I'm thinking if buying a 2014-2015 6AT, if I do, what's the most amount of mileage the car should have on it when I first buy it, and how long could it last to? Could it still last to 200k miles or maybe even more??
I own a 2001 coupe accord with the v6 engine I followed Honda’s maintenance. I gave it to my grandson last year for his sixteenth birthday with 235,000 miles The best car I ever owned. According to Scotty Honda makes the best engines
The 2001 Accord and the 2013-2014 Accord don’t exactly compare. You can’t extrapolate reliability of your 2001 to a 2013-2014. The later ones also have cylinder deactivation which yours did not.
When it comes to mileage, you want a vehicle that has had as few previous owners as possible (ideally 1) and an excellent service history: key ones being has the engine oil been replaced every 5,000 miles and transmission fluid every 40,000-60,000 miles? I would take a higher mileage vehicle (from Honda, Toyota) that has been meticulously maintained over a lower mileage one with an unknown history. Also, the condition of a car matters a lot, which is why you want an independent, honest mechanic like a Scotty with his fancy scan tool to thoroughly inspect the vehicle, then road test and analyze all the scan tool data parameters, and give his OK before you buy - very important!
Regarding the 3.5L V6 in those Accord Coupes, the ones with the automatics came with cylinder deactivation (or what Honda calls variable cylinder management or VCM); whereas the manual transmissions did NOT have those. If you can, and for longevity (since VCM can potentially wear out/even damage the engine over time from repeated cycles - many millions of them) I would go with the manual.
For issues in that generation, see below:
https://blog.1aauto.com/9th-gen-honda-accord-problems/
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Accord/2014/
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Accord/2015/
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Accord/2014/recalls/
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Accord/2015/recalls/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MZJY2NPwETo&feature=youtu.be
cant you turn off your vcm though?
You can only turn off the VCM through the aftermarket. Hopefully, the previous owner did that. There are 2 methods, one through hardware and one through software. But if it has a manual transmission you never have to worry about that.
Very reliable. Can go 300k+ miles with no issues. Just do regular maintenance and don't skip the timing belt service.
