Best Honda Accord Accessories

Some Honda V6 engines feature cylinder deactivation for slightly better fuel economy, shutting down three cylinders when they are not needed for power output. However, many owners blame the resulting vibration for a litany of problems, including destroyed engine mounts, worn piston rings, fouled injectors, and excessive oil consumption. They were vindicated in a 2013 class action suit, after which Honda extended their warranties but did not alter the engines.

Fortunately, there is a way change the engines yourself, with a variable cylinder management controller. One of the smartest Honda Accord accessories we can think of, the unit plugs into to the engine coolant temperature sensor, and forces the engine to run on all six cylinders. Installation is easy, reversible, and takes about 15 minutes.

If there’s one box to leave unchecked at the Honda dealer, it’s OEM all-weather floor mats. Honda’s version cuts around the dead pedal under the driver’s left foot, allowing water and gravel to drip ahead of the leading edge and saturate the carpet underneath. MAXpider laser-scans the floor of the Accord to make a shaped floor mat that provides edge-to-edge coverage in front of all five seats. Grommets fit over the Accord’s original pegs, for proper positioning and secure installation. Considering that good quality floor mats can save you some serious interior damage, these are among the first Honda Accord accessories we would recommend to new owners.

A cold air intake allows slightly more oxygen by volume into the combustion chamber, by allowing the air to enter at a lower temperature and hence a smaller volume. K&N claims a dyno-tested increase of just over 5 HP on a 2.4L Accord. It also replaces the disposable paper air filter with a cleanable, re-usable one.

There is a long debate over whether the performance increase is worth the money, or even there at all. But there is no debate that it looks cool.

The Honda Accord has slipped to 3rd on Honda’s sales sheets. The Civic always was ahead of it, but the CR-V has overtaken them both. In the North American market, people like four-wheel drive, equipping for off-road adventures both real and imagined. But in truth, most CR-Vs will never go anywhere the Accord’s front-wheel-drive can’t get to, especially with a set of these steel tire chains in the trunk for the worst winter weather.

One kit includes six chains, which is only enough to cover the Accord’s front wheels in an emergency – a second kit to cover the rear wheels will leave your Accord cruising past many an SUV in the ditch in a bad snowstorm. For you northern drivers, this is one of the best Honda Accord accessories to invest in.

Honda began adding wireless charging to the Accord in the late 2010s, but if you didn’t check that box on the options list, CarQiWireless has you covered. This unit fits into the center console in the storage bin beneath the climate controls, replacing the rubber mat that came from the factory. It plugs into the 12V outlet, so it isn’t taking up a USB port, but it is adding a USB port at the leading edge, along with a power and status light to let you know what the charger is doing.

A sunroof is a nice idea in theory, but wind buffeting and noise means that in practice, they don’t get used much. A deflector smooths out airflow over the opening, making the sunroof practical even at highway speed or even in a light rain. Though an OEM visor will usually have a mechanical connection, the LT mounts via 3M VHB tape, the same double-sided adhesive holding your badges to your fenders – if either blows off in the wind, you’re definitely driving too fast.

Unless you’ve held onto one of the station wagons discontinued in 1997, there’s no way you’re getting your surfboard into your Accord. This is where the HandiRack comes in, adding 400D nylon inflatable roof pads with a 175-pound carrying capacity to the roof of your car. The rack comes with bow and stern lines for canoes or other long loads, a hand pump for inflation, and straps for securing your load to the built-in D-rings. For owners that like need some extra cargo space, this is one of our favorite Honda Accord accessories.

Which Accords were subject to the class action suit for VCM-related problems?

All Accords with the 3.5L V6 are equipped with VCM. Honda extended the powertrain warranty on those models to 8 years.

When did Honda begin adding side curtain airbags to the Accord?

The first Accord models with side curtain airbags were sold in 2003.

Which Accord is the fastest?

Though it can’t be had with the dearly-missed manual transmission of older Accords, the 2021 Accord Sport 2.0T has a 0-60 time of 5.5 seconds, just a tenth of a second behind the Civic Type R.

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