I tow my TheMightyHobie18 with a 1.8T VW Passat. I take a yearly trip from Annapolis, MD to Burlington , VT. It does fine. Since the CRV is an automatic I would strongly suggest getting a tranny cooler. The only difficult thing to get used to is your trailer is larger than your car. I have also seen CRV's tow heavier boats than the TheMightyHobie18.