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6th generation (RS) · 2023–2025 · Compact crossover SUV (FWD or AWD; hybrid ~half of sales)

2025 Honda CR-V parts and specs

Everything you need to own and maintain this exact model year. Verified specifications, part numbers, and the problems that recur, in one place.

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Quick facts

Engine oil
0W-20, 3.7 qt (base engine)
Battery
Group 47 (H5/L2), 410 CCA
Tire size
235/65R17 (base trim)
Wiper blades
24" / 19" / 10" rear
Max towing
1,500 lbs
Cabin filter
Honda 80291-TF3-E01

Specifications for the 2023–2025 CR-V

Oil & filter

Viscosity, capacity, filter part numbers, change interval

Battery

BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded

Tires & wheels

Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque

Wiper blades

Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths

Air & cabin filters

Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals

Bulbs

Headlight, fog and marker bulb types

Brakes

Rotor diameters, pad references, service notes

Fluids

Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities

Service schedule

What's actually due at every mileage interval

Problems & reliability

Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid

Oil light reset

Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools

Key fob battery

Which coin cell the remote takes

Specs

Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy

These specifications are shared across every CR-V of the 6th generation (RS) generation. See the 2023–2025 Honda CR-V overview for the full picture, or the Honda CR-V guide to compare every generation.

What changed for the 2025 Honda CR-V

  • 2025Largely carryover; steering gearboxes built after Aug 30, 2024 include the sticky-steering fix from the factory

Known problems with the 2025 Honda CR-V

3 of the 4 issues we track for the 2023–2025 generation are documented against the 2025 model year, and 2 carry a recall or service bulletin.

  • 'Sticky' steering, steering gearbox recall

    majorNHTSA 24V-744 (Honda sticky-steering recall); earlier Honda TSB replaced complete gearboxes

    Owners reported the steering momentarily sticking or catching around center, needing extra effort to initiate a turn, worst at highway speed. NHTSA opened an investigation, Honda first issued a gearbox-replacement TSB, then recalled ~1.7 million vehicles (2023–2025 CR-V among them, NHTSA 24V-744): an improperly made worm wheel plus an over-preloaded worm-gear spring raises internal friction. The recall remedy is a new worm gear spring and grease redistribution, free at any Honda dealer; gearboxes built after Aug 30, 2024 have the fix. If your car still sticks after the recall work, push for a gearbox replacement under warranty.

    Typical cost: Free under recall

  • Hybrid high-pressure fuel pump cracks, fuel leak recall

    majorNHTSA 24V-763

    On hybrid models, the engine-mounted high-pressure fuel pump's solenoid core can crack from improper manufacturing, letting fuel leak into the engine bay, a fire risk with a gasoline smell as the warning sign. Part of Honda's ~720,000-vehicle October 2024 recall (2023–2025 CR-V Hybrid, plus Accord and Civic hybrids), NHTSA 24V-763. Dealers inspect and replace the fuel pump free. If you smell gas, park it outside and get it in immediately.

    Typical cost: Free under recall

  • 12V battery drain / dead after short parking periods

    moderate

    A steady stream of 6th-gen owner reports (gas and hybrid) describe dead 12V batteries after the car sits days, modules not sleeping, telematics/HondaLink activity, and marginal factory batteries all implicated. Honda has released software updates for several control units; dealers test and replace weak batteries under the 3-yr/36k warranty. Out of warranty: update software, load-test, and replace with a quality battery of the correct group (47/H5 gas, 51R hybrid).

    Typical cost: Free under warranty; $150–$250 battery afterward

1 more issue reported in other 2023–2025 years
  • Steering wheel vibration / shimmy complaints at highway speed — 2023–2024

Full detail, costs and sources on the Honda CR-V problems and years to avoid guide.

Which engines were offered in the 2025 CR-V?

EngineTrimsOilOil capacity
1.5L turbo 4-cylinder (L15BE, updated)LX (2024+), EX, EX-L; CVT, FWD or AWD0W-203.7 qt
2.0L Hybrid (LFC Atkinson + 4th-gen two-motor system)Sport, Sport-L (2024+), Sport Touring; FWD (2023+ Sport) or AWD0W-204.2 qt

About the Honda CR-V

The Honda CR-V is one of America's best-selling compact SUVs, and the 2012–2025 span covers three generations with very different powertrains under a familiar shape. 4L (K24W9) and a CVT for 2015–2016, a change that brought better mpg along with widely reported idle-vibration complaints, and the K24's classic cold-start VTC actuator rattle. 0L two-motor hybrid arrived for 2020.

0L hybrid roughly half of sales; its headline issues are the 'sticky steering' recall (24V-744) and a hybrid fuel pump recall (24V-763). 3 bolt pattern with 80 ft-lb lug torque, CR2032 smart-key batteries, and Honda's Maintenance Minder deciding service timing instead of a fixed mileage chart. CVT models take Honda HCF-2 fluid only. Do not substitute regular ATF or generic 'multi-vehicle' CVT fluid.

For how the specifications changed across every generation, see the full Honda CR-V guide.

Other Honda CR-V years

2024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Data confidence for this generationHigh confidence

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