2017 Honda HR-V CVT

[Exhaustgases]

It has around 132K miles I think one fluid change at 60 some K miles. Not sure if it ever had a transmission problem, it did have the update software about 3 years ago.
Any guesses about when the belt will go? Anyone else here have one?
I see all kinds of different mileage that they have broke at in different forums etc. the ones that get me are the dealers installing a 70K mile used one at the cost of 5K for just the transmission, and 3 or more K labor. Wow!

 

[dbias]

I had a 2016 Civic Coupe I recently sold with around 125k miles on it. I changed the cvt fluid in it every 40k miles and never had any problems with it.
When I first bought it new it had some software quirks and kept forgetting the keys and had to be towed to the dealership three times, twice stranding my daughter at college three hundred miles away, and all the dealerships did was charge us to replace the key fob battery ( this was not the problem) and send her on her way. I don’t know what resolved the issue as it just stopped doing it.
It is the only car I’ve owned that had a cvt and I always had that fear of failure in the back of my mind. But the fuel dilution and key fobs gave me other things to think about. While at college my daughters short tripping and winters where it was buried in snow drifts for weeks at a time didn’t help with the fuel dilution I’m sure.

 

[Nessism1]

The HR-V transmission is different from the Civic's, it's more failure prone. There was a software update a couple years back to help the situation, but I'm not sure how much real risk there is. My guess is that it will fail eventually, before the engine for example. Sorry, can't be more help...

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Change the fluid often. It is very easy to do, no scan tool required

 

[maw_76]

I own a '16 that's about to turn over 200k. Unbeknownst to me, I didn't realize how sensitive those CVT tranny's were and ours went out at 115k. Granted I should've read the manual, but it's also my understanding there was supposed to be a code given on the dash to remind owners that it's due for a fluid change. My wife was driving the vehicle at the time and came home one day and said the car was acting funny going around turns. I took it for a spin and knew right away there was a transmission issue and realized Honda recommended changes every 30k. We replaced the tranny with a used one from a totaled HRV that had like 8k on it, if I remember correctly. Shortly after we received a letter in the mail related to a software update for dash notifications and if any issues related to the lack of notifications, such as transmission problems.

So, for the next few months the wife starts the process of going through the claims process with Honda. It's was looking real promising, until they contacted the shop that did the swap. The owner ultimately couldn't prove that the tranny failed due to a lack of not changing the fluid (he never tested it, or smelled it, drank it, whatever) so Honda said the claim is denied, case closed. Fast forward 5 years and I'm driving it to work now, I'm religious on changing the CVT fluid every 30k, and the car still runs great. It's on it's 3rd serpentine belt (recently put an alternator in it because I figured that would be the next part to go and it was inexpensive, so did the belt as well). My daughter turns 10 in a week and the plan is to keep it running for her to have as her first vehicle, fingers crossed. Overall, it's been a great car.

 

[Exhaustgases]

Not my vehicle, the owner will just give me that look if I mention the fluid should be changed again.
And my luck that same day if he got it changed the transmission would crap out, then who gets the blame.
So far I feel it has lasted way longer than most, I keep hoping. No way would I volunteer to change it, then it would break.
I really don't feel its a fluid change issue, its the material and heat treat of the retaining bands, since they are what break.

 

[meep]

We had a 15 CRV. I’ve really not heard of any problems in these, but I changed the fluid every 40k (manual called for 50 I think) and while it drove wonderfully, it became very noisy and we didn’t keep it long after we found the source of the noise. That CVT has the best sport mode programming I’ve known in a CVT.

 

[Speedy3861]

Generally the consensus is about the Honda CVT, don't beat on it and do a spill-n-fill using genuine Honda fluids every 30k. Never flush. In conversations with several Honda Master-Certified Technicians, they see very few CVT failures in Hondas that are driven sanely and serviced regularly.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Not my vehicle, the owner will just give me that look if I mention the fluid should be changed again.
And my luck that same day if he got it changed the transmission would crap out, then who gets the blame.
So far I feel it has lasted way longer than most, I keep hoping. No way would I volunteer to change it, then it would break.
I really don't feel its a fluid change issue, its the material and heat treat of the retaining bands, since they are what break.

The owner's Honda has the minder, so it tells you when it's time to change the CVT fluid, oil, coolant, spark plugs, etc