Does the 2018 Honda Accord have transmission problems?
There are numerous complaints of the 10-speed automatic shifting poorly, jerking and failing altogether. On Edmunds.com, one owner complains, “Test drove 2018 Honda Accord Sport and ended up buying one for my wife. This was our 4th Honda, we had good luck with the Honda brand and the reliability.
What kind of transmission does a Honda Accord 2.0T have?
The 2018 Accord Touring 2.0T represents the kitchen-sink approach to car buying: By opting for the Touring—at the top of the Accord lineup—you get the larger engine and 10-speed automatic transmission, adaptive dampers, and 19-inch wheels shod with 235/40R-19 Michelin Primacy MXM4 tires.
Is it normal to drive a Honda Accord?
It’s as normal as you get, and as good as normal can be in 2018. (Full disclosure: Honda needed us to drive a 2018 Accord so badly that their people gave me one in New York for a week with a full tank of gas. I had asked for a Civic Type R, but this was nice too!) The Accord is ubiquitous.
What kind of engine does the 2018 Honda Accord have?
Honda has improved the 10th-generation Accord to make it the class of the midsize-sedan world. The sleeker, lower 2018 Honda Accord goes with four-cylinder turbocharged engines only, offers a 10-speed automatic transmission or a CVT, and is just short of being classified as a full-size car.
What’s the difference between the 2018 Honda Accord?
The 2018 model is roughly a half inch lower and a half inch wider. Front seat passengers sit a half-inch lower and a half-inch closer to each other, and in greater comfort with nicer materials and softer surfaces. At 119 cubic feet (cockpit and trunk), the Accord is one cubic foot shy of being classed as a full-size.
The 2018 Accord Touring 2.0T represents the kitchen-sink approach to car buying: By opting for the Touring—at the top of the Accord lineup—you get the larger engine and 10-speed automatic transmission, adaptive dampers, and 19-inch wheels shod with 235/40R-19 Michelin Primacy MXM4 tires.
Are there any problems with the Honda Accord?
In the early 2000’s, Honda unleashed a rash of Accords with bad transmissions. It seems history may be repeating itself with the 2018 model car. There are numerous complaints of the 10-speed automatic shifting poorly, jerking and failing altogether.
What’s the average speed of a Honda Accord?
At full throttle, the engine emits only 78 decibels, compared with the Type R’s 91 decibels of Vin Diesel–inspired dialogue. Pull through the first two gears, and the Accord hits 60 mph in 6.1 seconds; the quarter-mile rolls by in 14.7 seconds at 98 mph in fourth gear.
What is the braking distance of a Honda Accord 2.0T?
Braking performance is par for the class, with the Accord Touring 2.0T consuming 170 feet to stop from 70 mph. That’s an improvement over the 178 feet required by the 2017 Accord sedan with the four-cylinder and continuously variable automatic (CVT) powertrain and just a smidge better than the 172-foot distance of a 2016 Accord coupe V-6.