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Honda Accord Hybrid Reliability by Year

Every Accord Hybrid model year from 2005 to 2025, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Mid-Size Passenger Car of the same year.

Scored separately as its own vehicle: Accord (2004–2025).

The short answer

Best model year
2006
#2 of 56 that year
Year to avoid
2023
#24 of 29 that year
Latest scored
2025
#10 of 18

Across 14 scored model years the Accord Hybrid sits close to its class average on both counts. The spread between years is what matters: 2006 is its strongest, 2023 its weakest.

Every model year, scored

Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Mid-Size Passenger Car sold that same model year.

YearRelative standingClass rankPctl
2005#31 /5645th
2006#2 /5698thBest year
2013#7 /5088th
2014#20 /4860th
2015#41 /5018th
2017#30 /5041th
2018#37 /4314th
2019#41 /4713th
2020#25 /3835th
2021#26 /3322th
2022#17 /2943th
2023#24 /2918thAvoid
2024#17 /2430th
2025#10 /1847th

The line has moved around across 14 model years, with its weakest stretch in 2017–2024. The recent trend is upward. This 2025 car falls in a middling stretch.

What tends to break

All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.

Every Accord Hybrid model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Mid-Size Passenger Car of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.

Across the last three model years (2023–2025), the trouble concentrates in one place: braking system. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Mid-Size Passenger Car of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.

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Common questions

What is the best year for a used Honda Accord Hybrid?

2006 is the strongest Accord Hybrid model year on record, ranking #2 of 56 Mid-Size Passenger Cars that year.

Which Honda Accord Hybrid years should I avoid?

2023 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #24 of 29.

Is the latest Accord Hybrid reliable?

The 2025 Accord Hybrid ranks #10 of 18 Mid-Size Passenger Cars — the lower half of its class.

Where does this data come from?

Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.

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How this was built. Scores derive from failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes and benchmarked within segment and model year. We measure two separate things: Fix Frequency — how often a vehicle needs fixing — and Fix Severity — how costly those fixes are. These figures describe a model line, not the specific vehicle in front of you; trim, mileage and service history still decide an individual car.