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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

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

Response

  1. {
  2. "make": {
  3. "id": 200001444,
  4. "name": "Honda",
  5. "niceName": "honda"
  6. },
  7. "model": {
  8. "id": "Honda_Accord",
  9. "name": "Accord",
  10. "niceName": "accord"
  11. },
  12. "year": {
  13. "id": 100537293,
  14. "year": 2013
  15. },
  16. "style": {
  17. "id": 200434856,
  18. "name": "EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl CVT)",
  19. "submodel": {
  20. "body": "Sedan",
  21. "modelName": "Accord Sedan",
  22. "niceName": "sedan"
  23. },
  24. "trim": "EX"
  25. },
  26. "date": "8/28/2012",
  27. "grade": "A",
  28. "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.",
  29. "ratings": [{
  30. "title": "Performance",
  31. "grade": "B",
  32. "score": 8.5,
  33. "summary": "Accord EX is among the best performing four-cylinder midsize sedans in dynamic tests. Fuel economy is on par for the segment.",
  34. "subRatings": [{
  35. "title": "Acceleration",
  36. "grade": "B",
  37. "score": 8,
  38. "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)."
  39. }, {
  40. "title": "Braking",
  41. "grade": "C",
  42. "score": 6.5,
  43. "summary": "Customarily weak Honda brakes. No significant distance fade in our test, but an uninspiring pedal."
  44. }, {
  45. "title": "Steering",
  46. "grade": "C",
  47. "score": 7,
  48. "summary": "Nothing special, but electric power steering offers adequate feel and feedback. "
  49. }, {
  50. "title": "Handling",
  51. "grade": "A",
  52. "score": 9,
  53. "summary": "Substantially better than old Accord despite the loss of double wishbone suspension up front. "
  54. }, {
  55. "title": "Driveability",
  56. "grade": "A",
  57. "score": 9,
  58. "summary": "Superb here. Mindlessly easy to drive. Not fun, but not offensive, either. A terrific midsize sedan."
  59. }]
  60. }, {
  61. "title": "Comfort",
  62. "grade": "B",
  63. "score": 8,
  64. "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.",
  65. "subRatings": [{
  66. "title": "Seating Comfort",
  67. "grade": "B",
  68. "score": 8,
  69. "summary": "Vastly improved over 2012 Accord, which had awkward lower back support."
  70. }, {
  71. "title": "Ride Comfort",
  72. "grade": "B",
  73. "score": 8,
  74. "summary": "Comfortable, but the Accord does not live on the plush end of the scale."
  75. }, {
  76. "title": "Quietness",
  77. "grade": "B",
  78. "score": 7.5,
  79. "summary": "Average for the segment despite active noise cancellation."
  80. }]
  81. }, {
  82. "title": "Interior",
  83. "grade": "B",
  84. "score": 8,
  85. "summary": "A step above the old Accord and on par with the best in the segment when it comes to usability and functionality.",
  86. "subRatings": [{
  87. "title": "Ergonomics",
  88. "grade": "B",
  89. "score": 8,
  90. "summary": "Fewer buttons than before is nice. Also, they're logical and well placed."
  91. }, {
  92. "title": "Ingress/Egress",
  93. "grade": "C",
  94. "score": 7,
  95. "summary": "Ingress and egress are never a problem in Accord."
  96. }, {
  97. "title": "Space/Room",
  98. "grade": "A",
  99. "score": 9,
  100. "summary": "Smaller outside but the same size inside -- an impressive engineering feat. "
  101. }, {
  102. "title": "Visibility",
  103. "grade": "B",
  104. "score": 8,
  105. "summary": "Above average for the class. A low waistline aids visibility from the rear seat."
  106. }, {
  107. "title": "Cargo/Storage",
  108. "grade": "B",
  109. "score": 8,
  110. "summary": "An additional .8 cubes in the trunk is awesome considering this Accord's shorter overall length."
  111. }]
  112. }, {
  113. "title": "Value",
  114. "grade": "B",
  115. "score": 8.5,
  116. "summary": "More features, better handling and efficiency than before with only a mild price increase. Solid overall value.",
  117. "subRatings": [{
  118. "title": "Build Quality (vs. $)",
  119. "grade": "B",
  120. "score": 8.5,
  121. "summary": "Better than many competitors. Looks and feels like a Honda again. "
  122. }, {
  123. "title": "Features(vs. $)",
  124. "grade": "B",
  125. "score": 8,
  126. "summary": "Good safety features including LaneWatch. HondaLink, too, helps bring the Accord up to current feature-tech standards."
  127. }, {
  128. "title": "Cost",
  129. "grade": "B",
  130. "score": 8.5,
  131. "summary": "A solid value. See above."
  132. }, {
  133. "title": "MPG",
  134. "grade": "B",
  135. "score": 8,
  136. "summary": "This is a very close race among midsize sedans. Accord is better than before, but so is everyone else."
  137. }, {
  138. "title": "Warranty",
  139. "grade": "C",
  140. "score": 7,
  141. "summary": "Nothing spectacular here. Middle of the road. 3-year/36,000-mile basic, 5-year/60,000-mile drivetrain."
  142. }]
  143. }, {
  144. "title": "Fun To Drive",
  145. "grade": "B",
  146. "score": 8,
  147. "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. ",
  148. "subRatings": [{
  149. "title": "Driving Experience",
  150. "grade": "B",
  151. "score": 7.5,
  152. "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. "
  153. }, {
  154. "title": "Personality",
  155. "grade": "A",
  156. "score": 9,
  157. "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."
  158. }]
  159. }]
  160. }