Where each one leads
Buick Park Avenue
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Honda Accord
- Against cars of the same year, the Honda Accord comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 6% more often than average) than the Buick Park Avenue (fails 28% more often than average).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Honda Accord uses 7.5 l/100 km, the 2005 Buick Park Avenue 11.3.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Buick Park Avenue | Honda Accord | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1984–2005 | 1981–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 35,730 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 20,918 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 3,141 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 8,933 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Buick Park Avenue | Honda Accord | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 61% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +4% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.5% | 2.0% |
| … against cars of the same year | +28% | +6% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 5.0% |
| US owner complaints | 1,368 | 24,605 |
| Most complaints about | Engine and engine cooling | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 1998 (246) | 2003 (1,987) |
| US recall campaigns | 16 | 79 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,793 | 4,890 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 28 | 102 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Buick Park Avenue | Honda Accord | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2022) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Buick Park Avenue | Honda Accord | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.3 l/100 km (2005) | 7.5 l/100 km (2026) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 173 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 138 kW (185 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,447 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €35,890 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 287,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).