Where each one leads
Buick Rainier
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Honda CR-V
- Against cars of the same year, the Honda CR-V comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 25% less often than average) than the Buick Rainier (fails 21% more often than average).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Honda CR-V uses 7.8 l/100 km, the 2007 Buick Rainier 14.7.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Buick Rainier | Honda CR-V | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2003–2007 | 1997–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 395,972 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 198,284 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 9,748 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 17,060 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Buick Rainier | Honda CR-V | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 74% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +10% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.8% | 1.2% |
| … against cars of the same year | +21% | −25% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 3.1% |
| US owner complaints | 391 | 16,042 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 2004 (158) | 2018 (2,161) |
| US recall campaigns | 10 | 63 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,036 | 3,487 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 14 | 60 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Buick Rainier | Honda CR-V | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2027) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Buick Rainier | Honda CR-V | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 14.7 l/100 km (2007) | 7.8 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 7.1 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 7.1 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 157 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 108 kW (145 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,715 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €48,229 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 240,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).