2018 CX5 vs 2018 Honda CRV

finch204 said:

You forgot to add that the CX-5 comes standard with an excellent 6-speed automatic transmission that is universally praised by everyone.

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yrwei52 said:

Yeah SkyActiv-Drive transmission is one of the best in design and thats part of reason we bought our CX-5. But I thought the transmission a little out of date and I wish Mazda can add at least 1 extra gear or 2. Besides, I really dont feel SA-Drive transmission is more reliable than CR-Vs CVT as Ive seen one too many members here had transmission replaced (if my memory serves me correctly, your CX-5 is one of them) even at very early stage, but Hondas CVT problem so far only requires software updates. And 377,895 new CR-V owners in 2017 they dont care to have a CVT or most likely ther dont even care what kind of transmission they have as long as their car moves! I guess 127,563 new CX-5 owners in 2017 may care more about transmission but that is a minority among all compact CUV owners.

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7eregrine said:

and I may have missed it, I admit Yrwei I skimmed your wall of text, so please don't persecute me if I am wrong. That was a good write up. But I did not see you mention the HUD?
Did I just miss it?
That's a huge deal when not ONE competitor offers that.
I'm guessing they will soon.

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shadonoz said:

The only conclusion you can make from that is that your wife's Nissan CVT failed, as stated. It implies nothing about CVTs in general. It's an anecdote. Perhaps Nissan's design had problems. Or perhaps you were unlucky. [I will not comment on Nissan in general, but some might.]

Can anyone point to documentation that shows that CVTs are failing at an abnormal rate?

Lots of people hate them for how they respond and how they sound, but that's unrelated to reliability.

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