Honda Accord (US) review

Much like its exterior, the Honda Accord’s interior won’t blow you away with outstanding styling. But spend some time in this car and you’ll see it for what it is: a well-built, super comfortable, surprisingly spacious sedan with plenty of room for people and their things.

Every single thing inside the Accord – from the air vent toggles to the gear shifter to the steering wheel buttons – is immediately easy to locate and use. The Accord just works. That might seem obvious, but as automakers offer more and more needlessly complicated ‘solutions’ to problems that don’t exist, this is refreshing.

How’s the back seat?

This has always been one of the Accord’s strong suits: maybe that’s why so many people press these things into ride-sharing duty. The Accord has ample head- and legroom, so much so that even taller adults will be totally comfortable. 

What about the trunk?

Every Accord has 16.7 cubic feet of cargo space, which is among the largest in the mid-size sedan class. The low load-in height makes it easy to get stuff in and out of the trunk, too, and if you need to carry longer items, the rear seats fold flat so you can pass things through into the cabin. Well, assuming you don’t have back-seat passengers, of course.

How’s all the infotainment tech?

Honda doesn’t have the most modern or robust set of software, but the Accord’s multimedia system is nevertheless serviceable and intuitive. The base LX and EX models have a seven-inch touchscreen in the middle of the dash, which is definitely pretty small as far as displays go these days. Every other Accord gets a much nicer 12.3-inch screen, however, and this better tech set-up lets you use wireless Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. That’s a must-have.

On the other hand, all Accord variants get a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster, so that’s nice. Touring models come with a six-inch head-up display, as well. Neither is particularly noteworthy for its colorful graphics or reconfigurability, but in this day and age, a digital IP is quickly becoming a new standard.