Used Honda Accord Prices — What Moves the Number

Quick answer

The median asking price for a used Honda Accord is $9,995 across 10,267 listings. A 2026 costs about $26,985; a 1990 about $1,800. But the same year can differ wildly: among 1990 cars the dearest asks 6.5 times what the cheapest does — condition, mileage and title do the rest.

Honda Accord price by model year

FIG.01·Honda Accord prices by model year
Year	Typical price	Spread	Listings
2026	$26,985	1.2×	53
2025	$25,985	1.3×	315
2024	$23,985	1.5×	186
2023	$22,985	1.4×	135
2022	$22,920	1.6×	119
2021	$20,985	1.9×	94
2020	$17,999	1.9×	115
2019	$17,900	1.7×	149
2018	$16,900	1.8×	197
2017	$13,950	2.2×	184
2016	$11,900	5.3×	164
2015	$12,000	2.6×	184
2014	$9,950	2.8×	221
2013	$9,300	3.2×	178
2012	$6,900	3.4×	184
2011	$7,500	3×	105
2010	$5,995	3.4×	196
2009	$5,300	3.6×	176
2008	$5,800	3.1×	173
2007	$3,995	3.6×	150
2006	$3,300	3.2×	147
2005	$3,700	3.4×	138
2004	$3,300	4.1×	122
2003	$2,900	3.3×	66
2002	$3,300	5×	68
2001	$2,950	4.8×	44
2000	$2,100	5×	37
1999	$2,700	—	26
1998	$2,000	—	29
1997	$2,495	—	7
1996	$2,200	—	8
1992	$4,800	—	12
1991	$3,500	—	5
1990	$1,800	—	8

ROWS 34·SOURCE Live classified listings

A spread near 1.5× means the market agrees what a Honda Accord of that year is worth. Past 3× the listings mix tidy examples with tired ones, and a careful buyer can do well — but the exact figure for one car depends on its mileage and history, which is what the valuation tool is for.

Dealer or private seller

On the Honda Accord the forecourt markup works out at 19% over a private sale of the same year. Both figures are measured against the median for the same model year, so age is out of the comparison and what remains is the markup itself.

FIG.02·Honda Accord — dealer versus private
Seller	Listings	vs median year	Average asked
Dealer	5,826	+11.4%	$15,572
Private seller	3,253	-7.7%	$6,582

ROWS 2·SOURCE Live listings, normalised per model year

The gap comes to 19.1 percentage points. Some of that buys something real — reconditioning, a warranty, paperwork handled. The rest is the cost of not looking further.

What a branded title costs

A salvage or rebuilt title follows a car for life and shows up in every future sale. Here is what the market actually knocks off for it — again against the median of the same year.

FIG.03·Honda Accord — price by title status
Title	Listings	vs median year	Average asked
Clean title	7,823	+5.9%	$12,360
Rebuilt	597	-7.2%	$12,580
Salvage	367	-5.6%	$11,801

ROWS 3·SOURCE Live listings, normalised per model year

⚠ A discount is not automatically a bargain: branded titles are harder to insure, harder to finance and much harder to sell on. Check the specific car before assuming the saving is real — run its VIN against the records.

How fast price falls with mileage

Taken from a single model year — 2025, the one with the most Honda Accord listings — so the curve shows mileage alone rather than age creeping in alongside it. Between the 0–25k and 75–100k bands the asking price falls -2%.

FIG.04·Honda Accord — price by mileage
Mileage	Price drop	Listings
0–25k miles	baseline	641
25–50k miles	baseline	47
50–75k miles	−19%	56
75–100k miles	baseline	5

ROWS 4·SOURCE Live listings, 2025 model year only

Which options hold value

The single biggest swing on a Honda Accord is fuel: GAS asks +5% against the median of its own model year. Every figure here uses the same normalisation — an average premium or discount measured within each year, never across them.

FIG.05·Honda Accord — what options are worth
	Option	Listings	vs median year
Fuel	Petrol	7,643	+4.5%
Fuel	Hybrid	409	+4.2%
Transmission	Automatic	8,421	+4.1%
Transmission	Manual	196	+1.7%

ROWS 4·SOURCE Live listings, normalised per model year

Where it's cheaper

States where the Honda Accord asks least and most, measured against the national median for each model year. Dearest is WA at +27%, cheapest GA at -17% — 45 points apart, which on a $9,995 car is roughly $4,448.

FIG.06·Honda Accord — cheapest and dearest states
State	Listings	vs national median
GA	328	-17.4%
NY	223	-13.2%
NC	262	-12.1%
OH	228	-9.5%
FL	483	-6.0%
MN	322	+16.0%
HI	208	+17.3%
CO	232	+18.5%
OR	381	+21.5%
WA	561	+27.1%

ROWS 10·SOURCE Live listings, normalised per model year

Only states with enough listings to mean something are shown. Rust-belt winters, local demand and how many were sold there originally all pull these numbers around.

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How we count

The Honda Accord figures here come from 10,267 live listings, 1990–2026 — asking prices, not sale prices. Sellers ask more than they get, so treat these as the top of the range, not the bottom.

Percentages here are never plain averages: each listing is first turned into its ratio against the median for its own model year, and those ratios are averaged instead. Without that step the numbers lie confidently — a flat average across 1990–2026 would mostly measure which years happen to be for sale this week. Slices too thin to survive the test are dropped rather than dressed up with an error bar, which for the Honda Accord leaves 34 model years standing. The full method, with the traps it avoids →

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a used Honda Accord cost?

The median asking price is $9,995 across 10,267 live listings, ranging from about $1,800 for a 1990 to $26,985 for a 2026. These are asking prices — sellers generally accept less.

Is it cheaper to buy a Accord from a private seller?

Yes, by roughly 19 percentage points. Dealers ask +11.4% against the median for the same model year, private sellers -7.7%. Part of that gap pays for reconditioning and a warranty; the rest is the price of convenience.

How much less is a salvage-title Accord worth?

A Rebuilt title runs -7.2% against the median for the same year, based on 597 listings. But the discount is not free money: branded titles are harder to insure, to finance and to sell on.

Where is the cheapest place to buy a Accord?

Of the states with enough listings, GA asks least at -17.4% against the national median, and WA most at +27.1%. On a $20,000 car that spread is worth a long drive.

Why do prices for the same year vary so much?

Among 1990 cars the dearest asks 6.5× what the cheapest does. Mileage, service history and title status explain most of it — which is why an average price for an older car tells you very little on its own.

What is this worth compared with my own car?

This page describes the market. To value a specific car by its year and mileage, use the Honda Accord valuation tool.

Asking prices from live classified listings, normalised against the median for each model year. Slices below a minimum listing count are omitted. Asking prices exceed transaction prices. Last updated Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.

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