Honda Accord fuel consumption
Of all Honda Accord modifications produced from 1995 to 2021 real fuel consumption according to user ratings is approximately 9% higher compared to advertised consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 5% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 14% higher. Starting from 1995 Honda Accord average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was similar to average, at 1998 it was slightly above industry average, at 2001 difference became similar to average and finally at 2008 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became less than industry average. It is noteworthy during this period that the gap between advertised and actual fuel economy changed significantly throughout the automotive industry. For more details, see the table below.
Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values
| Year | Gasoline cars | Diesel cars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All carmakers | Honda Accord | All carmakers | Honda Accord | |
| 1995 | +5% | insignificant | +2% | - |
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| 1996 | +4% | insignificant | +2% | - |
| 1997 | +3% | insignificant | +3% | - |
| 1998 | +3% | +5% | +4% | - |
| 1999 | +3% | +7% | +5% | - |
| 2000 | +4% | +7% | +5% | - |
| 2001 | +5% | +6% | +6% | - |
| 2002 | +6% | +5% | +7% | - |
| 2003 | +6% | +5% | +8% | +18% |
| 2004 | +7% | +5% | +9% | +18% |
| 2005 | +8% | +4% | +10% | +16% |
| 2006 | +9% | +3% | +11% | +15% |
| 2007 | +11% | +5% | +12% | +15% |
| 2008 | +12% | +10% | +13% | +9% |
| 2009 | +14% | +10% | +14% | +9% |
| 2010 | +16% | +10% | +16% | +9% |
| 2011 | +19% | +11% | +19% | +12% |
| 2012 | +21% | +12% | +23% | +13% |
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User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.