[JayDeZ]

So I've had a few new cars in my time and by far this one smells the worst. How long does it take Honda new car smell to go away?

If I yawn in the car it makes my mouth taste horrible. I can't stand it anymore, but at the same time i don't want my car to smell like a stripper (coconut and vanilla).

 

[i0423x]

Must be very sensitive, tbh, the smell still lingers in my car after 7 months now. But it isn't as strong as it was when I received it. So... Not sure how long but I keep my car very clean as well so that probably contributes to the lasting scent.

 

[countofmc]

I am VERY clean with my cars, I don't allow people to bring food in, I drive sparingly, etc. Maybe it was in my mind, but I felt like I could smell a trace of that new car smell even over a year after I bought it in previous vehicles.

But if you WANT the smell to go away, I think the best thing to do is just use your car. Drive the heck out of it, have people sit in it, open the windows, get take-out, etc.

 

[ousooner2]

Heat and ventilation are what you need to get rid of it. Once it gets cold outside the smell should die down mostly. After the cars interior is hot, crack windows while its sitting outside or while driving. Maybe cleaning with a mild APC will help

 

[Uncle Luc]

Drop a couple farts daily and it'll clear out

 

[drowned12]

Park it in the sun, crack the windows, plastics will cure and offgas much faster, which is what the new car smell is.

 

[heynow00]

removing all of the stock car mats alleviated alot of the odor in my accord.

 

[darkhelmet]

hotbox the car. You wont care after that.

 

[Dorfoz]

Drive with the windows open. If you're into that kind of thing.

 

[mbnc]

removing all of the stock car mats alleviated alot of the odor in my accord.

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I had noticed that my Sport, which I've had for a month, has almost lost its new car smell already. In the LX, it stuck around for several months. I kept the LX mats and put them in the Sport, so you might be onto something here.

 

[Soichiro Sport]

Great thread.

 

[ScarletExpress]

Drop a couple farts daily and it'll clear out

Lmfaooo.

OP, try leaving carefully opened containers of baking soda or activated charcoal maybe in your console or trunk. Be wary of spillage. These things can absorb odors effectively. The more you can spread it out the more it will absorb odors. Maybe every night you can leave a tray in the car that has the baking soda or activated charcoal spread out, and remove it before driving. If you have a garage, leave windows cracked.

 

[steve88]

The best thing IMHO, and if it's safe to do so, is leave all the windows cracked about 2" and leave it that way for as long and as often as possible. If you have a garage attached to your house or a parking garage at work where you can safely do this, do it every single day and eventually the odor should dissipate.

Funny, my car is 13 months old (almost) and it still has a bit of new car smell left in it. But I'm very strict...no eating in the car (if I get fast food I keep it in the bag and put it in the trunk until I get home), no smoking in the car, no dropping bombs in the car (yes, that's actually a rule in my car and I do enforce it...just don't ask me how please)... :lmao:

I've also heard that putting a bar of new soap in the car helps...or one of those Renuzit deodorizers...just no bombs, please...

 

[okiescot]

I hated the smell of our car when we bought it and I usually like the new car smell, just not this one. We have had our car for 9 months now and the smell is pretty much gone. We left the windows down when in the garage which is where it has been for most of the time. We put containers of baking soda and various room deodorants in the car and nothing seemed to help. It just took time.

While I have an abundance of gas at my age it is not wise to break wind when my wife is in the car and it is her car. You are trying to get me killed.

 

[Newton]

New car smell is also a known carcinogen - so it's like smoking a couple of ciggies a day until all the plastic outgassing stops.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_car_smell

 

[awng]

This topic has been brought up a few times in the past and the only thing you can do is make sure to get plenty of circulation and air to help eliminate the odor. As other members have suggested, charcoal or baking soda might help. Walmart also sells some specialty products to further absorb the odor.

Also, as Newton pointed out, outgassing is potentially carcinogenic. Then again, what isn't nowadays?

What I find interesting is that my Accord didn't have much (if any) smell at all. It was part of the initial wave of 9th gen coupes made and it arrived on my dealer's lot in October 2012. I purchased it shortly thereafter in November so it didn't sit long.

I'm not sure how that helps the discussion but it might indicate process or manufacturing changes.

 

[MidnightSport]

I couldnt stop laughing about the smell getting in your mouth when you yawn. Friggin hilarious. And then the fart enforcer had me laughing too. Mequires sells a interior "bomb" that you press the trigger, set it in your car while running with A/C recirculating full blast for 15min. Worked great in my wifes Acura. Got rid of the musty a/c smell, and her smoking smell. Its about $6-7 at Walmart.

 

[Keyboard]

It's possible that your dealer used a cleaning product to wipe down the interior before you took delivery. You may be smelling that instead of the original scent. My new car smell was not strong at all.

I had a car detailed by a shop one time, and when I got it back the odor of the cleaner drove me crazy for several weeks. I had to drive with the windows down to avoid getting nauseous. So, you may be experiencing the same thing with the cleaner used by your dealer.

 

[TH23]

Most of the complaints I've seen about the new car smell seem to come from Sport owners. I found the smell of my EX-L V6 to be fairly pleasant while it lasted.

My Accords with leather have always smelled better new than the ones without, though my 8th gens with cloth didn't smell bad at all. The new car smell seems to linger longer with cloth though, as my 8th gens still smelled new after more than a year despite occasionally smoking a cigarette in them. This one is 5 months old and the smell is all but gone (I can still smell it somewhat when it's been sitting in the sun for a while) even though I haven't smoked or eaten in it.

 

[djkev21]

put bounce sheets under the front seats in the rear vents.
and leave your windows open as much as you can
farts also help!