1995 Honda Accord EX review from North America
"A generally dependable car"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I have had the car for two weeks.
The ugly factory muffler is wearing out (the one with two small pipes), and the left pipe is hanging on by a thread.
The door "pops" whenever you open it, a common problem. Honda will not let you order the part that you need to fix it, rather they make you buy an entire door jam and other countless accessories to go along with it, totaling $600. Not to mention the cost of labor with a fast mechanic, easily being another $400. So I would have to pay $1000 to not have my door pop. Not worth it.
Some pump in the engine has also broke, I can't even remember what it is, probably $50 or so to replace it.
General comments?
It has been a great car overall, not considering the door situation, which is bull****.
It accelerates nicely, the transmission shifts really hard sometimes even when I don't get on it, sometimes at 4K.
The interior is real nicely laid out. The only problems with the interior is that the headliner is made of some strange plastic rubber crap that is so soft that if you press against it lightly, it leaves a mark forever. Thus, there are tons upon tons of marks on the headliner from the previous owner.
It also gets great gas mileage.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1995 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.2 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 100000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 102000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Cavalier |
| Date of Entry | 15th April, 2004 |