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1999 Honda Prelude consumer reviews

$23,450–$24,450 MSRP range
side view of 1999 Prelude Honda
(18 reviews)
94% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.1
  • Interior 4.4
  • Performance 4.8
  • Value 4.3
  • Exterior 4.7
  • Reliability 4.5
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Loved this car

Very comfortable to drive, loved the fabric seats - warm in winter and cool in summer. USB port in stereo allowed me to listen to my iPod while driving

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Sporty Car

Runs and drives clean title chech it out. Good car for use in commuting to school or to work. Ideal as a first car. Economical in gas consumption.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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Best car ever! Fast, smooth, cheap, dependable!!

I've always loved preludes, but this was my favorite. '99 SH with headers, cold air intake, and 6" exhaust! $5 would last all week and she liked to be driven with purpose! I hear I need to test drive a WRX STI.....

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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'99 Honda Prelude SH

I purchased this car off a lease in 2002, and I have loved it ever since. It is has quite a bit of torque so if feels aggressive to drive. It also has the H22A engine - one of the best that Honda has ever produced. The interior of the car feels spacious for the size, except for the back seats. The rear bucket seats are more of a nod to seating, and don't really fit anyone over 5'8". With proper upkeep, this car can last forever.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Most underrated sports car out there!

Have owned the car for over a year and it is a very fun car to learn just about everything on! Have had very few issues with the car and if you're really into going fast just drop in an H22A!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Great reliable car to Drive around

Great cool car to drive. Best sporty car I ever drove that was also good on gas mileage. Also great affordable price . With very little maintenance cost.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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Pearl of Cars

My 1999 Honda Prelude was purchased brand new in 1999 by my mother who handed it over to me in 2005, going into my junior year of college & with my was she gorgeous... I mean the v-tec engine, the body style of the car, the sound system, the sunroof, & that pearl white... which is why I named her Pearl. This girl could get up & go, regardless if being driven in automatic or stick shift & although a two door, we piled 4-5 people in there regularly (not legal) but hey, it was college & me & my girls had to get to the party. Good ole' Pearl is still kicking some 200,000 miles later, after a trip across the country, two timing belts, & a rebuilt transmission later. A lot of work keeps having to go into her so I just let her go about a month to go to be sold (sad face with tears) boi will she be missed

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Great Used Gas Saver

This was my first car I ever owned. It treated me well, though this car is defiantly a fixer upper as things tend to break pretty fast. Thankfully it is honda and parts are never that expensive.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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not sure on this car

It handles really good, best car to handle corners and curves! But dang ignition switch went bad, next leaking oil from every single gasket, radiator busted, right after the hose went 10min after replacing it. Trunk leaking water inside itself smh! the standard spark plugs and wires, weak! Had to upgrade them. around 145K check engine light came on! got it look at !! and cylinder 3 and 1 not firing or misfiring!! replace injector 1 and 4days later, reset the car, and its running like a champ. Changing the oil without a lift is almost impossible smh by design there! But it do run fast and handles the corners really well

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 2.0
  • Interior 2.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 2.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does not recommend this car
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Amazing

This is my first car that ive purchased, a 1999 prelude, i have driven integras, jettas but nothing feels like this car, the design will surley turn heads as well as the roar coming out of the engine. Excellent handles, when i was done signing the papers it felt like i just bought my super nintendo all over again, I will love this car until its done.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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