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Rubbish transmission and poor quality
Buy Toyota or Lexus , 09/12/2020
2005 Honda Accord EX V-6 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Don’t believe all of the hype on Accord V6. Poor quality of paint as it scratches if you blow of it. Worse transmission I have ever had, out at 99000k on 80% fwy driving. Dealer put a new one that went out at 94000. Horrible in town gas mileage Lucky if you get 17. Cheap leather cracker within 2 years Radio stopped working at 140000. AC condenser out around 73000. Door actuator out around 100000. Engine valve out at 23000, radiator out at 80K, starter replaced twice. The only thing I like is the driving capability for a sedan. Recalls on 2003 and 2004 Transmission It Honda does not believe it affected 2005 and they are the same model from 2004. If you decide to purchase an Accord make sure it is not the V6.
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Honda quality all the way
cyoung6, 08/24/2012
2005 Honda Accord EX 4dr Sedan w/Leather (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I purchased this car about 2.5 years ago with about 97K on it. It appeared to be highway miles and I believed in Honda quality so I purchased it. Extremely reliable and has had nothing but general maintenance done...I even skimp on this and the car is working great. It now has 160K. After reading other reviews, Im thinking I will just keep it until it needs a new engine or something so major. Only issue I have currently is a rusty squeak/grind from the lower steering column and under the body when I stop from moving and take off. Ive taken it to the shop twice and they cant find anything wrong, so I will just keep driving....
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Best Drive Yet!
driver_51, 09/11/2010
2005 Honda Accord EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Considering that this is my favorite car owned to date, Tenth on my list. I love to drive her daily. Second on my list is 2003 Nissan Maxima SE that was totaled prior to purchasing the Accord as a daily driver but it has out-performed everything else I have driven, I know first hand the weakness of Honda' and addressed them after purchasing the car new, Brembo Sport rotors combined with Ceramic Pads makes the brakes grab when needed, coilovers and a thicker sway bar make her handle like a dream on tight turns and Bridgestone Potenzas hold her glued to the pavement. I am a true driver that takes hold of all of Honda technology, no complaints after five years.
If you want reliability...
stepay, 03/12/2013
updated 09/14/2018
2005 Honda Accord EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
...get this car! Bought this car used in 2008 when it had 39,000 miles. Now has 78,000 and going strong. Have purchased new tires and then just oil and gas since. The Accord is just a great solid, safe, reliable car. If that excites you, then you're golden! It's not the most exciting car to look at, and it's not all that fun to drive, but you turn the key and it starts and you get to where you want to be...that makes for a great car in my opinion. It has decent power too which is nice. There's no reason we can't drive this car to 200,000 miles or more. UPDATE: Still generally a great car, but I decided eventually that I didn't like sedans and so I sold this car in 2017 and got a Kia Soul. Some things to note -- The 2005 Accord is a very big sedan. It is longer than my 2011 CRV, and it was not super easy to fit it into the garage, and then it leaves little room to walk around it (depending on the size of your garage and what you have in it). This year Accord also has a design flaw that allows road debris to damage the air conditioning condenser. This happened to my Accord. So, not really all that fun. So, at this point, although a reliable car in most ways, I would not buy it again if I know now what I did then.
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Runs Like A Top
Jim W, 07/21/2009
2005 Honda Accord EX V-6 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
My wife and I were seeking something to drive together (comfortably) on longer trips. After looking around a little we found the Accord. This car has been amazing. A nice, smooth and quiet ride in a reliable vehicle is what we were looking for and is what we got. We used to dread packing things into the old car in order to take a day trip. Now we look forward to it.