# Honda Accord

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/honda-accord/

7 people recommended Honda Accord in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 7 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend the Honda Accord for dependability at high mileage, strong V6 power, and safety features that help avoid crashes. Critics say its drowsiness alert misreads hazards and dings.

Summary written by Claude from 12 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Safety features that help avoid crashes (3 comments in the sample): "I have an unimpressive Honda Accord, and it will ding and display an alert if it suspects I'm drowsy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47383594)) "A lot more people cone out of accidents in modern Accords without a scratch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46919229)) "feel backing up my 2017 accord with a backup camera" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46978759))
- Dependable at high mileage (2 comments in the sample): "classically "boring" but highly-practical, dependable, and efficient vehicles" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46711245)) "inheriting the honda accord with 250,000 miles" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49590447))
- Strong V6 power and efficiency (1 comment in the sample): "objectively superior to a Rolls Royce from the 90s in terms of amenities, engine power/efficiency, quietness, build quality, safety" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46456157))

## What people warn about

- Drowsiness alert misreads hazards (1 comment in the sample): "I kind of wish the program knew I was avoiding hazards, not driving impaired" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46815898))

## Other cars people recommend

- [Toyota Camry](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-camry/): 24 recommend, 1 mixed, 6 criticize
- [Subaru Outback](https://hackerapproved.com/p/subaru-outback/): 8 recommend, 2 mixed, 8 criticize
- [MINI car](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mini/): 6 recommend, 0 mixed, 8 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Honda Accord", https://hackerapproved.com/p/honda-accord/ (7 recommend, 1 mixed, 4 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.