The Honda Certified Used Car program recorded its best month in the program's four year history with sales of 8,262 for April, American Honda Motor Co. announced on May 7.

The mark comes after a record-breaking March when 6,772 units sold nationwide. Year-to-date sales are up 71 percent compared to last year with a total of 25,449 Honda Certified Used Cars sold through April.

The Accord tops the year-to-date sales charts with 11,425 sales.

Vehicles Come with Warranty, Low-Rate Financihng

Consumers benefit from Honda's used-car program by receiving the added assurance of new-car-like warranties. The vehicles come with financing rates as low as 5.9 percent and factory-quality reconditioning. A Honda Certified Used Car completes an extensive inspection checklist of 150 items.

Voted the best certification program among non-luxury nameplates by IntelliChoice for the second year running, all Honda Certified Used Cars must be less than six years old and have fewer than 80,000 miles.

Honda backs each certified used car with a limited factory warranty offering seven years of 100,000 miles on the powertrain and 12 months or 12,000 miles on non-powertrain componens, plus any unused new-car warranty coverage.

For 2000, the program sold 50,872 units.