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Buick vs Honda

Buick or Honda — what we actually found

Side by side from 37 Buicks and 570 Hondas buyers asked us to inspect before purchase. The average car we check scores 61/100.

vs
Head to head
BuickHonda
Cars inspected37570
Average condition57/10056/100
In good shape (60+/100)51%49%
Holds up to (avg dips below decent)—~115k mi
Repainted or replaced panel73%80%
Structural repair found0%8%
Fault codes recently cleared24%29%

Green = the better number of the pair. Condition reflects the mix of cars that came to us — age, price, model — so treat small gaps as a tie.

How they score
Buick
Excellent 24% Good 27% Mediocre 19% Poor 30%
Honda
Excellent 18% Good 31% Mediocre 25% Poor 26%
How long do they stay good?
Good cars by mileage
▬ Buick▬ Honda▬ all cars
0 25 50 75 100 Buick, 40–60k mi: 75% in good shape (8 cars)Buick, 60–80k mi: 40% in good shape (5 cars)Buick, 80–100k mi: 50% in good shape (6 cars)Buick, 100–120k mi: 60% in good shape (5 cars) Honda, 0–20k mi: 87% in good shape (15 cars)Honda, 20–40k mi: 85% in good shape (26 cars)Honda, 40–60k mi: 79% in good shape (52 cars)Honda, 60–80k mi: 72% in good shape (72 cars)Honda, 80–100k mi: 61% in good shape (77 cars)Honda, 100–120k mi: 46% in good shape (87 cars)Honda, 120–140k mi: 42% in good shape (76 cars)Honda, 140–160k mi: 23% in good shape (80 cars)Honda, 160–180k mi: 24% in good shape (34 cars)Honda, 180–200k mi: 11% in good shape (27 cars)Honda, 200–220k mi: 0% in good shape (8 cars) 40k 80k 120k 160k 200k mileage when we inspected it
Good cars by age
▬ Buick▬ Honda▬ all cars
0 25 50 75 100 Honda, 1 years old: 86% in good shape (7 cars)Honda, 2 years old: 92% in good shape (12 cars)Honda, 3 years old: 92% in good shape (25 cars)Honda, 4 years old: 81% in good shape (26 cars)Honda, 5 years old: 75% in good shape (32 cars)Honda, 6 years old: 70% in good shape (43 cars)Honda, 7 years old: 62% in good shape (45 cars)Honda, 8 years old: 57% in good shape (35 cars)Honda, 9 years old: 51% in good shape (37 cars)Honda, 10 years old: 45% in good shape (55 cars)Honda, 11 years old: 58% in good shape (38 cars)Honda, 12 years old: 37% in good shape (38 cars)Honda, 13 years old: 30% in good shape (40 cars)Honda, 14 years old: 32% in good shape (25 cars)Honda, 15 years old: 14% in good shape (28 cars)Honda, 16 years old: 15% in good shape (26 cars) 2y 4y 6y 8y 10y 12y 14y 16y vehicle age when we inspected it

Share in good shape (scoring 60+/100) by mileage and by age when we inspected them (each dot ≥5 cars; rolled-back odometers excluded from the mileage curve). Dashed grey = all cars we check.

Most common faults
Buick
Oil leaks · Engine
62%
Tires condition & wear · Brakes and tires
43%
Fuel trim out of range · Engine
38%
Active error codes · Electronic equipment
35%
Oil leaks · Automatic transmission
24%
Honda
Fuel trim out of range · Engine
61%
Oil leaks · Engine
54%
Tires condition & wear · Brakes and tires
41%
Active error codes · Electronic equipment
32%
Cracked or torn suspension bushings · Suspension
28%
Trajectory by generation
Buick

Not enough Buicks at the 5–10 year checkpoint yet to draw a generation trend.

Honda ▬ Consistent across generations 40% 60% 80% 2012–14: 60% in good shape (age-adjusted; 53 cars, raw 57%) 60 2015–17: 63% in good shape (age-adjusted; 115 cars, raw 60%) 63 2018–20: 58% in good shape (age-adjusted; 54 cars, raw 63%) 58 2009–11 2012–14 2015–17 2018–20 2021+

Share in good shape when inspected at the same age (5–10 years, age-adjusted), by model-year generation; dashed = all-brand average. All brands →

Whichever badge wins on paper, the car in front of you is its own story. Get it inspected before you pay.
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Based on 607 inspections · updated Oct 11, 2026