Honda Accord oil type and capacity by year
A 2008 or 2009 Honda Accord with the 2.4-liter engine takes 5W-20 oil and holds 4.4 quarts with the filter. The 2010 Accord also takes 5W-20 but holds 4.2 quarts, and the 2011–2012 Accord switched to 0W-20 at 4.2 quarts. The V6 takes 4.5 quarts in every year from 2008 to 2017: 5W-20 through 2010, then 0W-20. Every Accord since 2013 takes 0W-20.
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Accord oil type and capacity by year
Each row is one model year and engine. Capacities are with a new oil filter, as Honda lists them. Add slightly less, check the dipstick after a minute, and top up.
| Year | Engine | Oil | Oil spec | Capacity | Oil change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.5L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-2011 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API SN or higher | 3.7 qt (3.5 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year11 |
| 2026 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | 0W-2012 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API SN or higher | 4.2 qt (4.0 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year11 |
| 2025 | 1.5L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-2011 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API SN or higher | 3.7 qt (3.5 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year11 |
| 2025 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | 0W-2012 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API SN or higher | 4.2 qt (4.0 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year11 |
| 2024 | 1.5L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-2011 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API SN or higher | 3.7 qt (3.5 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year11 |
| 2024 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | 0W-2012 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API SN or higher | 4.2 qt (4.0 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year11 |
| 2023 | 1.5L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-2011 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API SN or higher | 3.7 qt (3.5 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year11 |
| 2023 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | 0W-2012 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API SN or higher | 4.2 qt (4.0 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year11 |
| 2022 | 1.5L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-207 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 3.7 qt (3.5 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2022 | 2.0L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-207 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 5 qt (4.7 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2022 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | 0W-209 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4 qt (3.8 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2021 | 1.5L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-207 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 3.7 qt (3.5 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2021 | 2.0L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-207 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 5 qt (4.7 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2021 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | 0W-209 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4 qt (3.8 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2020 | 1.5L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-207 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 3.7 qt (3.5 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2020 | 2.0L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-207 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 5 qt (4.7 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2020 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | 0W-209 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4 qt (3.8 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2019 | 1.5L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-207 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 3.7 qt (3.5 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2019 | 2.0L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-207 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 5 qt (4.7 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2019 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | 0W-209 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4 qt (3.8 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2018 | 1.5L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-207 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 3.7 qt (3.5 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2018 | 2.0L turbo 4-cylinder | 0W-207 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 5 qt (4.7 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2018 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | 0W-209 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4 qt (3.8 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year7 |
| 2017 | 2.4L 4-cylinder | 0W-204 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4.4 qt (4.2 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2017 | 3.5L V6 | 0W-204 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4.5 qt (4.3 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2017 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | Check your owner’s manual | Check your owner’s manual | Check your owner’s manual | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2016 | 2.4L 4-cylinder | 0W-204 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4.4 qt (4.2 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2016 | 3.5L V6 | 0W-204 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4.5 qt (4.3 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2015 | 2.4L 4-cylinder | 0W-204 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4.4 qt (4.2 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2015 | 3.5L V6 | 0W-204 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4.5 qt (4.3 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2015 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | 0W-206 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 3.9 qt (3.7 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2014 | 2.4L 4-cylinder | 0W-204 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4.4 qt (4.2 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2014 | 3.5L V6 | 0W-204 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4.5 qt (4.3 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2014 | 2.0L 4-cylinder hybrid | 0W-206 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 3.9 qt (3.7 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2013 | 2.4L 4-cylinder | 0W-204 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4.4 qt (4.2 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2013 | 3.5L V6 | 0W-204 | Honda Genuine Motor Oil or API Premium-grade | 4.5 qt (4.3 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year4 |
| 2012 | 2.4L 4-cylinder | 0W-203 | API Premium grade | 4.2 qt (4.0 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year1 |
| 2012 | 3.5L V6 | 0W-203 | API Premium grade | 4.5 qt (4.3 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year1 |
| 2011 | 2.4L 4-cylinder | 0W-203 | API Premium grade | 4.2 qt (4.0 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year1 |
| 2011 | 3.5L V6 | 0W-203 | API Premium grade | 4.5 qt (4.3 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year1 |
| 2010 | 2.4L 4-cylinder | 5W-202 | API Premium grade | 4.2 qt (4.0 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year1 |
| 2010 | 3.5L V6 | 5W-201 | API Premium grade | 4.5 qt (4.3 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year1 |
| 2009 | 2.4L 4-cylinder | 5W-201 | API Premium grade | 4.4 qt (4.2 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year1 |
| 2009 | 3.5L V6 | 5W-201 | API Premium grade | 4.5 qt (4.3 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year1 |
| 2008 | 2.4L 4-cylinder | 5W-201 | API Premium grade | 4.4 qt (4.2 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year1 |
| 2008 | 3.5L V6 | 5W-201 | API Premium grade | 4.5 qt (4.3 L) with filter | when Maintenance Minder shows it (book at 15% oil life), at least once a year1 |
2008–2012 Accord: two changes in five years
The 8th-generation Accord is where most mix-ups happen, because Honda changed the numbers twice. Our 2008 manual lists 4.4 quarts for the 2.4-liter; the 2010 manual lists 4.2. Then, for 2011, the grade moved from 5W-20 to 0W-20. The V6 kept 4.5 quarts throughout and made the same switch to 0W-20 in 2011.
