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Get Letter Grade Rating by Car Make/Model/Year

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Sample Request

Get Edmunds.com’s Letter Grade Rating for 2013 Honda Accord

URL

https://api.edmunds.com/api/vehicle/v2/grade/honda/accord/2013?submodel=sedan&fmt=json&api_key={api key}

Response

{
    "make": {
        "id": 200001444,
        "name": "Honda",
        "niceName": "honda"
    },
    "model": {
        "id": "Honda_Accord",
        "name": "Accord",
        "niceName": "accord"
    },
    "year": {
        "id": 100537293,
        "year": 2013
    },
    "style": {
        "id": 200434856,
        "name": "EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl CVT)",
        "submodel": {
            "body": "Sedan",
            "modelName": "Accord Sedan",
            "niceName": "sedan"
        },
        "trim": "EX"
    },
    "date": "8/28/2012",
    "grade": "A",
    "summary": "Honda's 2013 Accord is more than the sum of its parts -- smooth and comfortable yet never out of its element. Honda has once again hit its stride with a midsize sedan that does everything well and feels like something we'd be happy to drive every day for years.",
    "ratings": [{
        "title": "Performance",
        "grade": "B",
        "score": 8.5,
        "summary": "Accord EX is among the best performing four-cylinder midsize sedans in dynamic tests. Fuel economy is on par for the segment.",
        "subRatings": [{
             "title": "Acceleration",
             "grade": "B",
             "score": 8,
             "summary": "CVT still feels weak off the line, but its 0-60 and quarter-mile performance is at the top of the segment (among 4-cyl models)."
        }, {
            "title": "Braking",
            "grade": "C",
            "score": 6.5,
            "summary": "Customarily weak Honda brakes. No significant distance fade in our test, but an uninspiring pedal."
        }, {
            "title": "Steering",
            "grade": "C",
            "score": 7,
            "summary": "Nothing special, but electric power steering offers adequate feel and feedback. "
        }, {
            "title": "Handling",
            "grade": "A",
            "score": 9,
            "summary": "Substantially better than old Accord despite the loss of double wishbone suspension up front. "
        }, {
            "title": "Driveability",
            "grade": "A",
            "score": 9,
            "summary": "Superb here. Mindlessly easy to drive. Not fun, but not offensive, either. A terrific midsize sedan."
        }]
    }, {
        "title": "Comfort",
        "grade": "B",
        "score": 8,
        "summary": "As comfortable as it needs to be -- comparable to Camry SE, which offers real damping. Never sloppy or soft in its suspension movements or creature comforts.",
        "subRatings": [{
            "title": "Seating Comfort",
            "grade": "B",
            "score": 8,
            "summary": "Vastly improved over 2012 Accord, which had awkward lower back support."
        }, {
            "title": "Ride Comfort",
            "grade": "B",
            "score": 8,
            "summary": "Comfortable, but the Accord does not live on the plush end of the scale."
        }, {
            "title": "Quietness",
            "grade": "B",
            "score": 7.5,
            "summary": "Average for the segment despite active noise cancellation."
        }]
    }, {
        "title": "Interior",
        "grade": "B",
        "score": 8,
        "summary": "A step above the old Accord and on par with the best in the segment when it comes to usability and functionality.",
        "subRatings": [{
             "title": "Ergonomics",
             "grade": "B",
             "score": 8,
             "summary": "Fewer buttons than before is nice. Also, they're logical and well placed."
        }, {
            "title": "Ingress/Egress",
            "grade": "C",
            "score": 7,
            "summary": "Ingress and egress are never a problem in Accord."
        }, {
            "title": "Space/Room",
            "grade": "A",
            "score": 9,
            "summary": "Smaller outside but the same size inside -- an impressive engineering feat. "
        }, {
            "title": "Visibility",
            "grade": "B",
            "score": 8,
            "summary": "Above average for the class. A low waistline aids visibility from the rear seat."
        }, {
             "title": "Cargo/Storage",
             "grade": "B",
             "score": 8,
             "summary": "An additional .8 cubes in the trunk is awesome considering this Accord's shorter overall length."
        }]
    }, {
        "title": "Value",
        "grade": "B",
        "score": 8.5,
        "summary": "More features, better handling and efficiency than before with only a mild price increase. Solid overall value.",
        "subRatings": [{
             "title": "Build Quality (vs. $)",
             "grade": "B",
             "score": 8.5,
             "summary": "Better than many competitors. Looks and feels like a Honda again. "
        }, {
            "title": "Features(vs. $)",
            "grade": "B",
            "score": 8,
            "summary": "Good safety features including LaneWatch. HondaLink, too, helps bring the Accord up to current feature-tech standards."
        }, {
            "title": "Cost",
            "grade": "B",
            "score": 8.5,
            "summary": "A solid value. See above."
        }, {
            "title": "MPG",
            "grade": "B",
            "score": 8,
            "summary": "This is a very close race among midsize sedans. Accord is better than before, but so is everyone else."
        }, {
            "title": "Warranty",
            "grade": "C",
            "score": 7,
            "summary": "Nothing spectacular here. Middle of the road. 3-year/36,000-mile basic, 5-year/60,000-mile drivetrain."
        }]
    }, {
        "title": "Fun To Drive",
        "grade": "B",
        "score": 8,
        "summary": "Better-than-average dynamics help the Accord be more fun than many competitors, but it's still a family car and not a sports car. ",
        "subRatings": [{
            "title": "Driving Experience",
            "grade": "B",
            "score": 7.5,
            "summary": "CVT is rarely fun, but it gets the job done. The six-speed manual (base transmission) and the Sport package (optional) raise the bar for fun to drive. "
        }, {
            "title": "Personality",
            "grade": "A",
            "score": 9,
            "summary": "More Honda personality than many Honda products in recent years. Solidly built with good materials, good visibility and a powertrain that's adequately powerful, miserly and utterly smooth."
        }]
    }]
}