2004 Honda Accord EX review from North America
"Big bangs of value under 30 grand canadian dollars"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The driver leather seat always go a little bit side way when the car is under a fast cornering.
You can feel a noticeable vibration when the air conditional system kicks in.
A noticeable and irritating wind noise is created when the sun roof is tilted or halfly opened when the car is over 75km/h.
The front brake pads worn out very fast and create lots of brake dust like a racing sport car and hard to clean.
The power windows generate lots of noise and I think this is the common problem that all of the Honda owners have to suffer.
Uneven worn out of the rear tires and better to do the tire rotation service more frequently.
Intelligent 5 speed automatic transmission, but without the overdrive off button for quick downshifting.
Noise from the brakes after the car is cold started and drived within the first few minutes.
General comments?
Superb engine with an excellent balance of performance, fuel economy, and emission standards.
Rock solid and sophisticated engine technology of Honda. Best four cylinder engine ever in this class. Very broad power band covers the low end and high end outputs.
Extremely low end torque. 1600rpm for 100km/h traveling and 3000rpm for 160km/h traveling in fifth gear position. Outstanding highway fuel economy.
Sophisticated knock sensor and the engine can burns 87 octane fuel. Save you money without losing the smoothness and power of the engine.
Best of the best ergonomic design, tons of room, tons of cup holders, big trunk.
Great handling and good cornering like a sports car with the bulky size unit body and comfortable suspension set up.
High efficient auto climatic control air conditional system.
Supportive leather heated seats with fantastic two tone color matching cabin.
Premium audio system with low noise working level.
Good steering with perfect alignment.
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| A great-first college longterm investment car |
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| Refined, reliable and fun |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2004 |
| Year of manufacture | 2004 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.4 i VTEC Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 5 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 17000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Honda Civic |
| Date of Entry | 19th November, 2004 |