2025 Honda Accord

The 2025 Honda Accord Is Dwindling Fast

Even putting aside the relentless onward march of SUVs, Honda’s 11th-generation gas-powered sedan is under attack from within. Four of the six Accord models on sale today are now hybrids, leaving only two (relatively low spec) gas guzzlers in the range. The Hybrid is undoubtedly a better car to drive, but it comes at a premium which not everyone will be able to afford.

The Accord has been off-sale in parts of Europe for a decade, but this Ohio-built sedan soldiers on Stateside with two remaining trim levels. Accord prices range from $29,390 (up $400 on last year) for a base LX to $31,655 for the considerably better-equipped SE. The latter is a direct replacement for the recently discontinued EX. Regardless of trim, the Accord is an understated yet handsome brute, with a characterful rear roofline reminiscent of large Audi hatchbacks. You’d never guess it was a sedan.

Is the 2025 Honda Accord Good For Families?

In truth, it’s excellent. A 111-inch wheelbase ensures over 40 inches of rear legroom, accessible beyond wide doors which make access a cinch. Seat comfort is strong throughout, though LX buyers miss out on power or heating for the driver’s throne. The cabin doesn’t feel exclusive, but it’s bolted together with the usual Honda integrity, and even prosaic materials like cloth have a tactile feel to them. The dash is simple, retaining a trilogy of dials and plenty of physical buttons; that wraparound mesh grille hiding the air vents is liable to clog up with fluff, but it lifts the rather monochrome ambiance.

Sedans are rarely acquired with practicality uppermost in buyers’ minds, but despite the Accord’s fastback design, there’s a well-proportioned 17 cu ft trunk. There is quite a lot of intrusion from the rear wheel arches, but the depth is impressive, especially when the split-folding rear seats are dropped.

Is the 2025 Honda Accord A Good Car?

Setting aside the fact we’d recommend the Hybrid over these gas-powered versions, the Accord continues to demonstrate why it’s been a mainstay of the American market for almost half a century. This is a smartly designed and well-assembled family car, offering a generous trunk and impressive space throughout an airy cabin. Safety is excellent, prices are on par with rival mid-sizers, and the ownership experience is likely to be as painless as being driven somewhere in this smooth-riding sedan.

It's churlish to expect too much from a sub-$30,000 car, but the Accord is still far from perfect. The engine and transmission are two bad elements made worse in combination; plant your right foot down, and the resulting noise doesn’t translate into forward motion. There’s a lack of both trim levels and standard equipment, though the new SE is at least on nodding terms with modernity, despite its frustratingly small infotainment screen. The LX is best avoided, with its manually adjustable unheated cloth-covered driver’s seat feeling like a throwback to a bygone century.

2025 Honda Accord Alternatives

There’s enduring competition from well-established mid-sized sedans like the Hyundai Sonata, Nissan Altima, and Toyota Camry. More left-field choices include the rakish Kia K5, built-to-last Subaru Legacy, and rapid Cadillac CT4.