Both are reliable but I like Honda's designs better. First car was a '93 Corolla GLi manual way back in the late 90's and I used to drag race in White Plains where I'd beat a lot of cars from Lancers, Mirage, Altimas and Sentras but never Civics. Fast forward to the present and I now drive a 5th gen CRV diesel. Love the handling of this SUV, first SUV I drove that felt like I was driving a sedan.