--- title: "Honda Accord Transmission Fluid & Coolant" description: "How the Honda Accord fluids specification changed from 2013 to 2025, compared generation by generation. Which transmission fluid, coolant, and brake fluid the Honda Accord takes, with capacities and the specifications each one has to meet. Transmission: 1.5T CVT: Honda HCF-2 fluid ONLY (drain & fill ~3.7 qt, sub-code 3). Hybrid: e-CVT transaxle lubricant. Prior generations use Honda ATF DW-1; confirm the current spec with a dealer before DIY service.. Coolant: Honda Long Life Coolant Type 2 (blue, pre-mixed); hybrids add a separate power-unit/inverter loop. Per Maintenance Minder sub-code 5.." url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/fluids" updated: "2026-08-20" --- # Honda Accord Fluid Types and Capacities The specification is not the same across every year we cover, the table below shows exactly where it changes. ## Has the Honda Accord fluids specification changed by year? | Model years | Transmission | Coolant | Brake | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [2023-2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2023-2025/fluids) | 1.5T CVT: Honda HCF-2 fluid ONLY (drain & fill ~3.7 qt, sub-code 3). Hybrid: e-CVT transaxle lubricant. Prior generations use Honda ATF DW-1; confirm the current spec with a dealer before DIY service. | Honda Long Life Coolant Type 2 (blue, pre-mixed); hybrids add a separate power-unit/inverter loop. Per Maintenance Minder sub-code 5. | DOT 3 brake fluid (sub-code 7, ~every 3 years) | | [2018-2022](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2018-2022/fluids) | 1.5T CVT: Honda HCF-2 fluid ONLY (drain & fill ~3.7 qt). 2.0T 10AT: Honda ATF Type 3.1 (~3.5 qt drain & fill). Hybrid e-CVT transaxle: Honda ATF DW-1 (~3 qt). Manuals: Honda MTF. Serviced per Maintenance Minder sub-code 3. | Honda Long Life Coolant Type 2 (blue, pre-mixed); hybrids have a separate inverter/power-unit coolant loop. First change per Maintenance Minder sub-code 5 (~10 yr/100k), then more often. | DOT 3 brake fluid (sub-code 7, ~every 3 years) | | [2013-2017](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2013-2017/fluids) | CVT: Honda HCF-2 fluid ONLY (drain & fill ~3.7-4 qt; owners do it every 25,000-50,000 mi. Do not use generic CVT fluid). V6 6AT: Honda ATF DW-1 (~3.3 qt drain & fill). Hybrid e-CVT transaxle: Honda ATF DW-1 (~3.5 qt). Manual: Honda MTF. | Honda Long Life Coolant Type 2 (blue, pre-mixed). First change ~10 years/100k, then per Maintenance Minder sub-code 5. | DOT 3 brake fluid (Maintenance Minder sub-code 7, ~every 3 years) | ## Full specifications by generation The fluids on a Honda Accord is set by its generation, not its model year, so each generation has one page carrying the complete figures, part numbers and fitment notes for every year it covers. - [2023-2025 Honda Accord Fluids](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2023-2025/fluids) - [2018-2022 Honda Accord Fluids](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2018-2022/fluids) - [2013-2017 Honda Accord Fluids](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2013-2017/fluids) ## Honda Accord fluids: common questions ### What transmission fluid does a Honda Accord take? 1.5T CVT: Honda HCF-2 fluid ONLY (drain & fill ~3.7 qt, sub-code 3). Hybrid: e-CVT transaxle lubricant. Prior generations use Honda ATF DW-1; confirm the current spec with a dealer before DIY service.. Transmission fluid specifications are not interchangeable. Friction modifiers differ between them, and the wrong fluid causes shudder long before it causes failure. ### What coolant does a Honda Accord use? Honda Long Life Coolant Type 2 (blue, pre-mixed); hybrids add a separate power-unit/inverter loop. Per Maintenance Minder sub-code 5.. ### What brake fluid does a Honda Accord take? DOT 3 brake fluid (sub-code 7, ~every 3 years). ## Sources - [Goodyear fitment, 2024 Accord tire sizes by trim](https://www.goodyear.com/en-us/vehicles/Honda/Accord/2024) - [Honda News, 2023 Accord specifications & features](https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-automobiles/releases/release-4e58b4e0fcd795affa5685a66a387e28-2023-honda-accord-specifications-features) - [College Hills Honda, 2023-2026 Accord maintenance parts (filters, 15400-PLM-A02)](https://www.collegehillshonda.com/category/11thgen-honda-accord-maintenance-parts.html) - [NHTSA recall 23V-782, seat belt pretensioner (2023-2024 Accord/HR-V)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V782-1271.PDF) - [Wards Auto, Honda recalls ~257K Accord Hybrids for ICM software (25V-785)](https://www.wardsauto.com/news/honda-recalls-257K-accord-hybrids-software-error-nhtsa/807113/) - [Honda News, 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V seat belt pretensioner recall](https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-corporate/releases/release-ce25b2bdc6167d48c9de61f4f905d5be-2023-2024-accord-and-hr-v-seat-belt-pretensioner-recall) - [Advance Auto Parts, 2023 Accord H5 battery fitments](https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/find/2023-honda-accord-batteries) - [EngineOilDB, 2023/2024 Accord oil capacities (1.5T 3.7 qt, hybrid 4.2 qt)](https://engineoildb.com/oil-info/2023-honda-accord/) ## Find your exact Accord - [2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2025) - [2024](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2024) - [2023](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2023) - [2022](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2022) - [2021](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2021) - [2020](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2020) - [2019](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2019) - [2018](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2018) - [2017](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2017) - [2016](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2016) - [2015](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2015) - [2014](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2014) - [2013](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/2013) More Honda Accord guides: - [Oil & filter](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/oil) - [Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/battery) - [Tires & wheels](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/tires) - [Wiper blades](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/wipers) - [Air & cabin filters](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/filters) - [Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/bulbs) - [Brakes](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/brakes) - [Service schedule](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/service-schedule) - [Problems & reliability](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/common-problems) - [Oil light reset](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/oil-reset) - [Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/key-fob-battery) - [Specs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/accord/specs) Specifications vary with engine option, production date, and market.