Honda Accord History

Mid-size car · 1976–present

History

The Accord arrived in the US in 1976 as a compact hatchback and grew into Honda's flagship mid-size car, a multiple-time best-seller and repeat Car of the Year winner.

In 1982 it became the first car from a Japanese manufacturer built in the US, at Marysville, Ohio. Over eleven generations it has offered sedans, coupes, wagons, a V6, and hybrids.

Generations

First generation · 1976–1981 (1976–1981)

The original compact Accord hatchback (and later sedan); reached the US in 1976.
Second generation · 1982–1985 (1982–1985)

First Honda built in the US (Marysville, Ohio, 1982).
Third generation · 1986–1989 (1986–1989)

Pop-up-headlight Accord; introduced the coupe for 1988.
Fourth generation · 1990–1993 (1990–1993)

Larger, refined Accord; added a wagon.
Fifth generation · 1994–1997 (1994–1997)

Introduced an available V6 (1995); last US Accord wagon generation.
- 1995
  Photo: “1995 Honda Accord Aerodeck ES Auto” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 . Cropped to 16:9.
Sixth generation · 1998–2002 (1998–2002)

Split sedan/coupe development; strong V6 models.
- 1999
  Photo: “1999 Honda Accord” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 . Cropped to 16:9.
- 2001
  Photo: “2001 Honda Accord 3.0i V6 Auto” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 . Cropped to 16:9.
Seventh generation · 2003–2007 (2003–2007)

Larger seventh-generation Accord; introduced a V6 hybrid.
Eighth generation · 2008–2012 (2008–2012)

Grew to full-size EPA classification; basis for the Crosstour.
Ninth generation · 2013–2017 (2013–2017)

Well-reviewed Accord; the coupe's final generation, plus a plug-in and hybrid.
Tenth generation · 2018–2022 (2018–2022)

Sleek turbocharged Accord; dropped the coupe, kept the hybrid.
Eleventh generation · 2023–present (2023–present)

Current Accord, hybrid-heavy in the US lineup.

Body styles

Sedan
Coupe
Hatchback
Wagon
Hybrid

Notable special editions & performance variants

Accord Hybrid (2005–2007, 2014–present)

Hybrid versions of the Accord — the first-generation V6 Accord Hybrid ran US 2005–2007 (on sale Dec 2004), then a mainstream four-cylinder hybrid returned from 2014.

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Honda Accord History

History

Generations

First generation · 1976–1981 (1976–1981)

Second generation · 1982–1985 (1982–1985)

Third generation · 1986–1989 (1986–1989)

Fourth generation · 1990–1993 (1990–1993)

Fifth generation · 1994–1997 (1994–1997)

Sixth generation · 1998–2002 (1998–2002)

Seventh generation · 2003–2007 (2003–2007)

Eighth generation · 2008–2012 (2008–2012)

Ninth generation · 2013–2017 (2013–2017)

Tenth generation · 2018–2022 (2018–2022)

Eleventh generation · 2023–present (2023–present)

Body styles

Notable special editions & performance variants

Accord Hybrid (2005–2007, 2014–present)