In our annual Reliability Survey, we ask readers to rate the dependability of cars aged up to five years old. Here are the latest results based on the experiences of nearly 22,000 owners
Each different set of reviews give different results. My 9G Civic has only been back to dealers for annual servicing as it's had zero problems in almost 8 years.
I'm always suspicious about car magazine reviews as they are often driven by advertising revenue. I'd rather trust independent reviews.
There's no context to that survey though. What did they base it on? What was the breakdown of people that responded? They've reported the previous gen BMW1 series the most reliable, then put up a picture of the MY20 version? If 100 civic owners responded and 10 said they had issues its hardly a comprehensive survey. TBH you don't really see Gen9 owners complaining about anything specific on these pages, I mean broken manifold threads abound on the Gen8 diesel as do roof rust. Anyone know what the most usually reported Gen9 fault is of the top of their head? I know infotainment is not the best but anything mechanical or electrical come to mind?
ΥΕΑΗΗΗ RIGHT, bmw who caught fire in the middle of the road in many many cases, are the most reliable.!!
And italian cars lol. I bet the didnt take money from honda or hyundai, so they had to put them behind their great "donators" !! lol
Similarly, nothing has gone wrong with mine except for the Satnav unit which I replaced myself. I simply change the engine oil once a year and periodically change the front pads & rotors which I consider routine maintenance.
It does concern me when I hear of all the problems others are having with their DPFs though. although I have never had any or even knowingly experienced a regen......
p0420 error, does not let zou in the middle of the road mz friend. It just does not produce as non polluted gasses as it should do, so this error occurs so as not to run the car for ever and damage catalysts.
From the other had, the real polluted numbers which honda announces is very close to reality. In contrary. other brands produce x50 times more harmful particles, than the ones they present in the official numbers. Does diesel gate says anything to you? Chech for the french official test to all brands and see the truth.
Anyway, its your money and your choice to use italian cars if u like, but not if - when you stay in the middle of the road with your engine not able to start, you will remember me )
When I bought my 2010 1.8 Si back in 2017 I asked a mechanic what he thought of them - "only see them for servicing and brakes"
So I bought one and then followed it up with the FN2.
Only replaced the usual driver's rear ABS sensor so far outside of normal brakes & tyres.
FN2 has had new rear shock and PCV valve, both under warranty.
My choice was evidence led too. I bought a 1990 Japanese import Civic 2 seater and it served me well, doubling the miles in the process.
I've had Honda bikes which have never let me down.
I like the Honest John reviews, and it had a positive review on the 1.6 8 idtec, most importantly for me, it mentioned that the engine ran a chain cam, which means a lot to me, having liked the BMW 6 cylinder M57 engines which ran stratospheric miles for me too.
....let's see how this one goes. I guess it will be an electric one next...
195k on my Civic says it's reliable. Had to replace the interior blower motor on it on Saturday because that failed, but FFS, the car is fifteen years old. Looking to swap next year for the 2.2 iDTEC Civic. Was going the Accord route with the same engine in auto but the 240quid a year road tax put me off.
Especially as aren’t the Leon and Golf mechanically nearly the same car?!
I am happy with that however, the two cars in our household are a Volvo V40 and a Civic Tourer
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