Comparison: 2024 Toyota Camry Hybrid vs 2024 Honda Accord Hybrid

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  2024 Toyota Camry Hybrid

  The 2024 Toyota Camry Hybrid is the newest hybrid model of the popular sedan from Toyota, which is essentially a carbon copy of the 2023 model year. The hybrid Camry has a starting price under $30,000 and gets up to 53 MPG under the best conditions. It comes full of technology and features like wireless smartphone integration, and the interior offers comfortable seating and roomy cargo space. The new Camry hybrid should be at the top of your list if you’re in the market for a new fuel-efficient road warrior. 

  Pros

  • 10-year/150,000-mile battery warranty
  • Starting price of just $28,855
  • Up to 686 miles of range
  • Luxury interior feel in higher trims

  Cons

  • Lower trims can feel cheap inside
  • Unimpressive performance

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  2024 Honda Accord Hybrid

  The 2024 Honda Accord Hybrid is a fuel-efficient sedan that checks all the boxes. With over 200 horsepower and up to 51 MPG, the Accord Hybrid is great for daily commuting, running errands on the weekend, and taking on road trips across the country. The interior is spacious and comfortable, and the 12.3-inch infotainment center screen provides a bevy of functionality. 

  Pros

  • Roomy, comfortable interior
  • 0 to 60 MPH in 6.6 seconds
  • 5-star safety ratings
  • 614 miles on a tank of gas

  Cons

  • Starting price of $32,895
  • Poor highway gas mileage

Toyota is one of the, if not the, best-selling car brands in the world year after year, and the Camry is the company’s big, sporty four-door sedan. For nearly two decades now, Toyota has taken it a step further with the Camry Hybrid, offering a more fuel-efficient way to hit the road. Now in 2024, the Camry Hybrid is better than ever, and it’s ready to take on the biggest names in the industry and the best models on the market as it aims to be the best hybrid car money can buy.

If there’s any brand out there that can compete with Toyota, it’s Honda, and the Camry’s top competitor from the Japanese carmaker is the Accord Hybrid. After going by the wayside back in 2007, the Honda Accord Hybrid was reintroduced to the lineup in 2014, and it’s been going strong ever since. As the bigger, more luxurious car offered by Honda next to the Civic, the Accord is a staple of the automotive industry here in the US, and it’s one of the few cars that can stack up against the Camry Hybrid.

In order to bring you the most up-to-date and accurate comparison possible, we’ve relied on information sourced from Toyota, Honda, Fueleconomy.gov, NHTSA, IIHS, and hands-on experience. For information regarding our ranking and grading procedures, please refer to our
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Performance And Capability

When you think about the Toyota Camry Hybrid or Honda Accord Hybrid, high-power performance probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. These cars are designed to be as fuel-efficient as possible, sacrificing a bit of power for better fuel economy and maximum gas mileage. That said, both models still produce more than enough power with their hybrid powertrains to pass other cars on the highway and make daily driving a breeze.

Base Powertrain Comparison

• 	2024 Toyota Camry Hybrid	2024 Honda Accord Hybrid
  Model	Toyota Camry Hybrid	Honda Accord Hybrid
  Engine	2.5-liter four-cylinder	2.0-liter four-cylinder
  Transmission	ECVT	ECVT
  Horsepower	208 HP	204 HP
  Torque	163 LB-FT	247 LB-FT
  Driveline	FWD	FWD
  Range	686 Miles	614 Miles
  MSRP	$28,855 – $34,295	$32,895 – $38,890
  Fuel Economy	44-53 MPG	41-51 MPG
  0-60 MPH	7.6 Seconds	6.6 Seconds

Underneath the hood of the 2024 Camry Hybrid is Toyota’s 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine attached to an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission (ECVT). With the addition of a single electric motor, this powertrain produces 208 horsepower and 163 pound-feet of torque. Pushing this power through a front-wheel drive (FWD) drivetrain, the new Camry Hybrid takes 7.6 seconds to go from 0 to 60 miles per hour (MPH), which won’t exactly light your hair on fire.

The 2024 Accord Hybrid has a smaller engine, with Honda opting for a 2.0-liter four-cylinder. The Accord’s hybrid engine adds a dual-electric motor setup that ups the horsepower to 204 and the torque to an impressive 247 pound-feet, which is enough to hit 60 MPH in 6.6 seconds, a full second faster than the Camry. Similar to the Toyota, the Accord Hybrid is also only available in FWD configurations with ECVT.

Full Performance Specifications

(Data sourced from Toyota and Honda)

Notice that both high-voltage batteries in these cars are tiny, with the Camry Hybrid carrying a 1.60 kilowatt-hour (kWh) unit and the Accord Hybrid using a 1.30 kWh battery. Due to how small these batteries are, they cannot store enough energy to power the cars on electricity alone for extended periods like a plug-in hybrid can. This is one of the key features of a standard hybrid that runs purely on gas, like these two models, compared to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) that you can actually plug into an outlet.

Fuel Economy

With any hybrid, fuel efficiency is of utmost importance, and the Camry slightly outperforms the Accord head-to-head. In the city, both models get up to 51 MPG depending on the trim. On the highway, the Camry Hybrid dominates, getting 44-53 MPG compared to 41-44 MPG of the Accord Hybrid, which oddly gets worse gas mileage on the highway than in the city. All told, the Camry Hybrid gets a combined gas mileage of 46-52 MPG, while the Accord Hybrid averages 44-48 MPG.

