1999 Honda Civic DX review from North America

Since new this car has been nothing but problems, even with regimented dealer service.

First problem I noticed was the drivers seat was was moving when I accelerated or braked. It turns out to be the floor board were flexing where the seats bolted down. The car had to have plate metal welded to the floorboards to fix it. Honda refused to cover it as it wasn't under any warranty. Note, I am only 160 lbs.

I also noticed a grinding sound when accelerating and it turned out to be a bad bearing in the transmission. Luckily Honda fixed it under warranty.

The car also has a lot of wind noise through the windows at highway speeds.

Other than fuel economy I really don't have too many good things to say.

Acceleration is pretty weak, I don't understand how other surveys rate it high. They are probably 16 year old kids that don't know better or Europeans that are only use to 4 cylinders.

Body roll is good at low speeds, but on the highway the car tends to roll badly. Not a high speed handling car.

The fit and finish of the body panels are not that great and the interior already has a few squeaks.

I really think these cars are by far highly over rated. After renting a Ford Focus I found it a much better car in all aspects. For any buyers take a good look at the competition.