[TXHonda2016]

How is the driver seat comfort for 2016 EXL Accord for long drives and commutes. I have an extremely long commute (up to 3.5 hrs per day) and am considering an Accord EXL (4cyl N/S, V6 N/S, or Touring).

I've heard complaints about Accord driver seat comfort that concern me and give me hesitation. If I'm spending that much time in a car, I need the driver seat to be comfortable. I have no practical way of checking this out myself so am asking your experience on seat comfort for 2016 EXL for very long drives. If the 2013-2015 seats are the same, I'm concerned as I've heard complaints on those.

I'm also considering a 2016 Acura TLX 4cyl Tech and have a seperate post on that, but this post is primarily to discuss Accord EXL seat comfort.

 

[ltxi]

Seat comfort is, of course, individual dependent. With that caveat, I find the 9th gen EXL driver seating, especially/including long haul, the best I've production car run across in my pushing 60 years driving. At 73 and with bad lower back, I can routinely drive several consecutive eight hour days with zero discomfort.

 

[benjaminh]

My wife has a 2013 Accord EXL that we've taken on many long drives, and we've had no problems with the seats, which are very comfortable imho.

 

[mack3212]

I have a 2016 Accord EX-L, 4 cylinder. I'm 6' tall and 64 years young. I find the driver seat very comfortable and I use the low setting on the heated seat quite often.

Also, I'm extremely happy with the performance and the gas mileage of the 4 cylinder. I strongly recommend the 4 cylinder.

Good luck to you.

 

[Coupeman]

I have the 2016 EX-L coupe and have no complaints. Many adjustments and with the steering wheel adjustments I get it just right for me. Seats are like shoes very subjective to the individual.

 

[white3actual]

The Seats are terrible in the 9gen coupe and sedan. I am a little use to it now, but every once in a while my lower back will ache when commuting to or from work (hour each way). People will say the poor ride quality comes from the low profile tires. I've owned several new vehicles with 20inch wheels or larger with no comfort issues. I will not buy another accord unless they improve the seat quality.

You really need to test drive one for an extended period of time before you spend your money if you are concerned.

 

[newtohonda]

It's only about average but the good thing are the memory seat functions, which allow you to freely adjust on the fly for longer drives to relieve building aches, then on the next restart it goes back to your normal position without fiddling with anything. Huge convenience saver there.

 

[Kamdog]

We drove the EX-L to Florida this winter. While it was not quite as good as my 535i with the comfort seats, it was fine.

 

[TXHonda2016]

The Seats are terrible in the 9gen coupe and sedan. I am a little use to it now, but every once in a while my lower back will ache when commuting to or from work (hour each way). People will say the poor ride quality comes from the low profile tires. I've owned several new vehicles with 20inch wheels or larger with no comfort issues. I will not buy another accord unless they improve the seat quality.

You really need to test drive one for an extended period of time before you spend your money if you are concerned.

It's posts like this that VERY SERIOUSLY make me second guess getting an Accord given my long commute. Which trim do you have? I'd assume the Sport had the least comfortable seat.

While the TLX is very comfortable, there are some features the Accord has that Acura may not put until the 2018 MMC in Fall 2017 and would be another 2 years from now to get deal on them. I want to buy by end of 2016.

 

[web1b]

It's posts like this that VERY SERIOUSLY make me second guess getting an Accord given my long commute. Which trim do you have? I'd assume the Sport had the least comfortable seat.

While the TLX is very comfortable, there are some features the Accord has that Acura may not put until the 2018 MMC in Fall 2017 and would be another 2 years from now to get deal on them. I want to buy by end of 2016.

I have NO IDEA what that guy is going on about. The ride on a Sport and Touring with the standard 19" low profile tires may be more stiff than many people will want to tolerate, but an EX-L with 17 inch tires has an OK ride. Seats are comfortable or I would not have bought a second Accord sedan.

 

[AccordULEV]

The Seats are terrible in the 9gen coupe and sedan. I am a little use to it now, but every once in a while my lower back will ache when commuting to or from work (hour each way). People will say the poor ride quality comes from the low profile tires. I've owned several new vehicles with 20inch wheels or larger with no comfort issues. I will not buy another accord unless they improve the seat quality.

You really need to test drive one for an extended period of time before you spend your money if you are concerned.

You'll not receive any better advice than white3actual gave here, HondaAcura2016! Tell the dealership that you've heard of a lot of issues with seat comfort and you need to have the car, you know I would recommend half a day. For me, it only took 1 hour in the driver's seat to realize I had an issue (3 days after I had bought the car, that is). Anytime I was in the driver's seat for more than about 45-60 minutes, my left pinky toe would go numb as well as the outside part of my foot and some pretty intense burning/aching pain in my L thigh/hip/butt. It was a real bummer dreading getting into my new car. The side bolster or something in the seat was pushing on something it shouldn't have been / some sort of pressure point thing. Either way, that remained the case for about 2 months and for whatever reason, it doesn't happen anymore.

Now that I don't get the L foot numbness, if 0 is terrible and 10 is perfect, I would give it a 5. I have EX-L Coupe and the seat material definitely is not as compliant as most other vehicles. But, it's okay - not spectacular, but I sure wouldn't say it's uncomfortable now. It's pretty common for me to drive 350 miles in a day (6 hrs) and I never get out of the car with aches and pains due to the seat. I'm 5'11" and 195 lbs, average build and drive about 4000 miles / month for my work, so lots of time behind the wheel for me too. If I had taken the car on an extended test drive, I wouldn't have bought it. Then again, I'm glad I did now cause I like it a lot since the numbness issue has resolved spontaneously. I have no idea what caused this issue or caused it to go away (no I don't have back problems and never have).