We did not have a separate 2009 manual, so the 2009 rows follow the 2008 manual, which covers the same engine. For 2011 we used the 2011 Accord Coupe manual, which shares the sedan’s engines. If your oil filler cap or manual says something different, go with your car.
2013 and later: CVT, turbo, and hybrid
The 2013–2017 Accord got a direct-injected 2.4-liter at 4.4 quarts. From 2018, the 1.5-liter turbo takes 3.7 quarts and the 2.0-liter turbo 5.0 quarts, the most of any Accord here. The Hybrid needs 3.9 quarts on 2014–2015 models, 4.0 on 2018–2022, and 4.2 on 2023 and later. The 2023 and later manuals add a minimum spec, API SN or higher.
What 5W-20 and 0W-20 mean
The first number is the cold rating: 0W flows more easily than 5W on a cold start. The second number is the thickness when the engine is warm, and both are a 20. So on a 2008–2010 Accord, 0W-20 isn’t a thicker or thinner oil at running temperature; it is just quicker to circulate on a cold morning. Stick to the grade your manual names. Honda asks for its own oil or a premium-grade detergent oil with the API certification seal on the bottle.
Synthetic or conventional?
None of the Accord manuals we checked requires synthetic. A conventional 5W-20 that carries the API seal is correct for a 2008–2010 Accord. Most 0W-20 in US stores is synthetic or a blend, so 2011 and later Accords usually get synthetic by default. The turbo engines run hotter oil, and a full synthetic is a good match for them.
How often to change the oil
Every Accord on this page uses the Maintenance Minder. It shows the oil life as a percentage and asks for service with an A or B code at 15%. Change the oil when it asks, and at least once a year. Reset it afterward: Honda oil life reset. More on intervals: how often to change oil. To work out your next change date and mileage, use the oil change due calculator.
FAQ
What kind of oil does a 2008 Honda Accord take?
5W-20. The 2.4-liter holds 4.4 quarts with the filter and the V6 4.5 quarts, according to the 2008 Accord Sedan owner’s manual.
What oil does a 2010 Accord take?
5W-20: 4.2 quarts for the 2.4-liter and 4.5 quarts for the V6, per the 2010 owner’s manual.
What oil does a 2012 Accord take?
0W-20: 4.2 quarts for the 2.4-liter and 4.5 quarts for the V6, per the 2012 owner’s manual.
How much oil does a 2018 or newer Accord take?
3.7 quarts in the 1.5-liter turbo and 5.0 quarts in the 2018–2022 2.0-liter turbo, both 0W-20 with the filter.
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Sources
- 2008 Honda Accord Sedan Owner’s Manual, Service Information Summary (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2010 Honda Accord Sedan Owner’s Manual, Service Information Summary (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2012 Honda Accord Sedan Owner’s Manual, Service Information Summary and tires (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2013 Honda Accord Sedan Owner’s Manual, Specifications (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2016 Honda Accord Sedan Owner’s Manual, Specifications (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Owner’s Manual, Specifications (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2018 Honda Accord Owner’s Manual, Specifications and towing (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2022 Honda Accord Owner’s Manual, Specifications (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid Owner’s Manual, Specifications (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2022 Honda Accord Hybrid Owner’s Manual, Specifications (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2026 Honda Accord Owner’s Manual, Specifications, tires, and towing (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2026 Honda Accord Hybrid Owner’s Manual, Specifications and tires (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)
- 2011 Honda Accord Coupe Owner’s Manual, Service Information Summary (same 2.4L and V6 engines as the sedan) (archived copy of techinfo.honda.com) (checked November 12, 2026)