Honda Accord petrol: Any known issues?

Roen

Hi all,

Just wondering do Honda Accords from 08 or 09 have any well known issues or troublesome areas.
Looking at the 2.0 petrol models only. Although if they made a slightly larger petrol engine I'd be interested in that too.

Cheers.
R.

R.O.R

Roen wrote: »

Hi all,

Just wondering do Honda Accords from 08 or 09 have any well known issues or troublesome areas.
Looking at the 2.0 petrol models only. Although if they made a slightly larger petrol engine I'd be interested in that too.

Cheers.
R.

No issues.
At all.


There was a 2.4 earlier in production, not sure when they stopped selling it in. May have been available in the U.K..

Atlantic Dawn

Very few petrol models of them here from 2008 onwards due to emissions based tax, you might need to go to the UK for one.

Sinister Pigeon

When you're doing research into a particular model, apart from typing "problems with/known issues with model x" into google, it's also handy to find the websites/fora for the various owners clubs of that model.
That way, you can get a feel for the real issues from people who are actually living with the model in question, as opposed to the often well-intentioned regurgitated hearsay that one finds on general motoring fora.

bazz26

Very few new shape petrol models around but the odd pops up occasionally, all 2.0 litre though. Very reliable, smooth, refined and they are not the worst on fuel.

Crazy money on this one given how hard they are to resell:


http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Honda/Accord/2.0-i/44713975561019300/

Roen

Cheers lads,

Just copped that the majority are automatic. A bit of naivety on my part. That said I'm not far off ready for one.
@Sinister, I must check the Honda owners clubs/fora out. Thanks.
@Bazz, that's the one that popped up on my radar alright. Found the same one on DoneDeal. Nice car but spendy alright!

chrysagon

i always had an Accord..never a prob, and got good resale price..my last 2 have been diesels.. getting almost 50miles/gallon on commuting to Dublin, petrol i was getting around 30 mls/gallon

RFOLEY1990

none, whatsoever. they're absolutely bullet proof.

zwind

yes. avoid the automatic .

Gavman84

I have the last model Accord petrol and it's been perfect so far done around 9k miles in it since November

Gazzmonkey

Had a few Honda petrols in my time, a few DOHC VTEC's too, none of them ever gave any trouble at all.

Japanese cars tend to be super reliable anyway.

Roen

Thanks lads.

Honda always had a good rep. But you can't be too sure with that amount of cash.

Leonard Hofstadter

The only real issue with it is trying to sell it on - unfortunately it will be worthless second hand due to the diesel obsession in Ireland at the moment. Still, there's an awful lot to be said for a naturally aspirated decent sized petrol engine that will do 250,000 miles in its sleep. None of the DMF or DPF crap to worry about either like you would have to with a diesel.

ScottStorm

If you are looking for a large petrol engined accord I would be inclined to look at importing from Japan, far more choice. You would likely get a high spec model with very low mileage and you can have a mechanic check it out before the sale goes through. It will almost certainly an auto though..

I've not imported myself but friends have advised it is a lot less hassle than it sounds.

djimi

ScottStorm wrote: »

If you are looking for a large petrol engined accord I would be inclined to look at importing from Japan, far more choice. You would likely get a high spec model with very low mileage and you can have a mechanic check it out before the sale goes through. It will almost certainly an auto though..

I've not imported myself but friends have advised it is a lot less hassle than it sounds.

Biggest issue with buying JDM is that insurance can be a bitch. You can certainly get some lovely stuff imported from Japan, but I would be checking insurance thoroughly before I buy, and make sure that there are at least 4-5 companies that are offering decent quotes so that you dont get stung if one of them decides that they no longer like Japanese imports (as has happened to me before).

Moneymaker

Yeah if you buy a petrol, be prepared to keep it for a while.

That would be fine with me, they are excellent cars in every way.

bazz26

I'd say importing from Japan would be expensive when you take Co2 emissions into consideration on a larger petrol engine for VRT and motor tax purposes.

neil_hosey

ive a 05 accord, quite hard on the petrol but its bullet proof.
One thing that is going is the clutch master cylinder. Apparrently quite common.

ScottStorm

djimi wrote: »

Biggest issue with buying JDM is that insurance can be a bitch. You can certainly get some lovely stuff imported from Japan, but I would be checking insurance thoroughly before I buy, and make sure that there are at least 4-5 companies that are offering decent quotes so that you dont get stung if one of them decides that they no longer like Japanese imports (as has happened to me before).

Good point, hadn't considered that with an accord.

JC01

Like all petrol Hondas since the dawn of time there bulletproof engine wise. As someone already mentioned clutch master cylinders can give trouble and they still give hassle with wheel speed sensors/ ABS units