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The Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry have been the go-to mid-sized sedans for decades. We compare these long-running sedans to see which is best for you.
Two Rivals Go Head-to-Head
Forget Ford v Ferrari, the nearly 50-year-long perennial rivalry between the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry drew more money than any running of Le Mans.
For 2025, both heavyweights come at us with relatively fresh platforms, a choice of drivetrains, and features galore. At a time when the small crossover feels like the car of the future, these two mid-size sedans should be considered just as heavily.
Let’s break down both of the foremost titans of the mid-size sedan segment trim by trim to see which one you should bring home. The answer comes down to a number of factors.
Specs
In the Camry, its gas drivetrains have been dropped in favor of two Toyota Dynamic Force hybrid drivetrains. It consists of a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with a one kWh lithium-ion battery. These vary in power depending on whether FWD or AWD is equipped. In two-wheel drive mode, you get 225 horsepower and 51 MPGs combined. All-wheel drive brings 232 horsepower and 44 MPG combined.
Team Honda does things a little differently. Its lower trims still sport a straight ICE drivetrain, a 1.5-liter L15BE turbo four-cylinder engine with VTEC generating 192 horsepower and bringing 32 MPGs combined. Starting with the Sport Hybrid at $33,655 and upward, a two-liter four-cylinder hybrid drivetrain with a 1.3 kWh lithium-ion battery pack is added.
It jets 204 horsepower and brings 44 MPGs combined, albeit without the option of all-wheel drive. If you ask us, that’s the real deciding factor in giving Toyota an advantage. It’s not a huge advantage, but it’s enough to where we feel Toyota bests Honda in the engine department.
Driving and Performance
With cushy rides and over-boosted electric power steering, the Camry and Accord are both great daily drivers. In a standard setup, they’re both pretty confident at highway speeds. The Camry nets a 0-60 time of 6.8 seconds, while the Accord Hybrid is just a hair quicker with 0-60 time of 6.5 seconds.
As far as road manners go, the Accord has a more refined driving experience and better handling than the Camry. The Camry’s sport-tuned suspension gives the car a smooth and confident feeling at lower speeds, but the steering is not quite as refined as the Accords. Given this, we have to tip the advantage to the Accord.
Trims and Features
The Accord offers six trim options for 2025 to the Camry’s four. Both have entry-level trims under $30,000, the Accord LX ($28,295) and the Camry LE ($29,495). Each is a little sparse on the options being trimmed so low; both have meager four-speaker stereos, for instance. But each still gets alloy wheels, intuitive center touch screens sized at eight inches respectively, and Android plus iOS connectivity. The Camry’s higher trim, the SE at $31,795, adds a sport-tuned suspension with paddle shifters while ditching cloth seats for vegan leather.
Honda counters with the SE at $30,560, which adds black exterior trim pieces, heated front seats, dual-zone climate control, and a moonroof. While the Camry needs a dedicated upgrade package to feel sporty, it’s apt to say the Accord is sporty by nature. That makes the choice between a Camry SE and Accord SE a tricky one.
Up the range, the Accord Sport Hybrid at $33,655 is the entry point for the hybrid drivetrain. The Camry claps back with the XLE trim at $34,495, which adds a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster and a larger center screen of equal size. Meanwhile, all Accords, regardless of trim, have a digital cluster from the factory.
The Accord EX-L Hybrid, which MRSPs for $34,940, adds heated side mirrors, genuine leather seat covers in two colors, an auto-dimming rear mirror, and 360-degree parking sensors. In response, the Camry XSE range-topper combines all the trappings of the previous trims, sports suspension, and all, and adds dual exhaust tips, plus a rear spoiler.
Honda adds two more trims in the Sport-L Hybrid ($35,375), which adds Amazon Alexa built-in, plus a rear spoiler and diffuser. The Touring Hybrid ($39,300) adds a six-inch heads-up display and a Bose audio system to match the JBL unit in the Camry, along with Google built-in.
The Honda Sensing and Toyota Safety Sense suites of driver assistants are more or less on par. Both come with pivotal systems, live lane-departure assist, adaptive cruise control, and collision mitigation systems. But overall, those two extra trims on the part of the Accord, plus a straight ICE option, make the lineup just that little bit more tempting.
Comfort and Interior
Both the Accord and the Camry use a mix of cloth seat upholstery in the lower trim levels or a soft-touch vegan leather, and at the highest trim levels, leather seats. And both offer similar amenities in the higher trim levels like heated and ventilated seats, a moon roof, and dual-zone climate control.
As for trunk space, the Accords 17 cubic feet of rear storage bests the Camry by just two cubic feet. Truthfully, there’s not much difference in interior dimensions between them.
These are two sedans known for making clever use of interior space into an art form. The Accord delivers an impressive 41 inches of rear legroom, regardless of the drivetrain. Meanwhile, the Toyota returns a strong figure of 38 inches of legroom.
The Verdict
When you’re presented with two sedans that are evenly matched and have two equally stellar brand reputations, brand loyalty usually decides the day. That’s as true of the Accord versus Camry dynamic than nearly any rivalry in automotive history.
In so many ways, these two trade blows to a shocking degree. The Accord offers an ICE powertrain when the Camry doesn’t. The Camry offers AWD when the Accord doesn’t. When it comes down to it, both cars are winners, and the choice ultimately comes down to the features you are looking for.
Choosing between these two is like picking between a first-class seat on a flight or a luxury suite in a five-star hotel—both offer comfort, quality, and top-tier experiences, but the right choice depends on what suits your journey best. Both offer efficient drivetrains with solid features, great build quality, and five-star NHTSA safety ratings.
