I have a 2011 Civic and I've had friends with all models and years as well. The older ones are much easier to service - now they are trying to mash all of the components up UNDER the dash which makes it difficult. The good news is they rarely need repairs or service because they're so reliable. I had Acuras (Honda made) and a Toyota Celica and they were great. I got a Cadillac and the thing had a problem once a month and crapped out at 130k miles. I'm never getting an american made car again.