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2.0 i-VTEC R20A

A chain-driven port-injected four that asks for oil and very little else. There's no turbo, no particulate filter and no high-pressure fuel pump, which is why these run to very high mileage without drama.

Overview

The 2.0 i-VTEC is the R20A petrol version of the Honda CR-V SUV (RE), sold 2007–2012 with 150 PS and manual or automatic. Manageable at level 2. No engine failure over €800 is recorded, and the rear differential fluid is the only real item. 1 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.

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Power150 PS

Torque192 Nm

Years2007–2012

Fuelpetrol

DriveFWD / AWD

EnginesR20A

Biggest risks

Ranked by probability × repair cost. 1 recorded in total.

85Dependable

Rear differential fluid neglect€80–€900checkable

Risk level −11 · Likely spend vs price −4 · all issues →

System by system9 systems reviewed · 8 with no recurring fault reported

Engine✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Fuel system✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Intake & air✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Cooling✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Emissions✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

TransmissionwatchRear differential fluid neglect, €80–€900.

Electrics✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Suspension & brakes✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Body & interior✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Pre-facelift or facelift, this engine spans both

The same badge either side of the changeover. Bands are split at the facelift year from the generation record.

Phase	Years	Low	Average	High	Good buy	What differs
pre Pre-facelift	2007–2009	€5,500	€8,500	€12,500	€7,000	The specification the car launched with.
LCI Facelift (LCI)	2010–2012	€6,000	€9,250	€13,650	€7,650	2.2 i-DTEC replaced the i-CTDi diesel; Revised nose and interior; Improved sound insulation

Known issues, ranked by expected cost

Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.

Rear differential fluid neglectRE body€80–€900

A groan, shudder or judder from the rear on tight low-speed turns, most noticeable in car parks and on cold mornings. Honda's four-wheel-drive system uses a dual-pump rear differential with its own specific fluid. The fluid degrades and the clutches inside begin to judder, and the change is often skipped because it isn't on every service schedule.

Check: Drive slowly around a tight car park turn in both directions and listen for groaning or feel for shudder from the rear. Ask when the differential fluid was last changed.

DrivetraincommonDetectable at viewingevidence: documented60–150k km

Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once.

Pre-purchase inspection

The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.

1 checks · saved in this browser ·

1On the driveInclude low-speed manoeuvring, not just an open road.

Rear differential fluid neglectDrive slowly around a tight car park turn in both directions and listen for groaning or feel for shudder from the rear. Ask when the differential fluid was last changed.

Mileage and servicing

What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.

The R20A runs to very high mileage on nothing more than oil, so the odometer matters far less than the service record. A 250,000 km car with a stamped book is a sound buy.

Service item	Interval	Cost
Engine oil and filter Ordinary protection for an engine that asks for little else.	15,000 km or annually	€90–140
Rear differential fluid Honda's dual-pump system needs its own fluid, and neglect makes it groan.	every 40,000–60,000 km	€80–140

What to pay

What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.

median €8.9k

€5.5k€7k€13.7k

Cheapfind the reasonGood buyif it checks outFairnormal moneyOverpricedneeds justifying

Asking price (€)Mileage (km)

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United States vs Europe

1 EUR = 1.08 USD · 2026-07

🇪🇺 Europe · EUR€7,000band €5,500–€13,650

🇺🇸 United StatesNot sold2.0 i-VTEC R20A was never a US-market car

What that meansNo US band exists to compare. Any car you find there's a private import, parts and specialist knowledge are thinner, and the price says more about import cost than about the market.

US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.

ModelHonda CR-V 2.0 i-VTEC
ChassisRE
EngineR20A
Years2007–2012
MarketCentral EU
Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07

Good buy at or under the marker · Median asking price · bar spans the 10th to 90th percentile · dashed line is the re median, all 2 engines

Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. The good-buy figure assumes the known failure items are either done with receipts or verifiably not yet due. Full breakdown by facelift phase →

Buyer notes

Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.

Our read, not a record

There's no turbocharger, no particulate filter and no direct injection here, which is why this engine has nothing expensive on its record. It's unhurried in a car this size and thirstier than the diesel, and that's the whole trade. Ask when the rear differential fluid was last changed, because the four-wheel-drive system groans on tight turns when it's been skipped. So check that the air conditioning blows cold, since the compressor clutch is a known weak point on these.

Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.

Full specification

Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.

Engine code	R20A 2.0 i-VTEC
Configuration	I4, naturally aspirated · 1997 cc
Fuel / injection	petrol · port
Model years	2007–2012
Facelift phase	Sold either side of the 2010 facelift, 2007–2009 pre, 2010–2012 LCI
Power / torque	150 PS · 192 Nm
Transmissions	6-speed manual · 5-speed automatic
Gearbox families
Drivetrain	FWD · AWD
Economy (real-world)	8–9.5 l/100 km mixed
Markets	EU