Honda CR-V
  By moomoosmama - September 7 - 2:00 am

  We bought our 97 CRV in November of 97 and its coming up on 5 years that wed had it. Its been perfect. Not a single flaw. The only thing weve replaced on it are the tires and just this past summer when we hit 100,000km. Even Hubby who isnt a SUV fan loves it. I especially love all the rear legroom because when my kids kick their legs they arent kicking my seat.

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  Best Mini SUV - 1997 Honda CR-V
  By Marcy - July 30 - 2:00 am

  This is an excellent SUV. Honda has really done it. Since 1997 I have had not one single problem with this vehicle. The engine is fun and peppy though a few extra horses would certaintly help, though I believe the 1999 model has 147-hp as opposed to the 126-hp engine. There are only two gripes about this vehicle how ever. There is no arm rest on the passenger seat, which I believe the arm rest should be since the driver should have both hands on the wheel. The other minor gripe I have is that the window controls are to the left of the steering wheel. These are little things I can live with and have for the past 5 years.

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  Buy One! - 1997 Honda CR-V
  By Ruby - June 12 - 2:00 am

  Love it! Will buy another soon!

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  overall great car - 1997 Honda CR-V
  By 4 honda - May 6 - 2:00 am

  Have over 107,000 miles on this vehicle only problem is limited power on hills and replacement of u-joint cost over $1000 due to the fact that I had to replace entire drive shaft in order to replace u-joint( not sold separately)

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  Couldnt be better! - 1997 Honda CR-V
  By Cindy Lou - March 25 - 2:00 am

  The most reliable vehicle Ive ever had! Aside from normal replacement items (tires, wiper blades, brake pads) this gem has performed flawlessly.

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  CRV - 1997 Honda CR-V
  By cspan - March 22 - 2:00 am

  Biggest interior of the small utes. Great cargo space with or without the seats folded down. Comfortable car like ride, not stiff and truckish. Dont bother with high octane expensive fuel, it runs better and gets better gas mileage on regular unleaded. Great fun for weekend camping and outings.

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  Wonderful Car, Fun to Drive - 1997 Honda CR-V
  By LoriF - March 22 - 2:00 am

  I bought my car in 1997, and to date have 112,000 miles on it. When my 100,000 mile warranty was about to run out, I took it to my mechanic for a full check up and he said there was not a thing wrong with it!! Will definitly upgrade to the newest one when the time comes!!