Our first 3 Hondas (1 Civic and two Accords) were built in Japan. The Civic always started. The Accords went over 200,000 km each with no major problems. I have high hopes for the Hybrid.
The Civic Hybrid 2007 is running 6.2 litres per hundred kilometres which is combined summer/winter, city/highway over about 15,000 kilometres. Need I say more?
The Hybrid is so quiet you can whisper in the cab while doing 110 kph on the highway.
Sterling Honda has always been a good dealership for us. They are honest, and the service department is good.