Three American Honda Models Earn Initial Quality Awards in Annual J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) – AutoMart Canada

• Three U.S. Honda plants in Ohio and Alabama produce model award winners: Honda Odyssey, Acura Integra and Acura RDX
• Honda of Canada Mfg. earns Bronze Award

Three American Honda models earned Highest Initial Quality Awards in the 2025 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study.  The Honda Odyssey made at the company’s Alabama Auto Plant, and the Acura Integra (Marysville Auto Plant) and Acura RDX (East Liberty Auto Plant), each made in Ohio*, earned the top initial quality awards in their respective segments. Additionally, the Honda of Canada Mfg. Alliston Auto Plant 2 was honored with a 2025 Initial Quality Assembly Plant Bronze Award for its production of the Honda CR-V and CR-V hybrid.

The U.S. Initial Quality Study, now in its 39th year, is based this year on responses from thousands of purchasers and lessees of new 2025 model-year vehicles who were surveyed after 90 days of ownership. The study additionally incorporates repair visit data based on hundreds of thousands of real-world events reported to franchised new-vehicle dealers. 

2025 Highest Initial Quality Award Recipients:

^{*These models are made with domestic and global parts.}

About Honda 
Honda offers a full line of clean, safe, fun and connected vehicles sold through more than 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The award-winning Honda lineup includes the Civic and Accord, along with the HR-V, CR-V, Passport, Prologue and Pilot sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup and the Odyssey minivan. The Honda electrified vehicle lineup, representing more than a quarter of total sales in 2024, includes the all-electric Prologue SUV, hybrid-electric Accord, CR-V and Civic, and fuel-cell-electric CR-V e:FCEV. A hybrid-electric Prelude is set to join the Honda lineup late this year.

Honda has been producing automobiles in America for over 40 years and currently operates eight major auto manufacturing facilities in America. In 2024, more than 99% of all Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, with about two-thirds made in America, using domestic and globally made parts.

More information about Honda is available in the Digital FactBook.

About Acura
Acura is a leading premium auto brand committed to delivering expressive styling, innovative engineering and engaging dynamics, all built on the brand’s Precision Crafted Performance DNA. The Acura lineup consists of two sport sedans, the Integra and TLX, and four sport-utility vehicles, the first-ever ADX, RDX, MDX and all-electric ZDX. High-performance Type S variants further demonstrate the virtues of Acura Precision Crafted Performance. All Acura vehicles sold in 2024 were built in America, using domestic and globally made parts. 

More information about Acura is available here:

Honda Manufacturing in North America
Honda has now produced automobiles in North America for over 40 years, beginning in November 1982 at the Marysville Auto Plant in Ohio. In 2024, 99.6% of all Honda and Acura automobiles sold in the U.S. were made in North America.

Honda established manufacturing operations in North America in 1979 with motorcycle production in Marysville, Ohio. Over the past four decades, Honda has steadily grown local production capabilities and now employs more than 33,000 associates in North America who support manufacturing operations at 18 Honda plants with the annual capacity to produce 1.6 million automobiles, nearly 2 million engines, 60,000 power equipment products and 200,000 powersports products, as well as the HondaJet advanced light jet and GE Honda HF120 turbofan engines.

Cumulatively, Honda has invested more than $25 billion in its North American manufacturing capabilities, including more than $3.1 billion over the past five years alone. The company works with over 750 original equipment suppliers in North America with cumulative parts purchases of about $596 billion since 1982.

Learn more with the Honda Digital FactBook. 

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