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Honda Accord MPG by year (1984-2026)

The agency's file has 43 model years of the Honda Accord from 1984 to 2026. The newest, the 2026 Honda Accord, gets 31 to 48 mpg combined across 4 tested versions.

Best of 2026

48 mpgAccord Hybrid, hybrid, combined

Best in the file

48 mpgAccord Hybrid, hybrid; reached in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Best non-hybrid, 2026

32 mpgAccord, combined

Best combined mileage by model year

Each dot is the best version of that model year. The table below holds every figure.

Years when the mileage changed

The first hybrid version in the file is from 2005: the Accord Hybrid, 28 mpg combined.
The best combined figure moved by 2 or more in 9 model years; the 6 biggest moves are listed.
1985: the best combined figure went down 2 mpg, to 26 mpg (from 28 in 1984).
1989: the best combined figure went down 2 mpg, to 24 mpg (from 26 in 1988).
2013: the best combined figure went up 3 mpg, to 30 mpg (from 27 in 2012).
2014: the best combined figure went up 17 mpg, to 47 mpg (from 30 in 2013).
2016: the best combined figure went down 17 mpg, to 30 mpg (from 47 in 2015).
2017: the best combined figure went up 18 mpg, to 48 mpg (from 30 in 2016).
Plug-in hybrid versions were last listed for 2014; the file has none for 2026.

Your fuel cost, 2026 Accord

Pick a 2026 version, then set your miles and fuel price. Fuel price as of 2026-11-14, U.S. Department of Energy / EPA. The price box starts at the dated price of the fuel the picked version burns and sets the price of that fuel.

Version Miles you drive a year Price per gallon ($)

$1,875 a year

2026 Accord, 4-cyl 1.5 L: 29 mpg city, 37 highway, 32 combined. The agency's own estimate for the 2026 Accord version is $1,950 a year (15,000 miles, the agency's fuel prices).

32miles per gallon, combined

$0.13fuel cost per mile

469gallons a year

$9,375fuel cost over 5 years

Every model year

Open a year for the calculator, every version, rivals, safety record and recalls. Years in the table are the ones the agency tested; pages exist for 3 of them.

Model year	Versions	Best gas	Best hybrid	Fuel a year (agency)	Best figure against the year before
1984	4	28 mpg	none	$2,200 to $2,600	no earlier year in the file
1985	9	26 mpg	none	$2,400 to $2,850	-2 mpg
1986	4	26 mpg	none	$2,400 to $2,700	no change
1987	4	26 mpg	none	$2,400 to $2,700	no change
1988	4	26 mpg	none	$2,400 to $2,850	no change
1989	3	24 mpg	none	$2,600 to $2,850	-2 mpg
1990	2	23 mpg	none	$2,700 to $2,850	-1 mpg
1991	4	23 mpg	none	$2,700 to $3,100	no change
1992	6	24 mpg	none	$2,600 to $3,100	+1 mpg
1993	4	24 mpg	none	$2,600 to $2,950	no change
1994	8	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $2,950	+1 mpg
1995	9	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $3,300	no change
1996	8	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $3,300	no change
1997	8	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $3,300	no change
1998	5	24 mpg	none	$2,600 to $2,950	-1 mpg
1999	5	24 mpg	none	$2,600 to $2,950	no change
2000	5	24 mpg	none	$2,600 to $2,950	no change
2001	5	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $2,950	+1 mpg
2002	5	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $2,950	no change
2003	4	26 mpg	none	$2,400 to $2,950	+1 mpg
2004	4	26 mpg	none	$2,400 to $2,950	no change
2005	5	26 mpg	28 mpg	$2,200 to $2,950	+2 mpg
2006	5	26 mpg	25 mpg	$2,400 to $2,950	-2 mpg
2007	5	26 mpg	27 mpg	$2,300 to $2,950	+1 mpg
2008	7	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $3,100	-2 mpg
2009	7	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $3,100	no change
2010	7	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $3,100	no change
2011	7	26 mpg	none	$2,400 to $2,950	+1 mpg
2012	7	27 mpg	none	$2,300 to $2,950	+1 mpg
2013	6	30 mpg	none	$2,100 to $2,950	+3 mpg
2014	8	30 mpg	47 mpg	$1,300 to $2,950	+17 mpg
2015	7	30 mpg	47 mpg	$1,300 to $2,950	no change
2016	6	30 mpg	none	$2,100 to $2,950	-17 mpg
2017	7	30 mpg	48 mpg	$1,300 to $2,950	+18 mpg
2018	7	33 mpg	47 mpg	$1,300 to $2,400	-1 mpg
2019	7	33 mpg	48 mpg	$1,300 to $2,400	+1 mpg
2020	7	33 mpg	48 mpg	$1,300 to $2,400	no change
2021	5	33 mpg	48 mpg	$1,300 to $2,400	no change
2022	5	33 mpg	47 mpg	$1,300 to $2,400	-1 mpg
2023	3	32 mpg	48 mpg	$1,300 to $1,950	+1 mpg
2024	3	32 mpg	48 mpg	$1,300 to $1,950	no change
2025	3	32 mpg	48 mpg	$1,300 to $1,950	no change
2026	4	32 mpg	48 mpg	$1,300 to $2,000	no change

The best combined figure changed against the year before in 22 of 43 model years: 1985: -2 mpg, 1989: -2 mpg, 1990: -1 mpg, 1992: +1 mpg, 1994: +1 mpg, 1998: -1 mpg, 2001: +1 mpg, 2003: +1 mpg, 2005: +2 mpg, 2006: -2 mpg, 2007: +1 mpg, 2008: -2 mpg, 2011: +1 mpg, 2012: +1 mpg, 2013: +3 mpg, 2014: +17 mpg, 2016: -17 mpg, 2017: +18 mpg, 2018: -1 mpg, 2019: +1 mpg, 2022: -1 mpg, 2023: +1 mpg.

Where the newest year stands

The 2026 Accord is in the Large Cars class. By best combined figure it ranks 2nd of 16 2026 models in that class; the middle figure for the class is 23 mpg and the top figure is 51 mpg. Best Large Cars mileage, 2026 models.

Other Honda models

Every other Honda model on this site, nearest to the Accord in newest-year mileage first.

Model	Newest year	Combined	Against the Accord
Civic	2026	24 to 49 mpg	1 higher
Prelude	2026	44 mpg	4 lower
CR-V	2026	29 to 40 mpg	8 lower
HR-V	2026	27 to 28 mpg	20 lower
Odyssey	2026	22 mpg	26 lower
Pilot	2026	20 to 22 mpg	26 lower
Passport	2026	20 to 21 mpg	27 lower
Ridgeline	2026	20 to 21 mpg	27 lower
Prologue	2026	95 to 104 MPGe	not the same measure

Common questions

Which Honda Accord model year has the best mileage?

Since 1984, the best conventional figure is 48 mpg combined, for the 2026 Accord Hybrid.

How many versions of the Honda Accord has the agency tested?

238 versions across 43 model years (1984 to 2026).

Has the mileage of the Honda Accord gone up over the years?

The best combined figure was 28 mpg in 1984 and is 48 mpg in 2026, a change of +20 mpg.

Is there a hybrid Accord?

The first hybrid version in the agency's file is from 2005; the newest model year, 2026, has one.

Mileage and fuel cost: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, fueleconomy.gov vehicle file (file dated 2026-11-04). Your own mileage depends on how and where you drive. Where our numbers come from.