I made sure that mine 05 was built in Japan.
Had 2 warranty claims so far, moisture in tail light, and rear seat belt
bunged up.
Had a high pitrched sound under dash when coming to stop now but after 2
trips to dealer they of course cant hear it, and it seems to have gone away.
I am sure the paint jobs are similiar but I must say there is very little
clearcoat on mine as it rubs through fast.
<GuessWho@Who.net> wrote in message
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>I traded in my 1997 CR-V last week for a 2006 CR-V SE. The Air
> Conditioning blew on my '97 the week before and I had nearly 9 years
> of trouble free use out of it. One thing I noticed is that the dealer
> had mostly CR-V's built in the UK. The one I purchased was built in
> Swindon, UK (VIN starts with a 'S').
>
> Is there any difference in build quality or reliability for CR-V's
> built in the UK vs. Japan? In doing some research of old usenet
> postings it seems some buyers in the USA have a preference for
> Japanese built CR-V's. Of course, this preference may not be based in
> reality as I haven't heard anything negative about the UK built
> CR-V's.