Hey, My name is Kisha. I have a 22' Honda Accord Sport 2.0t. I brought the car new because at the time the used cars cost just as much as a new car. The 2.0t are better than the 1.5t. Now that the economy is changing and I'm thinking about the future maintenance of this car its making me think that i should get should get something cheaper esp maintenance wise. I've been seeing repair bills for this car and its extremely high. I have heard its good engine but turbo engines don't last as well as the previous engines that Honda has used. So, I asking for solid honest opinions for honest recommendations on other cars. Should i sell it or not and What would be other year Hondas to purchase that have good engines with low repair cost? Thanks
Keep in mind that maintenance, and repairs on a car are not just the engine.
You can have the best motor ever invented, that never dies no matter what, but if things like the transmission, or even air conditioner are not reliable, it can add up really quick.
Honda typically make terrific engines, but sometimes other things are weak, like transmissions and air conditioners as I mentioned. I even have a friend that the alternator on their 2016 odyssey went out about 6 months ago, I was shocked because my 2005 Toyota matrix had just gone out a month before it, and it was the original. The Odyssey alternator probably cost near $1000 due to the difficulty of replacing it.
The 2.0T is too early to tell. But anecdotal evidence of the history of that engine suggests it may be decent going forward.
IIRC, the engine is a K-Series engine. The base engine has been around for 25 years, with modifications and improvements along the way.
Before Honda started turbo-ing their engines, the after market community was turbo-ing them. The after market was pushing it to the limits with more horsepower. Sometimes even more than double, triple, or quadruple, with aftermarket reinforcement.
With that said, while we don’t know about your specific engine, we know the engine family has been stress tested. And even though it is a turbo, I would feel comfortable owning it long term. I would probably do more frequent oil change, maybe every 3000-4000 miles, instead of 5000-10000 miles.
that is basically a new car why would you want to trade? Its a Honda, you might have issues in 10 years to worry about but I have a 2001 with 175,000 miles and I think it has 100,000 more miles easily...Don't worry you could sale it in about 10 mins Honda's have great resale value...