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2026 Honda Accord

Hybrid Gas Large car

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
A
Safety Signal
94 / 100
ASafety Signal · 94 / 100
1Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
5Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
48 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2026 Honda Accord is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid and gas large car with 4 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Accord Hybrid, is EPA-rated at 48 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 5 complaints, most often about unknown or other. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Accord HybridHybridFWD2.0L 4-cyl514448$1,300
Accord Hybrid Sport/TouringHybridFWD2.0L 4-cyl464144$1,400
AccordGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo293732$1,950
Accord SEGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo283631$2,000

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (1)

Tires

moderate
1,048,613 vehiclesHybrid only

Problem: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2026 CR-V Hybrid, Accord Hybrid, and 2025-2026 CR-V Fuel Cell EV vehicles. When using the tire repair kit, pressure may build within the sealant bottle, causing the bottle cap to detach.

Risk: A detached bottle cap can become a projectile and strike the user or others nearby, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will replace the tire repair kit nozzle or sealant bottle, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed July 27, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated in Fall 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is DOV. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning June 11, 2026.

NHTSA campaign 26V366000 · reported Jun 4, 2026 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Owner complaints

5 complaints filed

0 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 0 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2026: 5

Most-cited components

  • Unknown Or Other — 3
  • Tires — 1
  • Electrical System — 1
“The vehicle's infotainment system displays an OTA software update error mmessage on every startup. Honda dealerships are unable to address this issue without further intervention and software updates from Honda corporate. Dealer has stated that this issue may interfere with reliable over-the-air software updates, inclu…”Aug 18, 2026 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report
“I have paid for this vehicle, but the dealer won't release it to me due to the open recall (NHTSA Recall Number 26V-366). Neither Honda nor the dealer has given me any sense of when this will be resolved. I don't know how many owners fit this scenario, i.e. vehicle purchased, but not delivered due to the open recall, b…”Jul 8, 2026 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report
“The dealer from whom I purchased this vehicle is refusing to release it to me because of an open recall. I purchased this vehicle [XXX], it is now June 19th. I relocated to Germany to accept a US Government sponsored contract job with the US Army, working for General Dynamics. This vehicle is intended to be my sole sou…”Jun 19, 2026 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★10%
4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★10%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Other Accord model years

A

2025 Accord

2 recalls · 102 complaints

D

2024 Accord

5 recalls · 216 complaints

F

2023 Accord

8 recalls · 224 complaints

D

2022 Accord

4 recalls · 295 complaints

D

2021 Accord

4 recalls · 275 complaints

F

2020 Accord

6 recalls · 395 complaints

F

2019 Accord

6 recalls · 771 complaints

F

2018 Accord

6 recalls · 1,982 complaints

C

2017 Accord

3 recalls · 579 complaints

D

2016 Accord

4 recalls · 600 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 50071, 50056, 50070, 50055). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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