My experience with Hondas and Toyotas is that they never need to go in for service.
My experience with Hondas has likewise been very good, but they do have some well-known flaws: (1) the door locks and ignition locks wear out too quickly and need to be replaced, (2) their air conditioning compressors are garbage, failing and contaminating the entire air-conditioning system, (3) the electrical systems, including headlight switches and window motors are prone to failing, and (4) window regulators fail predictably.
Nissan and Mitsubishi will fix that..........
Basic maintenance that a person can do themselves generally is all they need.
I used to be an “American” brand car buyer only, until I finally realized they weren’t as American as I thought, so I went with quality about 15 years ago. Haven’t regretted it 1 bit.
Newer Hondas are not as good as the older ones. We have them in regularly for a lot of random issues. Still better choice then any other except toyota
Mitsubishi and Nissan will be a millstone to kill Honda.
That's exactly what my mechanic told me years ago. He said they only come in for required PA inspection and except for tires, brakes and oil change - they need nothing.
Been driving a bullet-proof Toyota for 12 years. Wife's Jeep - not so much. Had to replace Jeep's transmission at 125K. Ouch!