Honda Accord (1977–2025)

Background

The seventh-generation Honda Accord for the European and Japanese markets is a mid-size car that was available as a four-door sedan or a five-door station wagon and was produced by Honda from October 2002 to November 2008. It won the 2002-03 Japan Car of the Year upon its launch.

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Specification

Produced: 19,000,000 units
Engine: Varies by generation: 1.6-3.5L inline-four and V6 (SOHC/DOHC, VTEC/i-VTEC), later 1.5L/2.0L turbocharged four-cylinders and hybrid (Accord Hybrid) powertrains
Dimensions: 4,725 × 1,760 × 1,440 mm
Fuel: gasoline
Displacement: 2.2 L · 4 cyl
Fuel economy: 20–24 mpg combined — EPA 1991–1997

Still on UK roads

20,919

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2014 ▼ 78% since 2014 2025

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Notes

Mid-size car produced continuously since 1976 across eleven generations. Assembled at Honda's Marysville, Ohio plant since 1982 (the first Japanese-brand car built in the US); among the best-selling passenger cars in the US since 1989. Roughly 18-19 million sold worldwide.

Production years