Good day, we are interested in a used Honda Stream (as a second car and children’s carriage). Since we currently have a Mercedes W 210 as a first vehicle and this series has a considerable problem with early rust infestation, we would like to exclude this from the next car purchase under all circumstances. We usually keep our vehicles for a long time, so that we place more value on long-term quality than on technical finesse. I yesterday have a Stream This is not considered, because we are looking for one with less km. But I noticed that the rear underbody was very rusty. The axle legs were completely rust-covered and from the surface one could have even removed particles from the rust infestation. Also other parts there had considerable rust approaches. It looked – measured by year of construction and mileage – bad. Hardly imaginable that such a car would last for 10 years. Therefore my question: Does the stream or other Hondas have the tendency to rust early? If other Hondas are more rust resistant, was the stream possibly produced in another factory? By ‘early’ I mean that a car according to the state of the art in the 21st century before an age of 8 should not show any rust approaches. (If someone wants to draw my attention to the post in the Swiss Stream forum, I already know that. He is not out of me. Many thanks and greetings from the Upper Hesse.