CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Honda Accord has several serious defects: poor brakes, excessive oil consumption, & uncomfortable seats.
BRAKES: There was a class action lawsuit against Honda in 2010 for premature & excessive brake wear. See our page on Honda's brake problems for more info.
OIL CONSUMPTION: Honda issued a TSB about this in late 2011, claiming it could be fixed through a software update to the VCM (variable cylinder management). There are class action lawsuits pending. See our page about the Accord oil consumption.
UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS: Owners have consistently reported uncomfortable seats with the entire 8th generation (2008-2012) of Honda Accords. Complaints range from back pain to leg circulation problems due to bad lumbar support, cushioning, & seat angle. Complaints aren't limited to only a certain body type -- the seat comfort problems are from a wide spectrum of owner height & weight. The common theme we hear is "we never noticed this during the test drive." Unfortunately for unwary buyers, the seat pain is noticeable after 15-20 minutes.
All the body seams on my 2008 Honda Accord are drastically misaligned or designed so that they don't match.
The hood is about 1/2" to short, so that it looks like it is not latched. The car is white with a black gasket in the space between the hood and white grill, so it is even more noticed. I am constantly told by strangers my hood is not latched.
The bottom portion of the doors are recessed about 1/2" behind the fenders and the panel under the doors. This results in dirty rain water from the road to be scupped into the door jambs. I have never had a car that I had to wash the door jambs when I washed the car. They stay black from the dirty water off the road.
The top of the fenders at the trunk lid and rear glass is curved while the trunk is flat. The top of the fenders are about 3/4" higher than the trunk at the worst point. It looks like the trunk was intended for some other model.
I had a body shop to look at it and they thought the car had been a total which had been poorly pieced or possibly spiced together. They claimed it was the worst they had ever seen. They could not believe Honda would let a car in this condition out of the factory.
All the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Accords have this problem. Honda claims this meets their standards for tolerances.
I believe the cars before 1970 had much better lines, at which were assembled by hand. Now they are assembled by robots, at which is very precise. Look at other make and models in any price range, they are very precise.
Is this a sign of the quality of the rest of the car, that we can not see?
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
All the body seams on my 2008 Honda Accord are drastically misaligned or designed so that they don't match. The hood is about 1/2" to short, so that it looks like it is not latched. The car is white with a black gasket in the space between the hood and white grill, so it is even more noticed. I am constantly told by strangers my hood is not latched. The bottom portion of the doors are recessed about 1/2" behind the fenders and the panel under the doors. This results in dirty rain water from the road to be scupped into the door jambs. I have never had a car that I had to wash the door jambs when I washed the car. They stay black from the dirty water off the road. The top of the fenders at the trunk lid and rear glass is curved while the trunk is flat. The top of the fenders are about 3/4" higher than the trunk at the worst point. It looks like the trunk was intended for some other model. I had a body shop to look at it and they thought the car had been a total which had been poorly pieced or possibly spiced together. They claimed it was the worst they had ever seen. They could not believe Honda would let a car in this condition out of the factory. All the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Accords have this problem. Honda claims this meets their standards for tolerances. I believe the cars before 1970 had much better lines, at which were assembled by hand. Now they are assembled by robots, at which is very precise. Look at other make and models in any price range, they are very precise. Is this a sign of the quality of the rest of the car, that we can not see?
- cockrum, Winston-Salem, NC, US