This GM Ultium-based EV wears a Honda badge but carries the baggage of an abandoned product line. When it works, it's a spacious, comfortable cruiser that glides quietly and charges fast enough for road trips, many owners rack up 20k+ miles without drama beyond a CV axle click that dealers won't fix. The catch: Honda pulled the plug on EVs in early 2025, leaving buyers with one EV tech per dealership and no future updates. A vocal minority report high-voltage system failures that strand the car for weeks, plus software that got buggier after the recall fix. Lease deals are killer ($300, $400/month), making it a solid short-term bet if you can tolerate orphan-product risk. Long-term buyers should consider the Blazer EV or Ioniq 5 instead, same platform or better tech, with manufacturers still committed to the segment.
Quick acceleration, strong range, and the Supercharger network still make this a capable electric crossover, and the 2026 Juniper refresh genuinely fixes the harsh ride and cabin noise that plagued earlier versions. But the ownership experience is the catch: 2023 models leaked water through the trunk seals badly enough for Consumer Reports to flag it, delivery quality is a coin toss (paint damage, misaligned panels, even a reported roof detachment), and service is email-only with centers that can go quiet for weeks. If you can tolerate the support gamble, the fundamentals work, but the Ioniq 5, EV6, and Mach-E deliver similar capability with a company that answers the phone.