2008 Honda Accord LX from Nigeria - Comments

"This is neither consistent with real world experience OR consumer research. The top rated cars for reliability (long term) on J.D. Powers are Ford and Buick. Consumer Reports ranks the Ford Fusion higher in long-term reliability than Honda or Toyota."

I see this a lot, people saying Buick matches or exceeds Honda and Toyota reliability.

This is all good and well, but have you noticed how much more expensive a Buick is to a Honda or Toyota? You could buy 2 or 3 Civics for the price of one Buick. Why would I spend $30,000+ on something that has equal reliability and build quality to something that costs about $15,000? Look at a Buick in that perspective sometime. It doesn't make it look so good anymore.

What if trans fluid was changed and it's a poor trans design. See Honda TL reviews many with numerous issues and more trans.

"Also, for the people who had transmission failures with Honda's at 30,000 miles, I can't help but notice, but that number is very close to the time you should be changing your trans. fluid."

It never ceases to amaze me how much maintenance Japanese cars require and how expensive it is, yet they are regarded as so "reliable". My GM owners manuals says (and I quote) "Under normal driving conditions the automatic transmission fluid NEVER NEEDS CHANGING". In over 200,000 miles of driving I have NEVER changed my transmission fluid, nor ever had the slightest hint of a problem.

Brakes are another issue. Our first (and LAST) Honda required brake pads ever 30,000 miles or less. Our current GM has 80,000 miles and has had absolutely nothing but one set of tires, one battery and one light bulb. That's why we now drive nothing but Ford or GM vehicles. I don't want a car that requires expensive service and repairs every 6 months.

I could have bought a new Buick cheaper than my Hondas. Honda's Acura models TL and the RL model new are over 50k. I still had drivetrain issues.

To 10:30: Sorry you didn't buy the Buick. It's a far better built and more reliable car. J.D. powers just ranked Buick and Ford tops in long range reliability. Honda is WAYYYY down the list. We sold a Buick last year with 277,000 trouble-free miles. It never required a single repair except for 3 brake pad replacements. Our current GM has 80,000+ miles and has never even had a brake job.