i dont know it someone posted this but here it is.Honda odometers put on more milrs then they should http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/...ter-usat_x.htm

 

I received the letter in the mail. Thanks for sharing though. I now get 37,800 on my lease for allowed miles instead of 36,000. Sweet!

 

It's interesting that the Hondas were closer to accurate on the low side than the high side. Not only do they save money by being a little more off on the high side, but the bragging rights are more impressive if the odo is off on the higher side.

 

I wonder how that calculates to my old man's Honda lawnmower. Less grass clippings as we thought maybe.

 

I'm nowhere near goign over miles with my Acura, but, a little cushion doesn't hurt...

12 months, 9,900 miles, so far.

I read that on YaHoo last night... Apparently DOT has a +/- scale of 4%, which Honda was in, but on the low side, making cars show more miles than they actually had...

There should be no variance, but- if you change tires/rims and don't get your odo recalibrated, your speedo is off anyway. (Mine is off, and has been for the last 5 trucks...)

 

when people do the mpg they would think they were getting more thay they were really getting

 

Everything in the world has some form of variation. Why not odometers? They've been this way for years. As long as they are within the + - everyting is fine.

 

Unless your the one getting nailed with penalties for exceeding the mileage on your lease.

 

Odometers vary + or - 4%, statistically 50% would read high and 50% would read low. But if I am reading this right, Honda's odometers usually read on the high side (more miles than traveled). I can definitely see a problem there.

 

I'm almost over, or maybe I am. Like you said a little cushion can't hurt.

I'm at 5 months, 28 days since delivery and I have 7200 on the odo. But the car sits most of the time, since it belongs to my wife and she's always at home with the baby, for now. Once she goes back to work, the miles will be rackin up again.