Compare the2027 Dodge Charger VS 2026 Honda Accord

Both the Charger and Accord have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Charger has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The Accord’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

The Charger has all-wheel drive to maximize traction under poor conditions, especially in ice and snow. The Accord doesn’t offer all-wheel drive.

The Charger offers an optional 360° Surround View Camera to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Accord only offers a rear monitor and front and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the sides.

The Charger has a standard blind spot warning system that uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them. Only the Accord SE/Sport/EX-L/Touring offers a blind spot warning system.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Charger has standard Rear Cross Path Detection, helping the driver avoid collisions. Only the Accord SE/Sport/EX-L/Touring offers Cross Traffic Monitor.

Both the Charger and the Accord have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras and driver alert monitors.

The Dodge Charger weighs 1209 to 2589 pounds more than the Honda Accord. The NHTSA advises that heavier cars are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

There are over 2 times as many Dodge dealers as there are Honda dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Charger’s warranty.

To reliably start during all conditions and help handle large electrical loads, the Charger has a standard 650-amp battery (800 optional). The Accord’s 450-amp battery isn’t as powerful.

The Charger has more powerful engines than the Accord:

	Horsepower	Torque
Charger R/T 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder	420 HP	468 lbs.-ft.
Charger Scat Pack 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder	550 HP	531 lbs.-ft.
Charger Super Bee 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder	600 HP	531 lbs.-ft.
Charger Daytona Scat Pack electric motors	670 HP	627 lbs.-ft.
Accord 1.5 turbo 4-cylinder	192 HP	192 lbs.-ft.
Accord Hybrid 2.0 DOHC 4-cylinder hybrid	204 HP	247 lbs.-ft.

As tested in Car and Driver the Dodge Charger is faster than the Honda Accord:

	Charger R/T	Charger Scat Pack	Accord turbo 4 cyl.	Accord Hybrid
Zero to 60 MPH	4.7 sec	3.7 sec	7.3 sec	6.7 sec

On the EPA test cycle the Charger running on electricity gets better mileage than the Accord:

			MPGe
Charger
	AWD	Scat Pack 305 Tires Electric Motors	93 city/79 hwy
		Scat Pack All Season 325 Tires Electric Motors	82 city/73 hwy
		Scat Pack Performance 325 Tires Electric Motors	80 city/70 hwy
Accord
			MPG
	FWD	EX-L 2.0 4-cyl. Hybrid	51 city/46 hwy
		Sport/Touring 2.0 4-cyl. Hybrid	48 city/42 hwy
		1.5 turbo 4-cyl.	30 city/38 hwy
		SE 1.5 turbo 4-cyl.	28 city/36 hwy

The Charger can travel with zero emissions for 223 to 267 miles (dependent on model). The Accord can’t move without running its internal combustion engine.

Both the Charger Six Pack and the Accord have a standard automatic start/stop engine feature to stop unnecessary fuel waste and pollution at stoplights and heavy traffic. All Charger Six Packs have a standard disable switch for the system, so a driver can keep the engine from shutting off when the vehicle stops temporarily. A disable switch for start/stop is only offered on the Accord 1.5T.

The Charger Six Pack has 4.7 gallons more fuel capacity than the Accord Hybrid’s standard fuel tank (17.5 vs. 12.8 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups. The Charger Six Pack has 2.7 gallons more fuel capacity than the Accord’s standard fuel tank (17.5 vs. 14.8 gallons).

The Charger’s optional launch control uses engine electronics to hold engine RPM’s precisely in order to provide the most stable and rapid acceleration possible, using all of the available traction. The Accord doesn’t offer launch control.

For better stopping power the Charger’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Accord:

	Charger R/T	Charger Super Bee	Accord	Accord Hybrid
Front Rotors	13.9 inches	16 inches	11.5 inches	12.3 inches
Rear Rotors	13.8 inches	16 inches	11.1 inches	11.1 inches

The Charger’s standard front and rear disc brakes are vented to help dissipate heat for shorter stops with less fading. The rear discs on the Accord are solid, not vented.

The Charger stops much shorter than the Accord:

	Charger	Accord
70 to 0 MPH	151 feet	184 feet	Car and Driver
60 to 0 MPH	104 feet	133 feet	Motor Trend

For better traction, the Charger has larger standard tires than the Accord (245/55R18 vs. 225/50R17). The Charger’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Accord (F:305/35R20 & R:325/35R20 vs. 235/40R19).

