Honda Accord Hybrid vs gas: fuel cost and break-even
At US-average prices the hybrid (46 MPG combined) saves about $550 a year over the gas version (32 MPG) at 13,500 miles a year. The hybrid costs about $5,400 more (cheapest hybrid vs cheapest gas version, so trims differ), so it pays for itself in about 9.8 years.
Gas · 32 MPG
$1,806
per year, US average
Hybrid · 46 MPG
$1,257
per year, US average
Hybrid saves
$550
per year
Pays back in
9.8 years
for a $5,400 higher price
Work out your own break-even with your state, miles and the actual price difference
Yearly savings by state
| Your state | Gas, $/gal | Hybrid saves / year | Pays back in |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $6.03 | $774 | 7.0 yr |
| Hawaii | $5.61* | $720 | 7.5 yr |
| Alaska | $5.60* | $719 | 7.5 yr |
| Washington | $5.33 | $685 | 7.9 yr |
| Oregon | $4.81* | $618 | 8.7 yr |
| Nevada | $4.69* | $602 | 9.0 yr |
| Idaho | $4.60* | $590 | 9.1 yr |
| Montana | $4.58* | $588 | 9.2 yr |
| Utah | $4.58* | $587 | 9.2 yr |
| District of Columbia | $4.53* | $581 | 9.3 yr |
| Arizona | $4.51* | $579 | 9.3 yr |
| Pennsylvania | $4.42* | $568 | 9.5 yr |
| North Dakota | $4.35* | $559 | 9.7 yr |
| Maryland | $4.33* | $555 | 9.7 yr |
| New York | $4.31 | $554 | 9.8 yr |
| Wisconsin | $4.31* | $553 | 9.8 yr |
| Delaware | $4.31* | $553 | 9.8 yr |
| Connecticut | $4.29* | $551 | 9.8 yr |
| Vermont | $4.29* | $551 | 9.8 yr |
| Wyoming | $4.29* | $550 | 9.8 yr |
| Colorado | $4.27 | $549 | 9.8 yr |
| Maine | $4.27* | $548 | 9.9 yr |
| Rhode Island | $4.26* | $547 | 9.9 yr |
| South Dakota | $4.25* | $545 | 9.9 yr |
| Nebraska | $4.22* | $541 | 10.0 yr |
| Massachusetts | $4.20 | $540 | 10.0 yr |
| Minnesota | $4.18 | $537 | 10.1 yr |
| Illinois | $4.17* | $536 | 10.1 yr |
| Kentucky | $4.17* | $536 | 10.1 yr |
| New Jersey | $4.17* | $535 | 10.1 yr |
| West Virginia | $4.15* | $532 | 10.1 yr |
| New Hampshire | $4.14* | $532 | 10.2 yr |
| Iowa | $4.10* | $527 | 10.3 yr |
| Michigan | $4.08* | $523 | 10.3 yr |
| Kansas | $4.07* | $523 | 10.3 yr |
| Ohio | $4.05 | $520 | 10.4 yr |
| Tennessee | $4.05* | $520 | 10.4 yr |
| Indiana | $4.03* | $518 | 10.4 yr |
| Oklahoma | $3.99* | $512 | 10.5 yr |
| Florida | $3.98 | $511 | 10.6 yr |
| Missouri | $3.98* | $511 | 10.6 yr |
| North Carolina | $3.95* | $508 | 10.6 yr |
| New Mexico | $3.91* | $502 | 10.8 yr |
| Virginia | $3.84* | $493 | 11.0 yr |
| Arkansas | $3.79* | $487 | 11.1 yr |
| Louisiana | $3.77* | $483 | 11.2 yr |
| Mississippi | $3.76* | $483 | 11.2 yr |
| Alabama | $3.75* | $481 | 11.2 yr |
| South Carolina | $3.72* | $478 | 11.3 yr |
| Texas | $3.70 | $476 | 11.4 yr |
| Georgia | $3.67* | $471 | 11.5 yr |
* estimated: EIA publishes weekly prices for 9 states; for the others we adjust the regional weekly price by how the state compared with its region in EIA’s latest annual data. Gas prices: EIA, week of Oct 19, 2026. Electricity: EIA, August 2026.