2026 Honda Accord Arrives with Improvements and a Sub-$30k Price

We’re almost at the end of 2025, and that means it’s time for a slew of vehicles to be updated or replaced. Among them is the Honda Accord, the first Japanese car manufactured in the United States, and as it enters its 50th year on the market in 2026, Honda has given the mid-size sedan a few minor enhancements. Happily, these upgrades also come with an almost negligible price increase of $100 on the base trim, the Accord LX, which now carries a starting MSRP of $28,395, excluding the destination charge of $1,195, which hasn’t changed from the 2025 model year (with the charge included, the base Accord still sneaks in below $30,000). Let’s see what has changed.

Bigger Screens on Every 2026 Accord

Previously, entry-level versions of the Honda Accord came with a seven-inch touchscreen display, but for 2026, a larger nine-inch screen is standard on all trims. This has wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility and is complemented by a wireless phone charger. Other improvements include new black exterior accents on all Sport Hybrid models (which now start at $33,795, up from $33,655 for the 2025 model year), and the turbocharged Accord SE variant gets larger 19-inch five-spoke alloy wheels instead of the 17-inch rims previously included. As before, the Toyota Camry rival is available in six trims; let’s see what those all cost.

2026 Honda Accord Pricing

The two non-hybrid trims (LX and SE), each equipped with a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine hooked up to a continuously variable transmission (CVT), start at $28,395 and $30,695, respectively. The Sport (which is a hybrid like the rest of the range) now costs $33,795, while the EX-L starts at $35,095. The Sport-L is next on the trim ladder and starts at $35,495. Finally, the range-topping Touring costs four grand more, at $39,495 before destination.

By comparison, the 2026 Toyota Camry starts at $29,000 in LE form (excluding a $1,195 destination charge) and only gets an eight-inch central touch display. The SE costs $31,300, the sporty-looking Nightshade costs $32,300 (with 19-inch wheels), and the XLE starts at exactly $34,000 before destination. Finally, the XSE carries a base MSRP of $35,200. Honda has done very little to change the Accord for 2026, and pricing is still a little behind Toyota‘s, but perhaps Honda has something big in the works for the next update.