2025 Honda Accord Hybrid

There exists a car that gets 48 mpg, earns perfect safety ratings, comfortably seats four adults, and starts at under $35K. It’s called the Honda Accord Hybrid, and it earns our Best Buy Award for a midsize car. Its value proposition doesn’t just come from its excellent fuel economy and reasonable price tag; it also has the best resale value in its class. Throw in Honda’s reputation for long-term reliability, and the Accord Hybrid is simply one of the most practical vehicles money can buy.

We’ve spent hundreds of hours driving and evaluating this generation of midsize cars, including the Honda Accord Hybrid.

The Honda Accord Hybrid was already our favorite midsize sedan, and it gets even better for 2025. For starters, the rear-seat passengers are treated to their own air vents and USB-C charging ports, making the back seats a little more accommodating. Additional new standard features include heated front seats and a wireless charging pad. The top Touring trim gets a little fancier with a new heated steering wheel.

The starting price of the Honda Accord Hybrid is a little high compared to its top rival, the hybrid-only Toyota Camry, which starts at a little under $30K. The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is also a bit more affordable than the Honda. But remember, the Accord Hybrid earns our Best Resale Value Award, which means it can save you significant coin when it’s time to sell or trade in.

Exceptional Resale Value

Before buying an Accord Hybrid, check the Kelley Blue Book Fair Purchase Price to know what you should really pay. The Honda Accord Hybrid has the best resale value in its class.

The 2025 Honda Accord Hybrid is powered by a 204-horsepower hybrid 4-cylinder engine matched with a direct-drive automatic transmission and front-wheel drive (FWD). That’s a little more muscle than the non-hybrid Accord, only with noticeably better fuel economy — which we’ll get to in a second.

Sometimes, we forget that the Accord Hybrid is actually a hybrid. The powertrain’s transition from electric to gasoline to a combination of the two is velvet-smooth. The brakes feel natural despite their energy regeneration system (a compulsory factor for hybrids). And sometimes we also forget when we last went to a gas station because the fuel economy is so good. The EPA estimates that the Accord Hybrid can travel over 600 miles on one tank of gas.

In between those rare visits, we’ve found the ride quality to plot a pleasing course between comfort and control. It’s great to be in something that just works so well and doesn’t ask too much of you. There’s nothing out of the ordinary about the Accord Hybrid that a driver must do or be aware of. Simply use it and look after it in the normal way. On top of all that, the steering is easy, and the cabin is quiet. We’re impressed.

Fuel Economy

The Honda Accord Hybrid gets up to 48 mpg combined, but only with the EX-L trim, thanks to its smaller wheels. The Sport, Sport-L, and Touring trims are all rated at 44 mpg combined. However, you’ll hardly notice the difference in fuel costs. The EPA estimates that the more efficient trim only saves you about $8 worth of gas per month.

The Accord Hybrid has an almost-identical combined fuel economy rating as the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, but the Hyundai is more efficient on the highway while the Honda is more efficient in the city. The Toyota Camry is the king of efficiency in its class, achieving up to 51 mpg combined. Keep this in mind if you want the best possible fuel economy, but at the end of the day, all of the above hybrid midsize sedans have very similar real-world fuel costs.

For reference, the non-hybrid version of the Honda Accord returns 32 mpg combined. We review the standard Honda Accord separately.

When we tested the Honda Accord, we found its interior to be understated yet still full of quality materials. Everything looks and feels high-quality and built to last. The standard infotainment system employs a 12.3-inch touchscreen, Honda’s biggest screen to date.

The driver’s seat is sufficiently cushioned and supportive for long trips. Thin pillars on each side of the windshield contribute to excellent outward vision. The sloping roof looks like it might not be kind to rear headroom, but we’ve sat back there, and it’s fine for an adult male of average size. Welcome updates to the back seats for 2025 include air vents and USB-C charging ports.

With 40.8 inches of rear legroom, the Accord Hybrid has a similar sense of roominess as a full-size sedan. The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid musters 34.8 inches, while the Toyota Camry Hybrid has 38. The Accord’s 16.7 cubic feet of trunk space also eclipses its rivals.

Styling-wise, this latest generation of Accord sedan doesn’t go out on such a limb as more daring rivals, yet it also avoids the character-free zone of previous Accords. We think Honda has pitched the look perfectly, with a fine balance of freshness and decorum. The trims with “Sport” in their name add a welcome extra dose of style with dark wheels and exterior accents.

Hybrid drivetrain
What Honda calls its two-motor hybrid system achieves an excellent balance of performance and efficiency. With 204 hp and up to 48 mpg in mixed driving, getting the hybrid doesn’t feel like a compromise anymore.

Infotainment system
The Accord Hybrid’s 12.3-inch infotainment system impresses with its speed and user-friendliness. The top Touring trim includes Google Assistant and Google Maps, so setting the cabin temperature and entering a destination into the navigation can all be done with voice commands. Wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are standard across the board.

Digital driver information display
Every new Accord Hybrid midsize sedan comes with a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster whose graphics are just as crisp and easy on the eye as the infotainment touchscreen.

Wireless charging
A great new standard feature in the Honda Accord Hybrid is a wireless charging pad on every trim. This makes it easy to keep your phone’s battery topped off without fussing with wires.

Honda Sensing
This set of driver assistance features includes forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, automatic high beams, and more. It’s standard across the entire Accord Hybrid range.

Rear air vents and charging ports
The back seats of the Honda Accord Hybrid get a little nicer this year with dedicated air vents and USB-C charging ports. Your passengers might think they’re in a more expensive car.

A 2.0-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine is joined by two electric motors (one of the motors is a generator that keeps the battery topped up) to endow the Accord Hybrid with a total output of 204 hp and 247 lb-ft of torque. That’s slightly more power than the turbocharged, non-hybrid version of the Accord, making 192 hp.

Compared with its rivals, this hybrid Accord falls between the Camry’s 208 hp and the Sonata Hybrid’s 192. In our experience, they all feel about equally gutsy.

Front-wheel drive with an automatic transmission is the sole setup for the Accord Hybrid sedan. Of note, the Toyota Camry is available with all-wheel drive (AWD).

3-Year/36,000-Mile Warranty

Honda’s new vehicle warranty is for three years or 36,000 miles, whichever happens first. Roadside assistance is also provided over that time. Powertrains are covered for five years or 60,000 miles. Hybrid batteries have their own warranty of eight years or 100,000 miles. This is all typical for the class, although not the best. Honda also adds two years or 24,000 miles of free scheduled servicing.

Safety

We don’t use the word “perfect” often, but the Honda Accord Hybrid has perfect safety ratings. It gets top honors from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with a 5-Star rating in every category. It also gets the enviable Top Safety Pick+ award, the highest accolade a car can get from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).