Toyota Camry vs Honda Accord
Midsize sedans · head to head, 2010–2027
The Toyota Camry and Honda Accord were both sold for 18 model years (2010–2027). Among the Camry's own years, its best bet is 2017; no year to avoid; the newest year rated a good buy is 2025. Among the Accord's own years, its best bet is 2017; no year to avoid; the newest year rated a good buy is 2025.
Toyota Camry
Sedan · 2010–2027
- Best bet 2017
- Newest good buy 2025
- Avoid none
Honda Accord
Car · 2010–2027
- Best bet 2017
- Newest good buy 2025
- Avoid none
- Be careful 2018–2019
How to read this: each model's verdicts compare that model's own years with each other (serious owner complaints per car on the road against that model's usual year, using New York registrations). They are not a reliability ranking of one model against the other, so a good-buy Camry year says nothing about whether it beats a Accord. (How we judge.)
Year by year, side by side
| Year | Toyota Camry | Honda Accord | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2026 | Not rated | TOO NEWOnly 1.1 years of owner reports | Side by side |
| 2025 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.3× usual, mostly structure and collision avoidance | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.9× usual | Side by side |
| 2024 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.5× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.2× usual | Side by side |
| 2023 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.3× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.2× usual, mostly brakes and engine | Side by side |
| 2022 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.3× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.6× usual | Side by side |
| 2021 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.0× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.8× usual | Side by side |
| 2020 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.3× usual, mostly engine and air bags | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.0× usual | Side by side |
| 2019 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.4× usual, mostly power train and engine | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.5× usual, mostly engine and collision avoidance | Side by side |
| 2018 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.5× usual, mostly power train and brakes | CAREFULSerious complaints 2.0× usual, mostly engine and collision avoidance | Side by side |
| 2017 | BEST BUYSerious complaints 0.2× usual | BEST BUYSerious complaints 0.3× usual | Side by side |
| 2016 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.3× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.3× usual | Side by side |
| 2015 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.4× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.3× usual | Side by side |
| 2014 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.5× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.5× usual | Side by side |
| 2013 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.5× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.6× usual | Side by side |
| 2012 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.6× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.3× usual | Side by side |
| 2011 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.5× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.3× usual | Side by side |
| 2010 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.7× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.4× usual | Side by side |
Each chip rates that year against the same model's other years. Tap a chip for the year's details; "Side by side" compares both models that year, trim by trim.
Compare any year, trim by trim
2026: the newest shared year with full data, at a glance
Newer years (up to 2027) have thinner price and equipment data for one or both models, so this table uses 2026. Use "Compare any year" above for the others.
| 2026 Toyota Camry | 2026 Honda Accord | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict (vs the model's own years) | Not rated | TOO NEW |
| Starting price (MSRP range) | $29,300 to $35,500 base price by trim, 5 trims | — |
| Engines and horsepower | 2.5L 4-cyl hybrid, 184 hp | 1.5L 4-cyl turbo, 192 hp 2.0L 4-cyl hybrid, 146 hp |
| Fuel economy (EPA combined) | 43–51 mpg | 31–48 mpg |
| Seats | 5 | — |
| Third row | No | — |
| Cargo behind last row | — | — |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5 of 5 stars | 5 of 5 stars |
| Recalls · owner complaints (NHTSA) | 0 · 0 | 0 · 10 |
Sources: OpenSpec and the makers' equipment guides, NHTSA vPIC, EPA and NHTSA ratings. Cargo, towing and bed length rows appear when we have them. "—": not in our data. Compare every 2026 trim →
Key features: base trim vs top trim
| Camry LE lowest price, $29,300 | Camry XSE highest price, $35,500 | Accord LX first listed | Accord Touring Hybrid last listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireless Apple CarPlay | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Adaptive cruise control | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Blind-spot warning | Standard | Standard | No | Standard |
| Heated front seats | Optional | Standard | No | Standard |
| Ventilated front seats | — | Optional | No | Standard |
| Sunroof or moonroof | Optional | Optional | No | Standard |
| 360-degree camera | — | Optional | No | No |
| Power liftgate or tailgate | — | — | No | No |
| Remote start | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
"Standard" and "Optional" are for that trim as the 2026 data lists it (a package or option adds an "Optional" item); "—": not verified in our sources, never a guess. The cheapest and most expensive trim of each model; every trim is on the model's 2026 page (Camry, Accord).
Known fixes and extended coverage
Toyota Camry
24 manufacturer programs on file: 16 extended coverage, 8 repair programs.
- Extended coverage Repair is Now Available Multiple Models and Model Years Vehicles Painted with Blizzard Pearl (070) or Super White (040) Paint Color Coverage for Peeling of Factory-Applied Paint. (2011–2017 models)
- Extended coverage These reports indicate that vehicles with these specific paint colors, applied during the vehicle manufacturing process, may experience paint peeling on exterior metal body panels. Toyota is providing coverage for repairs related to the… (2011–2017 models)
- Extended coverage Customer Support Program ZKG ? (Z3G, 2012–2017 models)
- Extended coverage CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM ZKG Multiple Models and Model Years Vehicles Painted with Blizzard Pearl (070) or Super White (040) Paint Color Coverage for Peeling of Factory-Applied Paint (2012–2017 models)
Honda Accord
28 manufacturer programs on file: 28 extended coverage, 0 repair programs.
- Extended coverage Owner Notification Letter - On some 2018-20 Accord models, the A/C condenser may leak refrigerant. American Honda is extending the warranty on the A/C condenser to 10 years from the original date of purchase with unlimited miles. (ONLJ9T07062021, 2018–2020 models)
- Extended coverage Owner Notification Letter - On some 2018-20 Accord Hybrid models, the A/C condenser may leak refrigerant. American Honda is extending the warranty on the A/C condenser to 10 years from the original date of purchase with unlimited miles. (ONLQ9U07062021, 2018–2020 models)
- Extended coverage As a result, corrosion may develop in the form of tiny holes in the condenser tube walls that allow the refrigerant to leak out. American Honda is extending the warranty on the A/C condenser to 10 years from the original date of purchase… (A21-018, 2018–2020 models)
- Extended coverage Today, May 28, 2021, American Honda is announcing a warranty extension for certain 2018-2020 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Civic, 2017-2021 Civic Hatch, 2017-2021 Civic Type R, 2018-2021 Clarity PHEV, and 2019-2021 Insight vehicles.… (ABOM05282021, 2018–2020 models)
From manufacturer bulletins filed with NHTSA, counted per program. A count is how many programs exist, not how good or bad a model is: a maker that extends coverage is paying for a known problem. A dealer can look up whether a car has had the work done or is still covered.
Which should you buy?
- Buying used, years both are rated a good buy: 2010–2017, 2020–2025. In those years, choose on price, size and features.
- Years to skip: neither model has a year we rate avoid.
- Newest year rated a good buy: Camry 2025; Accord 2025.
- Best EPA combined rating in 2026: Camry at 51 mpg (Accord: 48), for the most efficient version of each.
- Before you buy either: run the VIN for open recalls and ask the dealer whether the extended-coverage repairs above were done.
Rules applied to the data on this page: no overall winner is declared, because our verdicts compare each model with itself.