The paint job, pearl, is awful! Chips away. My car looks very raggedy. The seat is extremely uncomfortable. I have developed terrible sciatica. No adjustments or cushions help. Never had sciatica with other cars I've driven on the same commute. Good gas mileage, great handling. Easy to park. These positives do not outweigh the agony I am in because of the uncomfortable seats nor the cheap paint job.

I don't recommend the 'pearl' colour as after a few years the paint chips very badly. Even though it's a reliable and comfortable car. And while Honda extended it's warranty just for that reason....the chipping didn't start on mine until after that extended warranty had already ended. And Honda refused to do anything about it...except to charge me 2300 dollars to repaint it. And to decline their 'goodwill' offer to extend the warranty further. They wrote me: "We always encourage customers to get their vehicle examined and fully repaired regardless if goodwill is extended. Once goodwill has been declined, there is nothing further that Honda Canada can do offer financial assistance".

Great overall little commuter hatchback. We got ours a few years old with low mileage due to the options we wanted. The other reviews are kind of silly on here, complaining about a car due to lack of options selected by the buyer. Yes it wont have heated seats if you dont get the heated seat models lol. Our model is the EX, it has a sunroof, blind mirror indicator, heated seats, and a manual 6 speed transmission. Basically all features any high end model could use, I dont like leather seats due to the degradation long term. Just make sure you avoid the CVT transmission. Our area would not offer manual 6 speed on the high end trim so we had to travel out of state to get ours. Few mods added to the car to make it even better: - bi-led projector retrofit on headlights - led bulbs all around, plates, interior. - auto dim rear view mirror (easy wire in) - front facing dash cam - sirius satellite radio - winter aluminum rims (instead of steelies), summer has factory 17" aluminum black/silver combo - towing hitch (bike carrier) -- vehicle rated at 2000 lbs Overall its been very reliable, super practical with the folding seats. It gets excellent fuel efficiency and fits everywhere. Power wise, its very snappy given with a manual transmission you can control it a lot better than the sloppy CVT. The manual does 0-60mph in 8 seconds or less, which is very fast for a little car. Its not a tesla or a GTR with 130hp but its plenty for its 36-40 mpg. One issue ours had was the starter went out really early, but it was an easy change out, its a known issue. The seats are not very comfortable for long trips but thats because they are so small and its a commuter car. The cam gear also can get noisy on these at start up, so they will rattle but has no impact to performance. We have just over 100k miles on ours and its a very strong little car, will be getting another one of the final production year as this one gets higher in mileage. Again get the manual 6, you will not regret it, honda manual cars are semi automatic, the clutch is like a feather vs. a subaru for example. Totally worth it.