(Data sourced from Toyota and Honda and the EPA)

Interior Design And Technology

The quality of the interior of the Toyota Camry Hybrid really depends on what trim you opt for. On the lower end of the spectrum, it’ll be obvious that you’re in a more budget-friendly model thanks to cheaper materials combined and a simpler design. But if you opt for one of the two higher trims, you’ll feel like you’re in a car that costs a heck of a lot more than a Toyota Camry. No matter which trim you opt for, the general layout of the cabin is the same, providing plenty of space, intuitive controls, and plenty of tech.

Inside the Honda Accord Hybrid, you’re treated to a more uniform feeling of pseudo luxury across the lineup, with the only real difference between trims coming in the form of leather upholstery instead of cloth. The Accord’s interior was redesigned along with the rest of the Honda lineup to promote more technology, reconfigure the controls to make them easier to use, and provide additional support in the front seats.

Toyota Camry Hybrid vs. Honda Accord Hybrid Technology Comparison

All 2024 Camry models come standard with Entune 3.0, the company’s latest infotainment system. The basic version of Entune 3.0 includes typical functionality that you’d expect, like music, navigation, and smartphone integration using Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but you can also upgrade to a better version of the software suite to unlock more features.

One of the biggest changes to the Camry’s technology center is that the automaker dropped Alexa integration from the lineup. This comes as a bit of a shock considering Toyota was one of the early adopters of using Alexa voice recognition in the car, but the Google-based technology system that comes standard uses its own tech.

All Honda Accord Hybrid models come standard with a 7.0-inch or 12.3-inch touchscreen at the center of the infotainment system, with the latter including wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (Accords equipped with the smaller touchscreen will need wires). The top-end Touring trim also comes standard with a head-up display on the windshield to provide additional real-time information, a wireless charging pad, and a premium stereo system that the lower-tiered trims are lacking.

Interior Room And Cargo Capacity

Both the Camry and Accord hybrid models comfortably seat five adults and are generally considered spacious for the class. That said, the Accord does offer a bit more space than the Camry, with 103.0 cubic feet of room in the passenger compartment compared to 99.9 cubic feet in the Camry. The story is the same in the trunk, with the Accord providing 17.0 cubic feet of storage, beating out the 15.1 cubic feet of space available in the Camry’s trunk.

Cargo Space Comparison

(Data sourced from Toyota and Honda)

Safety And Reliability

Toyotas and Hondas are considered among the safest and most reliable vehicles on the road year after year, and the Camry and Accord hybrid models are no exception. The 2024 Toyota Camry Hybrid has not been given an overall safety rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) just yet, but it has been granted 5/5 stars in both frontal and rollover crash ratings. It was also recently awarded a 2024 Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), one of the highest awards available for safety.

For the Accord, the 2024 model has not been tested by the NHTSA yet, but the 2023 Honda Accord Hybrid has, and it received perfect 5-star ratings across the board. Taking this to another level, the new Accord Hybrid was named a 2024 Top Safety Pick+, which is the highest level award possible from IIHS.

In short, both vehicles are considered safe and reliable, though the Honda Accord Hybrid gets a slight advantage here.

Toyota Camry Hybrid Safety

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings

• Recalls (NHTSA): 1 recall about an insufficient weld on a rear seat headrest bracket
• NHTSA Investigations: 0
• NHTSA Consumer Complaints: 0
• Awards: Top Safety Pick (2024)

Honda Accord Hybrid Safety

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings

• Recalls (NHTSA): 0
• NHTSA Investigations: 0
• NHTSA Consumer Complaints: 0
• Awards: Top Safety Pick + (2024)

Reliability Comparison

As two of the most reliable brands on the market, both the Camry and Accord hybrid models come with solid warranties, namely the Toyota New Vehicle Warranty and the Honda New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Both cars come with bumper-to-bumper coverage for three years/36,000 miles, a powertrain warranty of five years/60,000 miles, and corrosion protection for five years/unlimited miles. Camry owners will get roadside assistance for just two years, but unlimited miles, while Accord drivers will get it for three years/36,000 miles.

The biggest difference is in the high-voltage battery warranty, with Toyota providing coverage for 10 years/150,000 miles compared to Honda’s 8-year/100,000-mile warranty. Honda is on par with the industry-standard battery warranty, but Toyota is taking it to the next level with the extended coverage on the battery.

Warranty

(Data sourced from Toyota and Honda)

Pricing And Availability

The Camry Hybrid is more affordable to get into than the Accord with a LE Hybrid trim starting at just $28,855 compared to the Accord Sport Hybrid’s entry-level price of $32,895. You could actually get the next two levels of the Camry, the SE Hybrid and the SE Hybrid Nightshade, for less than the lowest-priced Honda Accord Hybrid. The top-tier Camry Hybrid is the XSE model, which starts at $34,295, while the Accord Hybrid goes up to $38,890 for the Touring Hybrid trim.

If you’re considering a new hybrid car, you might want to wait for the 2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid, with the popular sedan set to undergo an exterior refresh next year. Hitting the streets later this year, the new Camry will carry a sleeker exterior design and will likely have similar pricing to the 2024 model.

Trim Pricing Comparison

(Data sourced from Toyota and Honda)