Faults:

I had the distributer cap and rotor and the ignition blow at about 181,000 miles. I got that repaired relatively cheap, $82 plus labor. That was the only time the car ever broke down on me in the middle of the road. After that I've had a couple of major services, and change the oil every 3,000 miles. The transmission shifts smoothly, although the clutch has started to squeak when pushed down to shift. My suspension has also started squeaking and bottoming out due to the control arm bushings needing replacement. I got a quote for $400 plus labor to fix them, so I didn't get that done.

General Comments:

The car handles very well at speed, but parking is sometimes tedious due to the lack of power steering on the DX model. My air condioner never worked and I never bothered to get it fixed due to the cost. The car accelerates to 40 rather quickly, but then tapers off after that. I have the manual transmission so I can hold the gear longer, but in the automatic it would be considerably slower. It is not good at all going up hills, I feel like I have to floor the gas in a low gear just to get up the hill.

Faults:

Light bulb burned Out, Distributor, and Roter went Out, starter wire fell off.

General Comments:

Comfy seats, good steering.

Faults:

So far the plastic radiator cracked and had to apply one of those permatex fiberglass and resin-catalyzer kit patch, and worked super!...No more water leaks!...

The main relay failed (behind the hand brake release), and got the original replacement from the dealer!...

Had to change the coil and the ignition module inside the distributor (main relay and ignition module are the main common problems in Hondas)!...

General Comments:

This car rides very smooth, kicks up quite fast (16 valves), and is very comfortable!...

A little luxury package in a very economic car!...

My brother has had two Hondas, and this is my first!...

I'm more than happy with it!...It's like brand new, and I expect to have it till the day will die!...

Faults:

I've gone through front brake pads twice already. New tires, muffler, and exhaust mid pipe. The compression has dropped in the number 4 cylinder.

General Comments:

I love the 5spd. tranny. I have upgraded the rear brakes to rear disc, they work great. This car has a good amount of "pep" considering the low compression and it's fun to drive everywhere.

I'm very tall and I have plenty of room.

Overall I love this car and I'm swapping in the 1.6 DOHC VTEC motor to keep this car running forever. Everyone should buy HONDA, they make just about everything these days.

Faults:

Automatic Transmission failed at 70k miles, rebuilt by independent shop. Major failure was due to differential cross-pin failure which sent metal fragments through entire transmission.

Continuous brake rotor problems since about 20k miles. Replaced front rotors at about 50k and again at 90k.

Dealer stripped out oil drain plug and tried to tell me it was a leaking head gasket.

Addition of dealer installed factory supplied roof rack cost 2+ miles per gallon, more in head wind.

General Comments:

This vehicle is so underpowered it is difficult to drive sometimes. The engine is smooth, and if the reliability of the transmission were not in question, I would probably have driven it farther, but instead it has been replaced by a Nissan. The old wagon is now not much more than a small truck, as I use it for hauling duty. I am hoping to get another 40K out of it before the rust gets it.

Faults:

The car ran great when I purchased it, since 265000 k's, it has required a quart of oil at every fill up. The back of the car is practically stained black.

Universal Joint and Axle replaced at 270000 k's.

Entire brake system, including master cylinder, rear drums and wheel cylinders, front brake pads and calipers, required replacement at 280000 k's, an easy way to spend $1300.

Hood only pops up after pulling on the release 2-3 times.

Sunroof Leaks, it's probably a cheap fix, but I haven't gotten around to it.

General Comments:

The car handles great. Takes corners with very little leaning.

Excellent acceleration, no problem out-running comparable compacts off the line. SI edition far quicker than the DX.

Fun engine noise--the fact that it isn't that quiet makes driving it feel a lot more exciting.

I imagine this vehicle was great when it had a lot less kilometers on it. If someone before me had kept it up better, I don't think I'd be having the problems I have now.