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4.3

Overall Consumer Review Rating
for the Honda Accord

Car is disappointingly average.

By Matt Sabatine written on 02-02-2016

After racking up over 260,000 miles with my old six-speed manual Honda Accord Coupe, I decided it was finally time for a new ride, and after testing some of the competing companies offering similarly reliable mid-size sedans (Toyota, Subaru), I decided that I would get another Accord. My old 2004 Accord treated me very well, and Honda has proven to me to be an incredibly reliable car manufacturer. When I started looking into what model I'd be interested in and could afford, I immediately realized that I was very limited in my choices, given that I insisted on getting another 6-speed manual, which they don't make at any model above the EX. I couldn't even get an EX-L (just an EX with a leather interior). I went with the EX, even though I could easily do without some of the "upgrade" features, like the keyless remote push button start, and the two infotainment screens, which are redundant and having two is really kind of pointless. I also wanted a black car, but, again, realized that my options with the manual transmission were very limited, to two (yes, TWO) colors, dark gray and silver, to be exact. I chose the dark gray option, and when I started actually looking into getting one, I came to realize how rare they are, and how infrequently manual transmission Accords are manufactured nowadays...as in, I had to drive over 100 miles, through New York City, to a dealer in New Rochelle, NY to purchase the only one within that radius. So, I couldn't even check out/drive the car before I bought it. The Apple CarPlay is a nice feature in theory, but the entertainment system has already caused me some problems, occasionally freezing, or not responding, or forcing me to turn the car off, and turn it back on, just so it acknowledges that my phone is plugged in...this after two months of owning the brand new vehicle, with about 3,000 miles on it. The main infotainment screen is exclusively touchscreen, which I HATE with a burning passion. There is nothing I would rather have than a good old fashioned volume knob I can turn left or right, rather than have to repeatedly tap the "volume" space on the touch screen. Ditto with navigating through the various apps within the central entertainment system, like Sirius Radio. Having everything touchscreen is incredibly distracting and frustrating, as you have to touch the screen in the exact correct position or risk hitting something you hadn't desired to hit. Maybe I'm an old school 24 year-old, but when I am scanning radio stations or wishing to turn the volume up or down, I'd prefer a goddamn knob to turn rather than have to tap my fingers on a screen. It's confusing, annoying and incredibly frustrating. I have the exact same gripe about the climate control system--Honda has apparently done away with the actual knobs to adjust the cool air/heat, and has replaced them with buttons. So, rather than have the control set all the way to the "cold" option previously, and be able to switch it all the way to the highest temperature heat option with one turn of the knob, you must now repeatedly tap on the red "heat" or blue "cold" button. As many people are aware, when the climate control system used to be turned off, the car would still blow out air at the temperature the knobs were set at. That is, even if you didn't have the heat on, but had the knob all the way over on the heat side, it would still blow out a little hot air. And it made it really simple and convenient to slightly adjust the control to the climate you desired without having to engage the climate control system at all. Contrarily, with this new, incredibly annoying and convoluted way of adjusting climate in the vehicle cabin, you must now turn on the heat/air conditioning to adjust the temperature. As much as I hate the touch screen infotainment system, I kind of hate this even more...sometimes simpler is better. Lastly, the vehicle's performance...I downgraded to a 4-cylinder from my 6-speed V6 coupe, so was expecting a drop in acceleration, but man is this car slow...I've had to readjust the way I dive, as in what gear I'm in and when I like to shift, just to accommodate for the vehicle's sluggish acceleration. Additionally, it is not a particularly smooth shift. The car doesn't shift smoothly at all when downshifting from 3rd to 2nd or from 2nd to 1st unless the car is pretty much at a dead stop. Shifting into reverse is even worse, as the car has to be at a dead stop to shift into reverse at all, and even then it isn't a smooth shift. Could be that the car is just getting "broken in" but I'm a few thousand miles in and I'm getting sick of my brand new car shifting more roughly than my 12 year-old Accord Coupe with 261,000 miles. That being said, I fully expect this car to be every bit as reliable as most other Hondas seem to be, and I get good gas mileage. All in all, if I could go back, I would not have purchased this car.

2016 Honda Accord Coupe EX-L

By C. Bianchi written on 12-15-2015

This car is awesome. It has great handling, great acceleration & braking, too. It is comfy inside & stylish, both inside and out. The only problems that I have with it is that it does not read newly received text messages out loud via the Bluetooth connectivity. Also, the doors occasionally rattle; it isn't too loud and it comes and goes. It does not happen every car ride.

The BEST CAR EVER!!!

By Honda'sRule written on 02-28-2016

This car is amazing!!! Solidly built, awesome looking, and amazing interior! The outside is amazing. I never thought that they could look better in 2013, but Honda really did it now. The LED light bars in the rear are very noticeable, and handsome. Same with the front. Interior, the seats are very comfortable, even with some back problems. Great technology. Drives and handles amazing. Overall, I have nothing negative to say about this car!! It's amazing, to say the least! Buy it!!! You will not regret it.

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Features: Rear Bench Seats , Fold Flat Rear Seats , Audio and cruise controls on steering wheel , Stability Control , Tire Pressure Warning , Aux Audio Inputs , Auto Climate Control , Multi-Zone Climate Control , Bluetooth , USB Inputs , Trip Computer , Alarm , Power Driver Seat , Back-up camera , Sunroof/Moonroof , Leather Seats , Heated seats , Keyless Entry/Start , Lane Departure Warning , Apple Carplay/Android Auto , Remote Start , Navigation , Blind Spot Monitoring , Adaptive Cruise Control , Pre-collision safety system , Upgraded Headlights , Parking sensors , Mobile Internet , Post-collision safety system , Cooled Seats , Heads up display .

Engine/Mechanics: 4 cylinders , 6 cylinders .

Transmission: Automatic , Manual .

Fuel Type: regular unleaded .

Drivetrain: front wheel drive .

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