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Honda Accord Coupe MPG by year — every rating on record

The Honda Accord Coupe has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 2008 to 2012. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (2011) and its thirstiest returned 20 mpg (2008). The EPA record holds 20 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact Cars.

26best combined mpg (2011)
20worst combined mpg (2008)
26latest year best (2012)
20configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
2008425 mpg20 mpg#11 of 55 (81th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularCompact Cars
2009425 mpg20 mpg#17 of 54 (70th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularCompact Cars
2010425 mpg20 mpg#26 of 59 (57th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularCompact Cars
2011426 mpg21 mpg#24 of 64 (63th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularCompact Cars
2012426 mpg21 mpg#36 of 76 (53th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularCompact Cars

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Honda Accord Coupe placed highest in 2008 at #11 of 55, and lowest in 2012 at #36 of 76. It spent 5 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 20 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrCO2 g/miGHG
20123.5L 6-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 6-spd Regular3.5L 6-cyl182621547.614.2$2,950423.1904761904762n/a
20123.5L 6-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (S5) Regular3.5L 6-cyl192923500.012.9$2,700386.39130434782606n/a
20122.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular2.4L 4-cyl233126442.311.4$2,400341.8076923076923n/a
20122.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 5-spd Regular2.4L 4-cyl223226442.311.4$2,400341.8076923076923n/a
20113.5L 6-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 6-spd Regular3.5L 6-cyl182621547.614.2$2,950423.1904761904762n/a
20113.5L 6-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (S5) Regular3.5L 6-cyl192923500.012.9$2,700386.39130434782606n/a
20112.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular2.4L 4-cyl233126442.311.4$2,400341.8076923076923n/a
20112.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 5-spd Regular2.4L 4-cyl223226442.311.4$2,400341.8076923076923n/a
20103.5L 6-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 6-spd Regular3.5L 6-cyl172520575.014.9$3,100444.35n/a
20103.5L 6-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 5-spd Regular3.5L 6-cyl192822522.713.5$2,850403.95454545454544n/a
20102.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 5-spd Regular2.4L 4-cyl213125460.011.9$2,500355.48n/a
20102.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular2.4L 4-cyl223125460.011.9$2,500355.48n/a
20093.5L 6-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 6-spd Regular3.5L 6-cyl172520575.014.9$3,100444.35n/a
20093.5L 6-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 5-spd RegularVCM192822522.713.5$2,850403.95454545454544n/a
20092.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 5-spd Regular2.4L 4-cyl213024479.212.4$2,600370.2916666666667n/a
20092.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular2.4L 4-cyl223125460.011.9$2,500355.48n/a
20083.5L 6-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 6-spd Regular3.5L 6-cyl172520575.014.9$3,100444.35n/a
20083.5L 6-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 5-spd RegularVCM192822522.713.5$2,850403.95454545454544n/a
20082.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 5-spd Regular2.4L 4-cyl213024479.212.4$2,600370.2916666666667n/a
20082.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular2.4L 4-cyl223125460.011.9$2,500355.48n/a

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

ChangeBest combinedDeltaGallons a year at the newer rating
2010 → 201125 → 26 mpg+1 mpg442 gal

What Accord Coupe fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2012 Honda Accord Coupe burns 442 to 548 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

Pump priceMost efficientThirstiestSpread
$3.00/gal$1,327$1,643$316
$3.50/gal$1,548$1,917$369
$4.00/gal$1,769$2,190$421

EPA’s own estimate for the 2012 model year is $2,400 to $2,950 a year in fuel, or $750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 26 mpg the Honda Accord Coupe is exactly at the median.

Other Honda nameplates

Every Honda model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.