Interesting question. Are the stresses that a CVT in Honda’s IMA system equivalent to the stresses that a CVT has to deal with when dealing with a gas engine alone? I’m (just guessing) that because some of the torque is provided by the electric motor, that a CVT in a Honda IMA machine has a bit of an easier life. Mind you, the electric motors in an IMA system were admittedly very wimpy, so...
Then again, there’s a 16 page thread on E****** entitled “Honda Civic Hybrid Transmission Problems”. Otoh, no doubt Honda has improved this particular CVT for the Civic, a very important product for Honda.
I guess what I am really waiting for is for the manufacturers and aftermarket transmission shops to start offering economically viable CVT overhauls, including periodic belt replacements. Like nobody blinks an eye at mfg recommended timing belt changes. But afaict, automotive CVT manufacturers will not repair failed CVTs, but only replace them. Once they start repairing them, at a mileage and cost comparable to conventional automatics, then I’ll start considering owning a car with one.