Honda Accord vs Ford Fusion Hybrid: which is more reliable?
The Ford Fusion Hybrid is clearly ahead of the Honda Accord on the federal record: 88/100 against 66/100 across every model year we score.
The record, side by side
Honda Accord
- 14 model years scored
- 8,179 owner complaints on record
- about 72 complaints per year on the road
- 71 recall campaigns, 60 safety-critical
- best year 2024 (86/100) · worst 2018 (30/100)
Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 5 model years scored
- 7,287 owner complaints on record
- about 48 complaints per year on the road
- 4 recall campaigns, 3 safety-critical
- best year 2014 (90/100) · worst 2011 (80/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Accord against Fusion Hybrid
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Honda Accord
- Electrical System — 2,005 complaints
- Engine — 1,493 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 1,106 complaints
Ford Fusion Hybrid
- Steering — 3,298 complaints
- Air Bags — 798 complaints
- Power Train — 743 complaints
They do not fail the same way: the Accord's complaints concentrate in Electrical System, the Fusion Hybrid's in Steering. That difference matters more to a buyer than the score gap, because it says which repair bill you are taking on.
Years to avoid on each
Honda Accord — avoid: 2013, 2018, 2019.
Ford Fusion Hybrid: no model year scores below 45; the strongest are 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Honda Accord prices at about $25,800 and a Ford Fusion Hybrid at about $11,700 — the Ford Fusion Hybrid is roughly $14,100 less, and they return 32.0 against 41.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Honda Accord or the Ford Fusion Hybrid more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Ford Fusion Hybrid scores 88/100 against the Honda Accord's 66/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The Ford Fusion Hybrid carries about 48 complaints per year on the road against 72 for the Honda Accord.
Which Honda Accord and Ford Fusion Hybrid years should I avoid?
Honda Accord: 2013, 2018, 2019. Ford Fusion Hybrid: no year scores below 45. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Honda Accord and the Ford Fusion Hybrid?
The largest complaint group on the Honda Accord is Electrical System (2,005 complaints); on the Ford Fusion Hybrid it is Steering (3,298).
Is the Honda Accord or the Ford Fusion Hybrid cheaper to own?
A recent used Honda Accord prices at about $25,800 and a Ford Fusion Hybrid at about $11,700, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.