Honda in general is a very reliable brand with an excellent track record. Honda’s first car was released in 1963. Honda is also the first manufacturer from Japan to have a specific luxury brand attached to it, Acura.
Honda’s are designed with gas mileage in mind. With minimal maintenance, Honda’s run almost forever. Honda also produces vehicles with a large market in mind. From luxury sedans from Acura, to light duty trucks, to minivans, Honda makes it all. In the beginning the most popular vehicle from Honda was the mid sized truck, but in the late 60′s that all changed. Honda produced a midsized vehicle to compete with it’s major competitor, Toyota, and beat them out in sales. Since 2008 the aim has been to build small sized cars, and electric hybrids. Again Honda produced a vehicle to meet demands and compete with Toyota. Around the same time Honda was given both the truck of the year award, and the car of the year award by Motor Trend Magazine.
Honda was also given an award for having more fuel efficient vehicles than any other brand between years 1984-2010. Five of the top 10 most fuel efficient vehicles come from Honda.
