2025 Honda Accord Consumer Reviews
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No spare tire
We had driven the Accord and ready to buy it. I loved the way it drove. Then I did a walk-around and checked the trunk. NO SPARE tire. Not even the small spare. Not room because of the batteries. Had also driven a Camry. Liked the Honda better. We bought a Subaru Legacy TouringXT. Love it ! 31/35 mpg.
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Perennially Behind The Technology Curve
The GOOD: 1. Honda excels at offering fuel efficient powertrains that exceed its own EPA mileage ratings. I can eke out 62-63 mpg combined city-hwy driving (68-70 mpg on hwy only), especially with minimal AC use and if I can drive at 55 mph for extended periods. 2. The interior with clean lines is inviting despite the faux leather upholstery. Various controls are placed intuitively and within reach. It’s also quieter than I expected after buying an almost new car from a mass market brand in years. Best of all, key interior surfaces don’t feel hard and plasticky like most Toyotas (any vehicle at any trim level). 3. The exterior looks mostly refined, especially now that the lobster claw tail lights are out. 4. The Tesla-like humming sound in reverse gear is a good safety feature. Still the sound should have been a tad bit louder for grabbing attention of surrounding pedestrians and vehicles (think busy parking lots). 5. The auto high beam headlamps work perfectly and adjust instantly to oncoming traffic or distant cars ahead of you. 6. The Brake Hold feature is very convenient at stop lights and in bumper to bumper traffic. The BAD: 1. The front passenger seat sits so close to the floor it makes getting in and out very uncomfortable. What were the engineers really thinking? This is meant to be a family car, not a teenager’s hand-me-down sports car. 2. The thin black plastic line running across all the doors and the dashboard is wasted opportunity to offer cool customizable ambient lighting found in many competitive offerings and standard amongst luxury brands. Instead it’s a purely cosmetic and misleading feature. Perhaps, it’s a placeholder for a future design upgrade once the current body style gets old and stale and Honda needs to jazz up sales. The UGLY: 1. Various audio alerts are extremely difficult to notice when driving at high speeds or with passengers in the car. Any normal road noise or simple conversations can easily drown out important safety alerts. Again, what were the engineers thinking? Was there any user acceptance testing done? 2. The rear view camera’s resolution is terrible for a car that easily averages $40k in net transaction price. 3. My biggest complaint is that the car does NOT voluntarily apply brakes when it senses an impending collision either in forward or reverse motion. In forward motion, it simply flashes a yellow “Brake” sign on the dash without actually doing the job itself for a less attentive driver! This is also the reason why I’ll NEVER use the adaptive cruise control (ACC) feature available on my car. 4. The Homelink garage door opener is not standard as usual, requiring owners to carry a remote control garage door opener in the car. 5. The flexibility of the folding rear seat is due to the placement of the hybrid battery under the trunk area and comes at a hefty cost of lack of a spare tire! Instead you have only a flat tire repair kit, which essentially can get you out of trouble more quickly but then requires you to discard that tire and replace it with a new one each time you use the kit! You could be spending $200-$300 on a new tire each time you get a flat tire. A good old smaller spare tire would have been ideal. I’m thinking of carrying a full-size spare tire mounted on a wheel in my trunk if I’m not hauling a lot of luggage. 6. Honda has totally screwed up the interpretation of the roadside speed limit signs. The speed limit displayed on the dash rarely matches the exact speed limit for a given stretch of the road. Even when it switches to the correct speed limit after the camera reads an oncoming speed limit sign, it quickly reverts back to some random speed limit or no speed limit at all. Once again, what were the engineers thinking? How hard is it to read, interpret and consistently display the correct speed limit for a given stretch of the road?
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- EX-L Hybrid SedanMSRP: $36,0905 mi away
- SE SedanMSRP: $32,1655 mi away
- SE SedanMSRP: $32,1655 mi away
Great vehicle
Drivetrain is immensely torquey which I love! Everything else is very advanced and high tech.Exterior and Interior design is luxurious and stylish. Great job honda once again.
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Solid
Car rides smooth and quiet.Very comfortable. Adaptive cruise control, bluetooth, backup camera on 7" display screen all work great. Although some features I miss are not present such as tire pressure and compass. Only one 12V outlet, USB ports are only USB-c type. Overall I would recommend this vehicle at this point.
Very Happy Owner
While preparing to trade a 2023 Accord Touring went to Toyota to see what all the fuss over the Camry was about. Toyota has nothing that can match the Touring when it compares to the drive, features and cost. When I told the salesman I was driving a Touring he immediately started talking Crown. And he admitted I needed the Limited at $47,000 to match the Touring that lists at $40,000. Currently driving my 2nd Touring and my biggest complaint is sometimes it has problems syncing CarPlay and phone. The decision is easy.
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