20 Cars So Overbuilt They Made Their Engineers Regret It

5. Honda Accord (Late 1980s-1990s)

The late ‘80s and ‘90s Honda Accords built a reputation for unwavering reliability. Owners routinely kept them for decades, with many Accords surpassing the 200,000-mile mark.
As Cars.com notes, this bulletproof dependability slowed down the need for replacements, impacting Honda’s repeat sales.
The Accord’s overbuilt nature created lasting customer loyalty—while quietly challenging Honda’s business model for years to come.