Just purchased the 2013 Accord Sport. Replacing a 2004 Accord EX-L with 180, 000 miles.

First impression of the 2013, AWESOME! The car looks great. The drive is what I expected. I did a little research and the reviews were great. Rolled it off the lot on Saturday night.

Three days and 700 miles later and I am more than dissatisfied. All because of the drivers seat. The right side (armrest side) bolster is nearly void of padding. With the slightest press of your finger you can feel the metal frame! Now I am driving around with a piece of metal poking in my back. Compared to the padding on the passenger seat and you will immediately feel the difference. I have returned to the dealer twice looking for help only to find out that every Sport model we looked at is built the exact same way. It is a design issue is all they can say.

At this point it appears there is no fix. Very disappointed. I love this car but am totally annoyed driving it. This is my third Honda. I never expected this poor design.

I love the new 2013 Honda Accord EX CVT. It has lots of bells and whistles at a reasonable cost. However, the front driver seat is terrible. You don't really notice it during a test drive because its too short but after a computer trip to work, this seat is killing my lower back. I've adjusted the seat in all possible combinations and none work. My old 2007 Honda seat was perfect. This new seat has a design flaw. If they don't fix the problem I may end up eating thousands of dollars because I'm not sure I can keep this car.

The upper section of the seat back (Drivers side)has very little support. This results in severe back pain on longer trips (30km+) . I talked to the dealer who has no solution, other than going to a car upholstery shop and see what they can do.

I went to a car upholstery shop who indicated that they might be able to take out the seat back stitching, add foam support which hopefully would result in increased comfort. Cost +/-$400.00. BTW this fellow just touched the seat, sat in it and pinpointed the problem - lack of foam support in the upper section of the seat. I'm not sure what to do at this point.

After a great 170,000 miles from new in a 2005 Accord LX, I thought I was getting an upgraded model with the Accord 2013 Sport. Here are the big problems: 1. Seats suck - not as good as my old 2005 that I still have. Headrest pushes the head forward. Even with electric seats, I can't find a comfortable position. Turned the headrest around but still not supportive for the upper back. Takes any pleasure out of driving. 2. Pogo stick ride feels numb and disconnected. Even though it's nice to have that little extra horsepower,you are not as connected with the road as the 2005 and makes for a dull ride. Although I got the Sport model, a stiff ride doesn't make it feel sporty. The old model hugged the corners and was actually a better ride too. 3. Better gas mileage - bullshit! I averaged 29-30 mpg in the 2005. Perhaps if you spend all day on the Interstates you can do well but around NY area, the average currently showing on the display is 28.x for this last fillup. One of the reasons I bought this was because of the published figures. What a mistake! This is the last Honda for me.

I purchased this car as a result of an accident, on Christmas day 2012 my previous car, 2006 Toyota Avalon was rear ended and totaled. I sustained whiplash and severe back pain as a result of the accident and I am seeing a chiropractor and I am in therapy 3 times a week. I was deciding between a 2013 Nissan Altima, a Ford Fusion, A Hyundai Sonata and the Honda Accord. After test driving the four cars, the Honda seemed to be my best option.

After driving the car for a week I started noticing increasing back pain, as I just had the accident, I assumed the pain was as a result of it, and did not put any blame on the car. Another week passed, and I was noticing the pain was actually worse during my commute to and from work, about 1 hour each way. By week 3, I started adjusting my seat every few minutes to try to find a sweet spot that I could tolerate. I actually never could. So by the end of the week, I mentioned it to my chiropractor. He suggested using a specially designed pad for my back. I purchased the pad for my back, and it helped some, but not fully so he also suggested a pad for the bottom of the seat as well. Although both solutions together are helping, it is not right that I have to spend time to adjust these devices each time I get in my car before I can take off. This past weekend my wife and I went on a long drive, this was her first time in the car for a long drive, rather then her typical 5 minute commutes to the grocery store. She had the same problem in the passenger seat as I have in the drivers seat. It was so bad, she got sick half way into our journey, causing us to have to return home early.

I think Honda really needs to fixed the problem with my head rest, as this is where the problem stems from. In most other cars I have owned or driven, the head rests flow with the design of the seat, basically straight up, but in the Accord, the head rest sticks out a few inches away from the seat causing you to either not be able to sit back, or if so, if puts so much pressure on your neck and back you get severe pains throughout different parts of your back. As mentioned above, the Ford Fusion, one of the cars I drove, had the ability to not only move the head rest up and down, but also front and back. If Honda could give me a replacement headset that was straight up, or were a least able to push the head rest back, that would be the only resolution I could see for this issue.