Vehicle
Honda Accord
The mid-size staple. V6 examples with Variable Cylinder Management are a corpus case in point — misfire and mount-related codes whose root cause is the cylinder-deactivation system rather than the parts the codes name.
Generations
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Fourth and fifth generation 1989–1997
The F-series era, and the generations where Honda still sold a five-cylinder and a C-series V6 in Japan. Neither has its own reference article, so this row stays as one until a second source exists.
- Body styles
- Sedan · Coupé · Estate · Liftback
- Engines
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- 1.8 petrol — F18A · petrol
- 2.0 petrol — F20A · petrol · 149–187 Nm (110–138 lb-ft)
- 2.2 petrol — F22A · petrol
- 2.2 VTEC — H22A · petrol · 140–162 kW (188–217 hp) · 206–221 Nm (152–163 lb-ft)
- 2.3 VTEC — H23A3 · petrol · 118 kW (158 hp)
- 2.7 V6 — C27A4 · petrol
- 3.2 V6 — C32A5 · petrol
- 2.0 five-cylinder — G20A1 · petrol
- 2.5 five-cylinder — G25A1 · petrol
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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Sixth generation (CG/CH/CF/CL) 1997–2002
Three different cars under one name — a Japanese saloon, an American one and a European hatchback — and the first Accord V6 of the J family.
- D13 / D15 / D16
- F18 / F20 / F22 / F23
- H22A (H-series, 2.2 and 2.3) 2.2 L
- J25 / J30 / J37
- J32 3.2 L
- L-series (20T2N) 2.0 L
- Body styles
- Sedan · Coupé · Hatchback · Estate
- Engines
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- 1.6 VTEC — D16B6 · petrol · 140 Nm (103 lb-ft)
- 1.8 VTEC — F18B2 · petrol · 168–175 Nm (124–129 lb-ft)
- 2.0 VTEC — F20B · petrol
- 2.0 VTEC — F20B5 · petrol
- 2.2 VTEC — F22B1 · petrol
- 2.2 VTEC — H22A7 · petrol · 215–222 Nm (159–164 lb-ft)
- 2.3 VTEC — F23A1 · petrol · 205–206 Nm (151–152 lb-ft)
- 2.3 VTEC — F23Z5 · petrol · 205–206 Nm (151–152 lb-ft)
- 2.3 VTEC — H23A · petrol · 211–221 Nm (156–163 lb-ft)
- 2.5 V6 — J25A · petrol · the sixth-generation article names the J30A1; the J25A is the Inspire and Saber V6 of these years
- 3.0 V6 — J30A1 · petrol · 264–271 Nm (195–200 lb-ft)
- 3.2 V6 — J32A1 · petrol · authored for this nameplate; the J32 is the Acura CL and TL V6 of these years
- 2.0 turbodiesel — 20T2N · diesel
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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Seventh and eighth generation 2002–2012
K-series fours and J-series V6s; the V6's variable cylinder management is behind the plug fouling and misfire codes that define the era.
- Body styles
- Sedan · Coupé · Estate
- Platform
- Honda Accord
- Engines
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- 2.0 four-cylinder — petrol · 115 kW (154 hp) · K20
- 2.4 four-cylinder — K24 · petrol · 148 kW (198 hp)
- 3.0 V6 — J30A4 · petrol · 287 Nm (212 lb-ft) · J30
- 3.5 V6 — J35 · petrol
- 2.2 i-CTDi — diesel · 110–132 kW (148–177 hp)
- 2.0 — R20A3 · petrol · 115 kW (154 hp)
- 3.0 V6 — JNA1 · hybrid
- 2.0 — LFA1 · petrol · 115 kW (154 hp)
- 3.0 V6 — J30A5 · petrol
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 5-speed automatic · 5-speed manual or automatic · 5-speed automatic w/overdrive · 5-speed automatic transmission
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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CR 2013–2017
Ninth generation; earth-dreams direct injection, and the first hybrid of the modern series.
- Body styles
- Sedan · Coupé
- Platform
- Honda Global Midsize
- Engines
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- 2.4 i-VTEC — K24W1 · petrol · 138–141 kW (185–189 hp) · K24
- 3.5 V6 i-VTEC — J35Y1 · petrol · J35
- 2.0 i-VTEC hybrid — hybrid
- 2.0 i-VTEC — plug-in hybrid
- 3.0 V6 — J30A5 · petrol · China only
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · CVT · e-CVT · 5-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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CV 2017–2022
Tenth generation, 1.5T and 2.0T only — the V6 era ends.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Honda Global Midsize
- Engines
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- 1.5 turbo — L15BE · petrol · 143 kW (192 hp) · 260 Nm (192 lb-ft) · L15
- 2.0 turbo — K20C4 · petrol · 188 kW (252 hp)
- 2.0 i-VTEC hybrid — LFA1 · hybrid · 107 kW (143 hp) · 175 Nm (129 lb-ft)
- 1.5 turbo — L15BG · petrol · 139 kW (187 hp) · 243 Nm (179 lb-ft) · Thailand and ASEAN
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 10-speed automatic · CVT · e-CVT
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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CY 2023–present
Hybrid-dominant: the e:HEV pairs a 2.0 Atkinson engine with two motors and no conventional gearbox, so its codes are hybrid-system codes.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Honda Architecture
- Engines
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- 1.5 turbo four-cylinder — L15BE · petrol · 143 kW (192 hp) · 260 Nm (192 lb-ft) · L15
- 2.0 e:HEV — hybrid · LFB
- Transmissions
- CVT · e-CVT
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
Service information
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