Honda Accord Hybrid

I love my hybrid but your only option if you're in the N.O. area is the dealership mechanics. No private owned mechanics want to touch them. I have a 2019 Kia Niro. I was averaging 48-50 mpg.

The hybrids don't have a spare, that is a big issue for me

Edit to add

The hybrid CRVs don't come with a spare, not sure about other models

IIRC you have to get a hybrid to get leather in an Accord. The EX model is pretty nicely equipped though, minus leather.

I think the hybrid would be good for someone that drives 20k per year, but my wife drives like 6k so we decided we didn't want a hybrid.

Just more shite to break and no real benefit for her because they cost more too.

Have a 22 Accord Touring Hybrid with about 30k miles that we bought new. It averages 43 MPG combined with the larger/heavier Touring wheels.

Have had zero mechanical issues with it and we like the car.

Three things about it that I don’t like:

1. As has been mentioned, no spare. This is done to reduce weight to bump up the MPG. But you can buy the factory spare kit and install it yourself as the factory space for the spare is there in the trunk. LINK

2. Gas tank is small. Only like 12 gallons. So while the MPG is really good, you aren’t carrying much gas, so fill ups are pretty frequent for a car getting over 43 MPG.

3. It only has a low psi warning light. Doesn’t tell you which tire is low nor does it tell you have much psi you have in each tire. Such a common feature in vehicles, that there is really no reason not to have this.

The hybrid battery system comes with a factory 8 year, 100,000 warranty if you are concerned about the electrical side. So if you plan on keeping the car longer than 8 years or 100k miles, that is a valid concern. If you don’t plan on keeping it that long, then I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

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3. It only has a low psi warning light. Doesn’t tell you which tire is low nor does it tell you have much psi you have in each tire. Such a common feature in vehicles, that there is really no reason not to have this.

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My wife's 2024 at least shows you which tire it is, but still no psi. My 7 year old Ford has this. It does seem like a simple thing to add to a car that has tons more tech than mine otherwise.

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SPEEDY

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I have the same car, just a smidge older. Love it.

I agree with the quibbles over the spare and the PSI gauge being a little lackluster for the level of trim. Though I’ll give a bit of pushback on the gas tank size. While it is quite small (I think it’s technically 13 gallons, but I never put more than 11 when I fill up, the rest being in the system), I still get about 500 miles per tank. My old ICE Accord EXL v6 had I think a 16 gallon tank and only got about 350 miles per tank. That’s a significant improvement, like for like.

Anyway, again, love the car. Very comfortable and is quick off the line and fun the drive.

"the issues with the Honda Accord hybrid above aren’t issues with the Sonata. I wanted an Accord but with markups at the time, i’d have paid 13k more for the Accord than the Sonata. Being very similar cars, the choice was easy."

Yeah, keep telling yourself that man.

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100,000 warranty if you are concerned about the electrical side

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Shouldn’t be a much of a concern because
1- it’s a Honda
2- it’s has a pretty small battery so it’s not like you’re buying a 75kWh unit. It’s like 1.5-2.

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Seems like she should be in a Chevy Bolt if she drives so little. No reason to even have a second ICE car at that point.

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I don't drive a whole lot more, maybe 8500 miles per year, including vacations.

I don't really see much appeal to electric considering what we spend on gas. I'd consider that to be more of a benefit if I had a 50 mile commute.

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Yep. It's been a while, but before I bought my car, I priced a replacement battery out, and I think it came out to like $2,500. So while not nothing, that kind of outlay after having a car for 100k miles isn't exactly unusual for transmissions, etc.

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Since hybrid batteries are smaller, they are cheaper.