Best Compact SedanAcura · 2016
ILX
2016 · Premium
Resale price
$11,850
5-yr depreciation
52%
Of original value, first five years
Yearly maintenance
$502
Parts and labour beyond oil and tyres
Combined MPG
26
EPA combined city and highway
Trouble-free miles
160,000
Before a first repair above $500
Known issues
Dual-clutch judder from a stop; dated infotainment hardware.
Where it is made
Final assembly · Greensburg, Indiana, USA
Country of origin
Japan
Home market of Acura, the brand that designs and engineers this car.
Parts from Japan
25%
Share of the car's parts content sourced in Japan.
Made in the USA
55%
parts
100%
assembly
Finished in a US plant, with the parts share above sourced domestically.
| Measure | This vehicle | Median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resale price | $11,850 | $8,200 | +$3,650 |
| 5-yr depreciation | 52% | 55% | −3% |
| Yearly maintenance | $502 | $482 | +$20 |
| Combined MPG | 26 mpg | 30 mpg | −4 mpg |
| Trouble-free miles | 160,000 mi | 138,000 mi | +22,000 mi |
Fun fact · 01
Honda Civic · 2006 — 2011
Half a million miles on the original engine
The eighth-generation Civic was engineered for distance. Its 1.8-litre R18 runs a timing chain instead of a belt, so there is no scheduled replacement, and the aluminium block is sleeved so it can be honed rather than scrapped. High-mileage registries list several of these cars past 500,000 miles with the factory engine, transmission and suspension bushings still in place — the wear items are the same ones a 100,000-mile car needs.
What it is
- 1.8-litre SOHC i-VTEC inline-four, 140 hp
- Chain-driven cams — no timing belt service
- Five-speed manual or five-speed automatic
- 36 mpg highway from a 1,200 kg body