The Charger’s optional tires provide better handling because they have a lower 35 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Accord SE/Sport/Touring’s 40 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Charger R/T has standard 18-inch wheels. Smaller 17-inch wheels are standard on the Accord LX/EX-L. The Charger Scat Pack’s 20-inch wheels are larger than the 19-inch wheels on the Accord SE/Sport/Touring.

The Charger has a standard easy tire fill system. When inflating the tires, the vehicle’s integrated tire pressure sensors keep track of the pressure as the tires fill and tell the driver when the tires are inflated to the proper pressure. The Accord doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

The Charger offers an optional driver-adjustable suspension system. It allows the driver to choose between an extra-supple ride, reducing fatigue on long trips, or a sport setting, which allows maximum control for tricky roads. The Accord’s suspension doesn’t offer adjustable shock absorbers.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Charger’s wheelbase is 9.6 inches longer than on the Accord (121 inches vs. 111.4 inches).

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the Charger is 5.3 inches wider in the front and 4.8 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the Accord.

The Charger’s front to rear weight distribution is more even (55.4% to 44.6%) than the Accord’s (59% to 41%). This gives the Charger more stable handling and braking.

The Charger Daytona Scat Pack Four-Door handles at .97 G’s, while the Accord pulls only .81 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Charger Daytona Scat Pack Four-Door executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 3.3 seconds quicker than the Accord Sport-L Hybrid (24.6 seconds @ .84 average G’s vs. 27.9 seconds @ .58 average G’s).

The Charger Four-Door has .3 inches more front legroom, .9 inches more front hip room, 2.4 inches more rear hip room and 2.1 inches more rear shoulder room than the Accord.

The Charger Four-Door has a much larger trunk with its rear seat up than the Accord (22.7 vs. 16.7 cubic feet).

To allow full utilization of available cargo room, the Charger’s hatch uses gas strut supported hinges that don’t intrude into the cargo area. Its intrusive beam hinge reduces the Accord’s useful trunk space.

The Charger’s standard folding rear seats are split to accommodate bulky cargo. The Accord’s standard single piece folding rear seat is not as flexible; long cargo and a passenger can’t share the rear seat.

To make loading and unloading groceries and cargo easier, especially for short adults, the Charger offers an optional power liftgate, which opens and closes automatically by pressing a button. The Accord doesn’t offer a power trunk.

The Charger uses gas struts to support the hood for easier service access. The Accord uses a prop rod to support its heavy hood. It takes two hands to open the hood and set the prop rod, the prop rod gets in the way during maintenance and service, and the prop rod could be knocked out, causing the heavy hood to fall on the person maintaining or servicing the car.

The Charger’s instruments include an oil pressure gauge and a temperature gauge - which could save your engine! Often ‘idiot lights’ don’t warn you until damage has been done. The Accord does not have an oil pressure gauge.

The power windows standard on both the Charger and the Accord have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the Charger is engaged the driver can still operate all of the windows, for instance to close one opened by a child. The Accord prevents the driver from operating the other windows just as it does the other passengers.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are standard on the Charger to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. The Accord doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.

The Charger’s standard outside mirrors include heating elements to clear off the mirrors for better visibility. Honda only offers heated mirrors on the Accord SE/EX-L/Touring.

The Charger has a standard dual zone air conditioning allows the driver and front passenger to choose two completely different temperatures so people with different temperature preferences won’t have to compromise. This makes both the driver and front passenger as comfortable as possible. Dual zone air conditioning is only available on the Accord SE/Sport/EX-L/Touring.

Compared to the Honda Accord, the Dodge Charger eliminates the need for separate garage door openers and associated risks of losing, breaking, or having dead batteries with its optional integrated Homelink® universal remote controlled from the driver’s visor.

Compared to the Honda Accord’s traditional radio, the Dodge Charger equipped with standard SiriusXM satellite radio provides an unmatched listening experience. Its extensive coverage guarantees consistent, crystal-clear reception across the continental U.S., and access to over 100 channels dedicated to a multitude of genres, including music, news, sports, talk shows, and comedy, many with only limited commercial breaks.

The Dodge Charger comes in coupe and four door hatchback bodystyles; the Honda Accord isn’t available as a coupe.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the Charger as the 2026 North American Car of the Year. The Accord was last chosen in 2018.