Dear Scotty, I have been following you for years. I have learned so much from you. Thank you for everything you do! I just watched your video titled "If You're Not Checking This When Buying a Car, You're Stupid" at three minutes and thirty seconds you mentioned that you do not need to worry about the Scion engines because by the time they made the 2015 engines for the car they made it in a way where we don't have to worry about the head gasket blowing. My question is does this apply to my 2005 Acura TSX with only 60,000 (original owner) and my 2016 honda civic with 12,000 miles. Is there a chance of me blowing the head gasket on these two cars? Moreover, would I need to worry about any head gaskets being blown in the future on 2021 Lexus NX because I plan to purchase the car next month? Do you think this is a good purchase? Furthermore, what car do you recommend buying where the head gasket is not likely to blow (only toyota and honda products). I had a very bad experience with my own 1990 honda accord where the head gasket blew Thank you!
Scotty was specifically talking about the Subaru boxer engine in that Scion, which was built after Subaru's long-running head gasket problems had been solved. Doesn't apply to any other vehicles.
I've never heard of Acuras being prone to it, but head gasket failure can occur on any vehicle would be if the engine is overheated or the cooling system not maintained. The only car I can think of offhand that is guaranteed to never, ever have a head gasket problem would be an old 4-cylinder Crosley subcompact, though there may be others.
