Honda has won the 2026 “Best Car Brand” award for the fifth consecutive year from U.S. News & World Report, receiving high scores for the award’s key attributes of performance, interior quality, safety and reliability for its passenger car models, including Civic, Civic hybrid, Civic Type R, Civic Si, Accord and Accord hybrid.
An unparalleled success, the award-winning 11th-generation Civic is a gateway to the Honda brand and America's most popular vehicle with Gen Z, first-time buyers and multicultural customers1. Honda Civic is America's best-selling compact car since 19732. A critical driver of brand loyalty for the Honda brand, the award-winning 11th-generation Accord is America's most popular midsize vehicle with Millennial, Gen Z, and multicultural customers3.
Civic hybrid and Accord hybrid, are powered by the award-winning fourth-generation of the Honda two-motor hybrid-electric powertrain. The ultra-smooth and responsive Honda two-motor hybrid system helps maximize fuel-efficiency without compromising dynamic performance or passenger and cargo space to deliver a sportier and more pleasant driving experience. Civic hybrid was named the 2025 North American Car of the Year™.
After evaluating 39 brands, U.S. News’ prestigious Best Vehicle Brands Awards recognize industry-wide excellence across six key segments of the automotive market, including cars, SUVs, trucks and luxury vehicles, honoring automakers with the most desirable key brand attributes that excite and attract car buyers. The winners have the best combination of performance, interior quality, safety and reliability in their categories.
To determine the award winners, U.S. News Best Cars averaged the overall score of all the given brand's products in each award class. The vehicle scores are derived from the U.S. News Best Cars rankings, which take into account a range of data points like safety ratings and reliability data, as well as the consensus opinion of the automotive press. The brand with the highest average score was designated the winner in that specific category.
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About Honda
Honda offers a full line of clean, safe, fun and connected vehicles sold through more than 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The award-winning Honda lineup includes the Civic, Prelude and Accord, along with the HR-V, CR-V, Passport, Prologue and Pilot sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup and the Odyssey minivan. The Honda electrified vehicle lineup, representing more than a quarter of total sales in 2024, includes the all-electric Prologue SUV, hybrid-electric Accord, CR-V, Civic, Prelude, and the fuel-cell-electric CR-V e:FCEV.
Honda has been producing automobiles in America for over 40 years and currently operates eight major auto manufacturing facilities in America. In 2024, more than 99% of all Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, with about 60% made in America, using domestic and globally made parts.
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- Based on Strategic Vision's New Vehicle Experience Study 2021-2025.
- Based on total sales data from WardsAuto and Sales Flash 1973-2025CYTD October.
- Based on Strategic Vision's New Vehicle Experience Study 2023-2025.
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