But only in Canada... Why that is, one can only speculate. As a repair technician, and as someone who talks to a lot of people about their cars, a perceived high reliability may be the answer; much the same as the other token "bullet proof" mark, Toyota. While neither make a bad car, I can honestly say, the days of being leaps and bounds ahead of their competition are truly gone; but this is Canada, we're always a little slow to react.
Now I haven't driven or worked on a 10th gen civic yet so I won't pass judgement; but starting with the 7th gen, which imho, was one of the worst ride qualities in a passenger car post y2k (particularly sedans, particularly rear) it's been a long time since a civic impressed me next to its competition. Add common failures like starters, drl module solder joints, blower resisters, cracked exhaust manifolds, fuel pumps, burning oil (all these I see often enough to list off the top of my head) and you have to wonder what they put in the water cooler's around the Honda dealerships haha... I kid, I kid.
