Hi Scotty - I also am not a fan of the trend to go with smaller turbo engines as the long term reliability may not be that great. With that being said, what are your thoughts on the long term reliability of the 2.0 direct injected turbo engine in the current Honda Accord, given that it is a de-tuned Civic Type R engine? Thanks!
My car is a 2020 Honda Accord Touring 2.0 Turbo, with 6500 miles, 10 speed auto.
Well Honda makes great engines especially 2 l engines I would expect them to last it was the 1.5 GDI turbos that had problems which is a different design
The new 2.0 auto/manuals are doing very well. Thankfully they didn't put the ZF 9-speed in these like they did with the ridgeline, odyssey, mdx etc (honda quickly realized their mistake and stopped using the 9-speed)
For light but low power 4 cylinder engines, adding 1 or 2 turbos is a cheap way to gain power without adding a lot of weight.
But there is never a free lunch, and adding turbo(s) creates at least 2 problems: Adding complexity to the engine, and increasing stress on the engine. Both of those factors reduce long-term reliability of the vehicle.
Your 2.0L 4 cylinder turbo Honda will not last as long, or be as reliable, as its non-turbo predecessors.
I am loving my 2020 Accord 2.0T Sport so far after just over 3k miles.
I did add a Mishimoto catch can for the PCV line to keep oil from getting all over the intake valves as the car ages and causing issues. I highly recommend it.
Beautiful color choice. Mine is Lunar Silver. Try to just enjoy it and not think about the "what if's". Nobody truly knows how reliable these motors will be. Above it was mentioned that they will not be as reliable as their N/A predecessors. Based on having GDI and a turbo, I would not disagree BUT who truly knows?
