1995 Acura Integra LS from North America - Comments

Shocks and springs blew.

Strut mounts shot.

Motor blew at 200 000.

Clutch bearings went.

Gets broken into a lot.

Body dents easily n rusts easily, Very cheap metal.

Sensors are crap.

Design to mount an after market deck is crap.

Bearings go too fast.

CV shafts blow when you lower the car.

All ball joints etc blow when you lower the car.

Stock manifolds rust through.

The rubber for the window to guide on, falls off.

Rear calipers seize too easily.

E brake cables broke.

Fuel lines and brake lines rusted through causing major problems.

Don't buy these cars used, people beat the crap out of them and don't truly maintain the cars.

I bought mine from a mechanic shop. And since I've owned it I've spent 27000$ in repairs, having to paint the car because of rust.. although I did do some custom modifications since everything that was stock broke!!

Maybe I was just unlucky. But I owned a Civic before my Integra.. And all I can say is. I am never buying a Honda/Acura Product Again. You have to be rich to afford the insurance, the cost of repairs, and the constant threat of theft due to punk kids.

The stock seats are great, and the acceleration of the car is awesome for a 142HP motor. Overall. I loved the car, but hate the fact I lost so much money on it. But it was fun to drive when it wasn't in the shop getting fixed. I'll miss it.

Let's see... 200k and problems and probably not maintained. And why put 27k in repairs into something this old? And why blame honda for users lack of care?

Because I'm not the only one with the same problems.

Hahaha y the hell would you spend 27,000 dollars in repairs on a car not even worth half that. you might as well have bought a brand new acura... or even a used nsx... 27k lol haha.

Uhhhh, I have a 95 LS Integra, and the thing is by far the best car I've ever owned. The thing is absolutely amazing. I've spent about 150 bucks on it in the 5 years I've owned it on a timing belt. It's got over 200,000 miles and it leaks no oil. It will probably run for at least 300k.

What this guy is talking about? Unless you purposely messed with the engine, how you could say half that stuff?

And the stuff you complain about is ridiculous, "it get brokens into a lot," uhh how exactly is that the cars fault, and you said "not very easy to put in an after market CV deck"; that's not a good reason to call a car a piece of crap.

Go to any review, and this car is a "BEST BUY" used, so that must mean something.

You cannot blame the car because it doesn't accept aftermarket crap that was designed 10 years after the car was built, and by a different company. A carmaker could have to be psychic to predict what someone will put onto it 10 years into the future.

My '99 Civic Si has a lot of aftermarket stuff on it. The header cracked (aftermarket), the rear struts blew (aftermarket), and the check engine light goes on once in a while (aftermarket exhaust with stock O2 sensor. None of that is the car's fault. If I'd have kept it stock, I'd have had absolutely ZERO problems with the car as of right now. I recognize that the shortcomings are my fault and not the Civic's.

$27,000 uh huh...

My 95 Acura Integra has been a pleasure to own. Funny how all I have spent on it has been a new timing belt in the 185,000 miles I have driven it.

I don't pamper it either. I keep good oil in it and make sure the coolant is mixed right. Mine is lowered. Haven't blown any joints yet.

Funny how there are very, very few people that would give the car a low rating. Lots of them still on the road too.

This reviewer speaks the truth from what I gather. Honda/Acuras are insanely expensive to insure compared to other comparable cars. Theft is as nasty problem with these cars. Parts are often ridiculously expensive. It's ironic to me how a car that is reliable (meaning fewer repairs than other cars) would end up costing you MORE money to own than something cheaper and less reliable. Doesn't that offset the fact that it's more reliable? Sure, it'll break down less, but the cost to own one (insurance, maintenance, and repair costs) make it hard to justify owning one because it's reliable. Overall cost of ownership is just as valid of a point as the reliablity of a car. If a car is super reliable, what good is that when you're paying an arm and leg to insure the darn thing and god forbig something needs maintenance or repairs...$$$. I think this alone makes Acura/Honda a poor value even with typically high reliability and quality.

Yeah you shouldn't diss them all for a crappy one that you bought. Don't buy a used one from someone who didn't take care of it. If well maintained these cars are unstopable. I am currently at 296,000km with my 1995 Acura Integra RS. And there is nothing wrong with the car, the only thing I have fixed is some minor rust spots on the rear wheel wells. Amazing cars, ridiculous for the price.

I've had my 95 LS for almost 2 years now and I haven't had a single problem either. Even with my aftermarket stereo, speakers & subs, lol. The mounting was perfectly fine for me and the ONLY thing that's gone wrong on the car is a wheel speed sensor making the ABS light go on.. Big deal. The difference: I bought mine from an older woman who took great care of it and I have the receipts to prove it. Chances are, yours just wasn't taken care of. It's not the car's fault.

It's all about how you treat the car my friend, and it's true that Honda/Acura insurance is expensive, and Integras, from what I heard and seen have an issue with the rear calipers, not all of them, but you aren't the first one I hear posting that problem, but I totally encourage anyone who's interested in the car to buy it if well maintained, and of course, the more mods it has, the less reliable it gets.