A 2012 Honda Accord is a safe, affordable car that can get you where you needed to go. It continues to top the class of family cars with driver-friendly handling and upscale accoutrements. Its fun-to-drive nature and various powertrains provide diverse performance that trends toward sporty. It has a generous list of standard safety technology and a spacious cabin. It features a lineup of lively engines, and it navigates twists and turns with ease. It is quite large for a mid size car, which comes in handy when moving and transporting friends, but can be quite a hassle when trying to park. I found compared it to a land boat when trying to parallel park in a city. One particularly problem I found myself facing is that the phone/car interface has many glitches. This can make it especially difficult to play music in the car. Also, my model did not have Bluetooth available, which didn't allow for handsfree phone use. On the plus side, it did not require much work and almost any mechanic can handle a Honda. Its parts are easily available and it does not require custom work. It would be a good first car for new drivers, especially if parents are concerned about safety.

I have owned this car through high school, college, and now a couple years into my career. I have about 170,000 miles on it, and I'm not sure what the mileage was when I first got it. It has been extremely reliable and an overall dependable car. I have dealt with normal wear and tear issues, and in one case an animal chewed the wiring for the A/C, but I haven't had any major malfunctions with the car. What I love most about it is the super responsive breaks that have saved me several times from rear-ending a suddenly stopped vehicle. At my last place of residence, I had a 30-minute commute to work and back, and the car has served me well for that. Two years ago, our state got a very rare ten-inch snowfall, and the car did just fine in the ice and snow after the roads were scraped. Overall, I would highly recommend this car.