If it were a Nissan, I wouldn't have any questions about comfort. But the Honda - tell the dealership to suck it up buttercup and you'll need the car for 4 or 5 hours before even thinking about buying it. You may have no issues at all as most people don't.

 

[Av8r]

The Seats are terrible in the 9gen coupe and sedan. I am a little use to it now, but every once in a while my lower back will ache when commuting to or from work (hour each way). People will say the poor ride quality comes from the low profile tires. I've owned several new vehicles with 20inch wheels or larger with no comfort issues. I will not buy another accord unless they improve the seat quality.

You really need to test drive one for an extended period of time before you spend your money if you are concerned.

2015 EX-L here. We've made three trips to Florida from Nebraska, each leg at least 600 miles. We generally do at least 150 miles between gas/rest stops, often 200 or more. The seats (and ride) are excellent, IMHO. In our previous cars I occasionally adjusted the seats en-route to facilitate comfort and reduce aches and pains (I'm +70). Not in our Accord... no need too. Couldn't disagree more with the above review if I tried.

My only gripe is tire noise on certain concrete interstate roads. (Michelin Primacy original tires). Generally quiet, but if the "scoring" of the concrete is shoulder-to-shoulder, the tires howl.

 

[web1b]

Yes, the statement "The Seats are terrible in the 9gen coupe and sedan" is a pretty outrageous one. He had an issue sitting on long trips and happened to be in an Accord at the time.

The Accord has much fewer seat comfort complaints than the Camry does. I found the Camry seats saggy and uncomfortable within a minute of sitting in a Camry rental, but some people are OK with them.

Any vehicle that sells 300K+ units per year is going to have some people who don't like the seats just due to sheer numbers of people driving them.
There is no way any Honda dealership is going to give him a new car to test drive for hours and put hundreds of miles on so he can see if the seats are comfortable on a long road trip. However, there may be a few Honda dealerships that may have Accord loaners that can be rented out.
If he can find an Accord rental anywhere around where he lives, he could try renting one for a weekend.

 

[EricP]

Does the EX-L have the adjustable lumbar support the touring does? I find that's key to a comfortable seat. I love the seats in my touring, they're as comfortable as the BMW 528i I came from, probably more so.

 

[web1b]

It has adjustable lumbar support and memory seats, but the Touring seats might be different.

 

[4thaccord]

When USA Today had a panel of people test mid-sized cars in 2014, they complained about the seat comfort on this version of the Accord:

'Judges nearly unanimously complained of noise. "On the highway, the road, engine and wind noise combined to make for an exhausting ride," Newman said. Bragman said the "front seats are completely shapeless planks with no support."'

Everyone will have different experiences. For me, the combination of the seats (which I felt were OK but not great), ride, and noise made me despise the car. You may not feel the same. Similarly, you shouldn't buy the car just because a couple of geezers (sorry) who have driven one to Florida (no doubt in the high-speed lane with the turn signal on going 52 mph the entire way ha) said it was fine. You'll have to decide for yourself. If a person has never driven another kind of car, they may think Hondas are comfortable. I don't happen to agree.

 

[1accord]

I don't know if you have a significant other but the passenger foot well position (can) makes seating very awkward and uncomfortable for front passengers. However, the driver's seat is pretty comfortable. I have been on a couple of 6 hours trips and was fine. But not as comfortable as the 7th generations if you know anything about that.

 

[Av8r]

Similarly, you shouldn't buy the car just because a couple of geezers (sorry) who have driven one to Florida (no doubt in the high-speed lane with the turn signal on going 52 mph the entire way ha) said it was fine. You'll have to decide for yourself. If a person has never driven another kind of car, they may think Hondas are comfortable. I don't happen to agree.

Careful about making disparaging assumptions when ignorant of the facts.

I'm one of the"geezers" you're referring to (previous post). My other rides are a Corvette 6M and 1950 Mercury street rod. My day job is flying a Citation Jet. If you see me in the high speed lane, it's to pass you.

 

[web1b]

When USA Today had a panel of people test mid-sized cars in 2014, they complained about the seat comfort on this version of the Accord:

'Judges nearly unanimously complained of noise. "On the highway, the road, engine and wind noise combined to make for an exhausting ride," Newman said. Bragman said the "front seats are completely shapeless planks with no support."'

Everyone will have different experiences. For me, the combination of the seats (which I felt were OK but not great), ride, and noise made me despise the car. You may not feel the same. Similarly, you shouldn't buy the car just because a couple of geezers (sorry) who have driven one to Florida (no doubt in the high-speed lane with the turn signal on going 52 mph the entire way ha) said it was fine. You'll have to decide for yourself. If a person has never driven another kind of car, they may think Hondas are comfortable. I don't happen to agree.

How many other reviews are there on the Accord where they don't complain about seats or actually say the opposite?

According to the article you chose to point out, the 2015 Malibu and Chrysler 200 are better cars than the Accord.

 

[Ricky Bobby]

I would agree that the seat bottoms are horribly firm with little padding. When i first bought the car i wondered if i would ever get use to them. After about a month or two of ownership i started to forget about how bad they felt. I think your butt just get use to the firm feeling at least till you ride in another car with comfortable seats like a lexus...lol