Compare the2025 Hyundai Elantra HybridVS 2025 Honda Accord

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Fuel Economy and Range
Brakes and Stopping
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Cargo Capacity
Ergonomics
Recommendations

Safety

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With its standard Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist, the Hyundai Elantra Hybrid is better at preventing collisions with pedestrians than the Honda Accord, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety:

	Elantra Hybrid	Accord
Overall Evaluation	GOOD	ACCEPTABLE
	Crossing Child - DAY
12 MPH	AVOIDED	AVOIDED
	Crossing Adult - NIGHT
12 MPH Brights	AVOIDED	AVOIDED
12 MPH Low beams	AVOIDED	-3 MPH
25 MPH Brights	AVOIDED	AVOIDED
25 MPH Low beams	-20 MPH	No Slowing
	Parallel Adult - NIGHT
25 MPH Brights	AVOIDED	AVOIDED
25 MPH Low beams	AVOIDED	-19 MPH
37 MPH Brights	AVOIDED	AVOIDED
37 MPH Low beams	-27 MPH	No Slowing
Warning Issued-Low beams	1.3 sec	No Warning

The Elantra Hybrid has a standard blind spot warning system that uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them and moves the vehicle back into its lane. Only the Accord SE/Sport/EX-L/Touring offers a blind spot warning system.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Elantra Hybrid has standard Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning and Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist automatically engages the brakes to help avoid a collision. Only the Accord SE/Sport/EX-L/Touring offers Cross Traffic Monitor and the Accord’s Cross Traffic Monitor does not include automatic braking.

Both the Elantra Hybrid and the Accord have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front and rear side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, driver alert monitors and available rear parking sensors.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Hyundai Elantra Hybrid is safer than the Honda Accord:

	Elantra Hybrid	Accord
	Driver
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	142	202
Neck Injury Risk	21%	25.5%
Leg Forces (l/r)	66/48 lbs.	245/270 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Hyundai Elantra Hybrid is safer than the Honda Accord:

	Elantra Hybrid	Accord
	Rear Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Hip Force	355 lbs.	722 lbs.
	Into Pole
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Max Damage Depth	11 inches	12 inches

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

Warranty

The Elantra Hybrid comes with a full 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire car and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Accord’s 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty expires 2 years or 24,000 miles sooner.

Hyundai’s powertrain warranty covers the Elantra Hybrid 5 years and 40,000 miles longer than Honda covers the Accord. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 10 years or 100,000 miles. Coverage on the Accord ends after only 5 years or 60,000 miles.

The Elantra Hybrid’s corrosion warranty is 2 years longer than the Accord’s (7 vs. 5 years).

Hyundai pays for scheduled maintenance on the Elantra Hybrid for 2 years and 24,000 miles longer than Honda pays for maintenance for the Accord (3/36,000 vs. 1/12000).

Reliability

A reliable vehicle saves its owner time, money and trouble. Nobody wants to be stranded or have to be without a vehicle while it’s being repaired. Consumer Reports rates the Elantra Hybrid’s reliability 15 points higher than the Honda Accord and 33 points higher than the Honda Accord Hybrid.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Hyundai vehicles are better in initial quality than Honda vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Hyundai third in initial quality, above the industry average. With 19 more problems per 100 vehicles, Honda is ranked 10th.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Hyundai vehicles are more reliable than Honda With 8 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Hyundai higher than Honda.

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the Elantra Hybrid gets better mileage than the Accord:

		MPG
Elantra Hybrid
	Blue 1.6 4-cyl. Hybrid	51 city/58 hwy
	Limited 1.6 4-cyl. Hybrid	49 city/52 hwy
Accord
	EX-L 2.0 4-cyl. Hybrid	51 city/44 hwy
	Sport/Touring 2.0 4-cyl. Hybrid	46 city/41 hwy
	1.5 turbo 4-cyl.	29 city/37 hwy

Brakes and Stopping

The Elantra Hybrid stops much shorter than the Accord:

	Elantra Hybrid	Accord
60 to 0 MPH	120 feet	133 feet	Motor Trend
60 to 0 MPH (Wet)	131 feet	147 feet	Consumer Reports

Suspension and Handling

The Elantra Hybrid Limited Sedan handles at .85 G’s, while the Accord pulls only .81 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Elantra Hybrid Limited Sedan executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the Accord Sport-L Hybrid (27.2 seconds @ .63 average G’s vs. 27.9 seconds @ .58 average G’s).

For better maneuverability, the Elantra Hybrid’s turning circle is 3 feet tighter than the Accord’s (35.4 feet vs. 38.4 feet).

Chassis

The Hyundai Elantra Hybrid may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 250 to 450 pounds less than the Honda Accord.

The Elantra Hybrid is 10.3 inches shorter than the Accord, making the Elantra Hybrid easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

Cargo Capacity

To make loading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the Elantra Hybrid’s trunk can be opened just by waiting momentarily behind the back bumper, leaving your hands completely free. The Accord doesn’t offer a hands-free gesture to open its trunk, forcing you to put cargo down if your hands are full.

Ergonomics

The power windows standard on both the Elantra Hybrid and the Accord have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the Elantra Hybrid is engaged the driver can still operate all of the windows, for instance to close one opened by a child. The Accord prevents the driver from operating the other windows just as it does the other passengers.

The Elantra Hybrid has a standard dual zone air conditioning allows the driver and front passenger to choose two completely different temperatures so people with different temperature preferences won’t have to compromise. This makes both the driver and front passenger as comfortable as possible. Dual zone air conditioning is only available on the Accord SE/Sport/EX-L/Touring.

Compared to the Honda Accord, the Hyundai Elantra Hybrid eliminates the need for separate garage door openers and associated risks of losing, breaking, or having dead batteries with its optional integrated Homelink® universal remote controlled from the rear view mirror.

Compared to the Honda Accord’s traditional radio, the Hyundai Elantra Hybrid equipped with standard SiriusXM satellite radio provides an unmatched listening experience. Its extensive coverage guarantees consistent, crystal-clear reception across the continental U.S., and access to over 100 channels dedicated to a multitude of genres, including music, news, sports, talk shows, and comedy, many with only limited commercial breaks.

Recommendations

Consumer Reports® recommends both the Hyundai Elantra Hybrid and the Honda Accord, based on reliability, safety and performance.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the Elantra as the 2021 North American Car of the Year. The Accord was last chosen in 2018.

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