When buying a new or used vehicle, safety is one of the main concerns most people have. If you are shopping for a Honda Accord, you’ll be happy to know that the Accord lineup has some of the safest models on the market.
How safe is the 2020 Honda Accord?
The 2020 Honda Accord received a 5-Star overall rating from the NHTSA and the highest score of “Good” by the IIHS. Combine that with a 4.61-Star Owner and 4.8 Expert Review Ratings for the 2020 Accord from Vehicle History for a winning combination.
The Accord also won the IIHS Top Safety Pick rating for models with certain headlights. The safety a vehicle offers is much more than the results of a crash test. Other factors, such as the type of headlights, the standard or available safety options, and other factors influence the vehicle’s safety as well.
Honda Accord Crash Test Rating
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Test/Results
The 2020 Honda Accord earned “Good” ratings from the IIHS for:
- Front driver’s side and front passenger’s side small overlap front crash test
- Moderate overlap front crash test
- Side crash test
- Roof strength
- Head restraints and seats
The LED reflector low-beam and halogen reflector high-beam headlights with high-beam assist on the LX, Sport, EX, EX-L, Sport 2.0, EX-L 2.0, Hybrid, EX Hybrid, and the EX-L Hybrid earned an “Acceptable” rating. The Touring 2.0T and Touring Hybrid trim levels with the LED reflector headlights with high-beam assist earned a “Marginal” rating.
The standard system for vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention earned a “Superior” rating, while the standard system for vehicle-to-pedestrian crash prevention earned an “Advanced” rating. Child seat anchors earned a “Good+” rating.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Test/Results
The 2020 Honda Accord won a five-star overall rating for the frontal crash test. The front driver’s side and front passenger’s side earned five stars.
The Accord also won five stars overall for side crash tests, with five stars for the front and rear seats in the combined side barrier and pole crash tests, and five stars for the driver and rear passenger in the side barrier crash test.
The 2020 Accord also earned five stars in the overall side pole crash test.
Finally, the Accord earned five stars in the rollover crash test and received a “No Tip” dynamic tip result. The NHTSA also rated the Accord as having a rollover risk of 9.3 percent.
Honda Accord Safety Tech
The 2020 Honda Accord lineup has six main trim levels: The LX, Hybrid, Sport, EX, EX-L, and Touring. Honda Sensing comes standard on all six trim levels. This package includes:
- Collision mitigation braking
- Road departure mitigation
- Adaptive cruise control with low-speed follow if the transmission is a CVT or 10AT
- Lane keeping assist
- Traffic sign recognition
Blind spot information with cross-traffic monitor is standard on the EX, EX-L, Sport 2.0T, and Touring models.
The following safety tech features are standard on all models, but are not part of the Honda Sensing Package:
- Automatic high-beam headlights
- Multi-angle rearview camera with dynamic guidelines
- ABS brakes, electronic brake distribution, and brake assist
- Advanced front airbags, SmartVent front side airbags, side curtain airbags with a rollover sensor, and knee airbags for the driver and front passenger
- Child-proof rear door locks and the LATCH system for child safety seats.
- An acoustic vehicle alerting system is standard on all hybrid models.
Buying a Used Car? Here’s How to Do it Safely
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