1992 Honda Accord LX review from North America

The car had some serious issues a year after I purchased it. The steering got weird around 140,000 miles and I thought it might have been an alignment issue -- but the passenger side front wheel literally fell off the car as I turned a corner. I heard a "CLUNK!" and then the car just dropped. Got that repaired... NOT cheap.

Shortly thereafter, the stereo quit working. I had to bang on the dashboard several times in order to convince to come back on. My right hand hurt for a solid year cause I was smashing on the dashboard 5 times a day.

At 170,000 miles the electrical system in the car got shifty and I had no interior lights and eventually I had issues with the headlights and the heater/AC. Then, the battery abruptly died -- somehow because of this issue, I was told. I brought it to a Honda dealership to get all of that repaired. Not cheap.

At 179,000 -- the grand finale -- upon driving to a friend's house the transmission flat out died. I had no transmission issues prior and it did not give any warning. It simply dropped dead. While I considered having the transmission replaced, I was told by the garage holding onto it that the alternator had died in the meantime (as the battery was dead and it was a NEW battery). So, I was looking at over $3000 worth of work on a 9 year old Accord. I paid to have someone come and tow it to a junkyard. I thought Hondas were famous for lasting forever?

I had a real attachment to the car. So, while I had serious issues with the car when I had it... I still miss it and wish it hadn't behaved like such a dud. I would still own it if it hadn't been for the transmission/alternator problem.

It handled nicely and I LOVE the sound that a late 80's/early 90's Honda makes when it's backing up. There is no other sound like it.

I liked the way the interior was set-up, everything was easy to see and use.

Though I was very disappointed in the mechanical and electrical problems, I do not regret owning the car.