2017-2022 Honda CR-V Oil Life/Maintenance Light Reset Guide

The fifth-generation CRV was officially released in Detroit for the first time in October 2016. This car begins sales in the North American market with the 2017 model in December. So did you get a maintenance warning and need to reset the oil life light on the Honda CR-V? We are here with you.

When you see on the cluster, you’re going to get the two different codes here. These stand for something like oil change and tire rotation like B1. Those will all be in your owner’s manual. Then the following number blinking is the number of miles you went over your oil change.

How To Reset Oil Life on Honda CR-V (2017-2022)

Maintenance Light Reset Guide With Cluster Button

In this section, we’re gonna reset the oil life or the maintenance minder whatever you wanna call it on the Honda CR-V. Here we will reset it using the Trip knob on the instrument cluster. So this is what you have to do:

• Turn on the car without cranking the engine
• Press the TRIP knob repeatedly until it displays the Oil Life

• Then, hold down the knob until the oil life begins to blink
• Finally, depress the knob again until the oil life resets to 100%

Resetting With Infotainment Display

In addition to using the method above, you can also access the menu on the infotainment display to reset the oil life. So the way you do this is:

• Hit the HOME button on the navigation display

• Then you’ll go to SETTINGS
• Once this comes up, it’s going to give you a bunch of different options, so you’re gonna go to VEHICLE
• Find the MAINTENANCE INFO, if you won’t see it here they’re kind of tricky, it’s one-click down goes to Maintenance Info
• Tap on SELECT RESET ITEM
• Select the maintenance items that you want to be reset
• Finally, tap RESET to perform the maintenance reset

For your info, this operation work for the fifth generation of the Honda CRV (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 model years). For the older model, you can reach it here.

What does the A1 Maintenance code mean in my CRV?

A lot of people come in with an A1 maintenance light. The A1 service light is an oil change and tire rotation. What oil change does is exchanges your old oil for new oil. Now, that new oil lubricates your rotating friction parts in your engine and disperses heat for optimum engine performance of life, which keeps your engine running smooth.

A tire rotation is a process of moving your tires and wheels from one spot on the car to another. It is super important to rotate your tires because it promotes even tread wear and longer tire life. So here’s an explanation of what the maintenance minder codes mean:

FAQ – Honda CR-V Oil Maintenance

So that’s it. All fixed up and ready to go. Hopefully, this helps you guys. If you liked this content and want another article with other cars like this, give me a comment below, and we’ll go from there. Thanks for reading!