Quick Facts
- Original starting price: $25,765 (including $995 destination fee)
- Class: Midsize Cars
- Competitors: Toyota Camry, Kia K5, and Nissan Altima
- KBB.com Fair Purchase Price
Introduction
The Honda Accord is an award-winning midsize sedan. Winner of the Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards, the Honda Accord meets buyers at the crossroads of reliability and efficient practicality. It wins hearts with a high resale value, timeless good looks, and a stellar combination of features that drivers demand.
Launched as a 1976 model-year 2-door hatchback, the Accord outperformed predictions and began a new age of value-driven automotive. It offered the choice of a manual or automatic transmission and provided a car full of intelligent details. Unsurprisingly, the Honda Accord was a Best Buy from the start. As time passed, trim levels expanded, and in 1979, the first 4-door sedan badged “Accord” debuted.
Fast forward to the tenth generation, the 2021 Honda Accord brings the power of choice. This model adds a hybrid option and anchors the experience in generous interior space, excellent fuel economy, a gentle ride, standard Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connectivity, and an 8-inch touchscreen.
HondaTrue Certified+ CPO Program Highlights
- Limited Warranty: 5 years or 86,000 miles (whichever comes first) from the date of the vehicle’s original sale
- Powertrain Warranty: 7 years/100,000 miles from original in-service date
- Roadside Assistance: For the duration of the limited warranty
- Complimentary Maintenance: Up to two years or 24,000 miles from the original in-service date, or an oil change two times during the first year or 12,000 miles of ownership (whichever comes first).
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Key Competitors
KBB Review Highlights
With a winning combination of features and a variety of trims, the 2021 Honda Accord is a midsize sedan that editors recommend, and buyers love. The 2021 Honda Accord reigns supreme in a class with the Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima, and Kia K5 with a straightforward design and efficient good looks. This updated model’s interior is roomy and places controls and buttons within easy reach. The fuel economy (up to 30/38/33 mpg city/highway/combined in the base LX) is a welcome bonus to an already comprehensive package. The 2021 Accord features Honda Sensing, an active safety and driver assistance suite standard. It goes well with this model’s improved power and smoother driving experience.
While the 2021 has an updated front end and a standard 8-inch touchscreen, the technology under the hood remains the same. The base engine is a 1.5-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder in the LX, Sport, Sport SE, and EX-L. A zippy 2.0-liter turbo 4-cylinder engine comes in the Sport and Touring. A hybrid option rated up to 48 mpg arrives in the 2021 model. As you go up the trims, expect a sportier, more luxe experience. Buyers who choose the Sport, EX_L, and Touring trims will notice increased horsepower, amped-up torque, and an Adaptative Damper System that smooths out the vehicle’s cornering abilities and stabilizes the ride. These higher trims also have power front seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, a USB port, and LED lighting.
The 2021 Accord is front-wheel drive (FWD) only. Minus the all-wheel-drive (AWD) option employed by some of its competitors or the plug-in hybrid option deployed on other Honda models, the Accord maintains a diverse, efficient portfolio. The Accord is a value option that delightfully surprises and consistently performs with comfort and convenience features. Around the globe, buyers have responded well to this strategy and have made the Accord one of the best-selling vehicles.
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