| Honda Accord in the UK will be celebrating | | | | Accord, the producer of high quality Acura CL |
| its 30th anniversary this year. More than | | | | headers, Honda has another reason to |
| 15,800,000 units of the Accord were sold | | | | celebrate because it tops the British survey |
| worldwide for its four decades in the market | | | | of used car reliability for the third |
| -- making it as one of the most popular cars | | | | consecutive year that is, basing on the |
| in the world. | | | | announcement made by the automaker's Qatar |
| | | | distributor. |
| The very first Accord was sold in the UK in | | | | |
| the year 1977 but was initially introduced in | | | | According to the Doha Marketing Services |
| Japan and in the US. And after seven | | | | Company (Domasco) six of the top 10 vehicles |
| generations of good response from buyers, the | | | | in the survey conducted by What Car? are |
| Accord has finally emerged into an important | | | | Honda models. |
| corporate model equipped with the latest | | | | |
| technology, great driving performance, a | | | | This survey is conducted annually in |
| diesel engine, and a reputation for | | | | partnership with the independent British |
| reliability and quality. | | | | warranty provider Warranty Direct that |
| | | | analyzed data from over 35,000 vehicles, |
| Honda has scheduled for the next-generation | | | | including 26 manufacturers and 133 different |
| Accord to go on sale in the UK in the summer | | | | models with average number of faults per 100 |
| of 2008 while production versions of both | | | | cars produced. |
| Saloon and Tourer versions are to be unveiled | | | | |
| at the Geneva Motor Show in March. | | | | The results: Honda's CR-V was ranked second |
| | | | with a total of five faults found per 100 |
| For this year, the Accord is part of the | | | | cars. The other five Honda models included in |
| highly recommended of What Car? Reliability | | | | the top 10 vehicles of What Car? reliability |
| survey and was awarded as the "Most Reliable | | | | survey are as follows: |
| Model" in the Fleet News' respected industry | | | | |
| survey or the FN50. | | | | • Honda HR-V (1999-2005)-- 3rd place |
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| The decades of success obtained by the Accord | | | | • Honda S2000 (1999-2005)-5th place |
| is reflected by its continuous growth in the | | | | |
| corporate sector in which 62 percent of all | | | | • Honda Civic (1996-2001)-7th place |
| Accord UK sales goes to the fleet users. The | | | | |
| corporate sales of Accord have increased by | | | | • Honda Accord (1999-2003)- 8TH place |
| five percent year-on-year. | | | | |
| | | | • Honda Civic (2001-2005)-9th place |
| According to Harvey Hughes, Manager-Corporate | | | | |
| Operations, Honda (UK), "We have a growing | | | | And of course if there is the reliable list |
| customer base and the popularity of Accord | | | | there is also the least reliable list of cars |
| has helped to drive this. The new Sport GT we | | | | with 97 faults per 100 cars. Warranty Direct |
| launched in September embodies all that the | | | | Managing Director Duncan McClure Fisher said |
| Accord stands for - high spec and great value | | | | that basing on the survey it doesn't mean |
| for money." | | | | that if a vehicle cost more it is reliable. |
| | | | "The more mechanically and electronically |
| Honda Tops Used Car Survey | | | | complicated a vehicle, especially if it's of |
| | | | European origin, the more likely you are to |
| Aside from the 30th anniversary of Honda | | | | suffer problems. |