Searching for the most fuel efficient, used, A/T car - 2004 model and above

[dr. d]

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Yeah, those were the CVTs that became prone to tranny failure because Honda placed ATF that have caused it's failure and it was fixed for the 2006 models & above when Honda was able to put on the correct CVTF for it.

Well, you could still opt for the MT but in the end, it's your choice after all. Do update us once you're able to buy your car.

Goodluck.

so their CVT AT failed because the wrong type of cvt fluid was used?
they did not have to re-design that cvt of theirs at all?
all thay had to do was to replace the fluid with the more correct one, and it would have functioned well..?

[GTcervan]

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so their CVT AT failed because the wrong type of cvt fluid was used?
they did not have to re-design that cvt of theirs at all?
all thay had to do was to replace the fluid with the more correct one, and it would have functioned well..?

You read it right. The first batch, which were the '03-'04 models, were the ones that were mostly affected by this. Somebody from Honda told my father before and in some old threads here regarding that CVT problem, you can read more about that. But those who experience other problems may be because they did not follow the CVT's PMS, which includes the CVTF being changed every 20,000kms and I'm not sure if there are any other parts of the CVT that has to be changed during the PMS, too.

The new CVTs of Honda already possess a torque converter, as opposed to what it had a decade ago.