Honda Accord vs Toyota Avalon
The Accord costs less to run, by the official figures: about £20 a year less in the UK.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,051 (better)
- £1,075
- New Zealand
- $1,730 (better)
- $1,769
- Australia
- $1,434 (better)
- $1,466
- United States
- $1,337 (better)
- $1,367
Official figures
- Uses
- 53 mpg (better)
- 52 mpg
- Also
- 5.4 L/100km (better)
- 5.5 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 650 miles (better)
- 624 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 473 L (better)
- 454 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,600 kg (better)
- 454 kg
- Length
- 4,967 mm
- 4,976 mm
- Weight
- 1,429 kg
- 1,615 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 152 kW
- 224 kW (better)
- Torque
- 335 Nm
- 362 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- E-CVT
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★☆
- –
- Airbags
- 10
- 10
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Accord or Avalon?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Accord or the Toyota Avalon?
The Honda Accord: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Toyota Avalon at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Accord or the Toyota Avalon?
The Honda Accord, at 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Toyota Avalon's 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Accord or the Toyota Avalon?
The Honda Accord, at 473 L to the Toyota Avalon's 454 L, for their newest versions.
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