# 2018 Accord vs 2018 Camry transmission **URL:** \ **Category:** Buying/Selling\ **Created:** [June 11, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-accord-vs-2018-camry-transmission/165640 "2020-06-11T20:56:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rothchyld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e56c9b/32.png) [@Rothchyld](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rothchyld)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-accord-vs-2018-camry-transmission/165640/1 "2020-06-11T20:56:34Z")
Deciding b/t a CVT - Honda Accord 1.5T EX FWD 2018 – OR – 8 Spd Trans - Camery SE FWD 2018. Which is better of the 2 types of transmissions. I drive 20,000 miles a yr. roughly ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-accord-vs-2018-camry-transmission/165640/2 "2020-06-12T18:26:36Z")
Consumer Reports says both have much better than average reliability for transmission, major and transmission, minor. ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-accord-vs-2018-camry-transmission/165640/3 "2020-06-12T18:40:03Z")
Personally, I don’t want any car with a CVT transmission. Heard of too many issues with them. Aside from that, though, I think you’re splitting hairs. Both are fine cars. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-accord-vs-2018-camry-transmission/165640/4 "2020-06-12T18:52:19Z")
Surprisingly, carcomplaints lists ‘transmission’ as the number one complaint for the 2018 Camry, it’s way down the list for the 2018 Accord. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-accord-vs-2018-camry-transmission/165640/5 "2020-06-13T02:33:24Z")
When you get a car with almost no complaints, something has ro be number one on the list. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-accord-vs-2018-camry-transmission/165640/6 "2020-06-13T04:27:51Z")
The majority of complaints for the camry’s transmission are for rough shifting. There is a TSB for a software update that some report improves things if not fixes the problem. ---
**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-accord-vs-2018-camry-transmission/165640/7 "2020-06-13T14:11:36Z")
get the Camry . ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-accord-vs-2018-camry-transmission/165640/8 "2020-06-13T14:38:04Z")
I looked at [safercar.gov](http://safercar.gov) for issues with both. There are 2 recalls on the Honda, none for transmission. There are 333 complaints with no automatic transmission issues. There may be 3 manual transmission issues, since the dealerships report hard shifting between 2nd and 3rd gears. There are 5 recalls for the 2018 Camry, none for transmission issues. There are 252 complaints. 28 of those complaints are for the transmission, mostly for rough shifting. ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-accord-vs-2018-camry-transmission/165640/9 "2020-06-17T02:18:36Z")
I like the Accord better as a car. But the Camry has the superior transmission IMHO.