Honda Accord 1.8 16V S Saloon 1998

I owned a 1.8i VTEC Accord for 6 years and 50,000 miles. It turned out to be an excellent family car. Plenty of room for cases, pushchairs, kids etc. The interior trim always cleaned up well after much abuse! Had no problems with it. Little bit heavy on fuel and front tyres. Maybe that was just the way I drove it because it was a pleasure to drive. First sign of trouble was brake pipe corrosion. (£200 repair). If I was buying another I would look for a good service history. Solid car.

This Honda Accord 1.8 16V S Saloon family car completly changed my thoungts about Japanese cars, that they were reliable but dull. The Honda Accord is sadly a overlooked masterpiece of engineering. This car can be compared to BMW 3 series when it comes to handling, even better! The car fits the 1.8 litre engine fine, it delivers 136 Hp and is eager and smooth, but if you really want the ultimate ride, go for the type R. The interior in the car looks great, and the round speedo and rev gives the car a sporty look, the seats are comfy, deep and gives good side support. When it comes to space the driver and passanger got good space for the legs. The space behind is fine, but could have been biggger, but you will not feel uncomfy thanks to the exellent seats.. Note that the center seat has got 3 point seatbelts. There are little noise in the car, even at high speed, just some very low rolling noise from the weels. The sound system is from BOSE, and has even got a fabric mounted sub. From the outside the car looks "angry" my car is lowered, and got some nice 16" rims. The car comes with climate control, cruise control and even navigation. A fast saloon with superb handling, great looks and high relability. 4/4 stars in the NCAP crash test.

I bought a used 1998 Honda Accord LX and have had no problems with it in the year I've had it. It runs great, is reliable and dependable, and feels like a new car. This is my third Honda and I will only buy Honda's as I have had no problems with any of them. I have found them to truly be great cars.

I have driven many honda's. The Honda accord 1.8 16V saloon is another excellent example. A smashing car, this is fast and reliable. Honda are another part of the great japanse empire. The yanks love them and so do i. Honda has a great name and reputation, esp. now with there world wide grip.

Shame about the interior. It needs to be made a little more brighter and fillied with a little less plastic. Still a cut above VW and probably the best fast family ride out there.

Fell well below my expectations. The build quality of this Honda Accord 1.8 16V Saloon car was pretty shoddy as were the materials used. Boot shut with a very tinny clink due to no sound proofing or internal trim. Replacement clutch required after only 2 years (96K!) but this was all motorway driving. Also rear and front discs replacement - Windscreen leak. Also, after being broken into, the passenger door winding glass was forever pulling out of plastic clips made to hold the window. After 6 replacements (2 by Honda) I gave up!!

The mileage I do (upto 50K/annum) also found a dangerous fault... when washing the windows on motorways after passing lorries, HGV's etc the dirty window water was deposited firmly ALL OVER the drivers door glass. After 2/3 washes you had to get out of the car and physically clean it as it was impossible to see out of it! If you do lots of miles watch out for this before considering as in my opinion its very dangerous! I was left feeling somewhat disappointed by this car as Honda have built up a decent reputation and this spoiled it all, sadly!

The Honda Accord 1.8 16V S saloon has an amazing engine - it seems to revel having the engine pushed. Very good handling for such a large car. Quality issues normally associated with Honda's seems to be falling behind! Quality of plastics very poor, build quality very poor. Tacky switches and other gadgets. The worst point about this car is driving in winter, on a busy road or motorway when a lorry is nearby... the dirty water washed from the windscreen is directed all over the drivers-side window. After 4 or 5 washes you cannot see out of the side window for overtaking manouveres! In my opinion its very dangerous! The gearbox also seemed to suffer from selection problems. Replacement of very worn clutch did not cure problem, the car had done 92K (in two years!) but nearly All motorway driving - ie no clutch use? very odd! All in all I think Honda's are over-rated.