I had this service performed and after the update, my mileage has gone down. It's not a huge amount, but close to 1 mpg overall. Has anyone else noticed this?
Yes many have, myself included.
It’s most noticeable on short trips or the first 5 miles or so. Before the update my screen would never display lower than 25mpg. Now it’ll show as low as 18mpg after 5 miles on a cold day. After 20 miles it’ll average up over 30 mpg like it used to.
I'm surprised this "side effect" of the fix doesn't get more attention.
Given the changes Honda has made, your fuel economy is guaranteed to go down after the fix.
This should be unacceptable for Gen 5 CR-V owners. Honda should be required to restate the EPA MPG ratings on the window sticker, and compensate owners for the reduced MPG.
We bought a CR-V in January, with the "fix" already applied. We only get about 22 MPG, even with gentle driving and eco mode on. Disappointed, given high MPG was one of the key reasons we chose the CR-V.
I've had both the November and February updates done on my 2018 Ex and have not seen any noticable change In fuel mileage. But to keep it real, I'm in a warm weather state and I have not seen the 1500 RPM idle during warm up other owners have reported in cold weather states and Canada.
IMHO If your CR-V running high RPM's during warm it does not seem unrealistic to lose 1 to 2 MPG in cold weather. That's not meaning Honda has not changed the injector setting for cold weather operations or the owners dealing with ones that do not warm up are not losing fuel mileage with the updates. Who knows in reality Honda is not very transparent with there fixes for this issue.
I've had both the November and February updates done on my 2018 Ex and have not seen any noticable change In fuel mileage. But to keep it real, I'm in a warm weather state and I have not seen the 1500 RPM idle during warm up other owners have reported in cold weather states and Canada.
Turned off eco mode. Got 25 MPG all of the last three short trips since, driving very gently. Even got 35 MPG on a somewhat longer trip with more highway driving.
Interesting. Our 2018 Touring (built August 2018 in Greensburg Indiana) always starts at 1500 RPM for 15 seconds or so before slowly working down to around 1000. Once I put it in D, it goes down a bit. We are in South Florida, so the lowest I have ever driven it is about 50F. When it is cool, I take care to make sure the A/C is off so the shutters will stay closed. Warmup takes about 1 mile. I also have a company car that is a 2014 Ford Focus that I never worry about if the A/C is on or off, just adjust the temp. But it still warms up faster. But at least I don't smell gas, my oil level is still OK. Got the car in August, and just turned 3000 miles, so it doesn't get long drives. No letters. No fixes so far.