1981 Honda Accord: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
197 builds left the factory as a 1981 Accord, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 3 main configurations sell for $10,394–$27,457 today. Page 1 of 5.
- 3 main configurations
- 3,362 vehicles built
- 54 for sale right now
- $10,394–$27,457 typical price range
Which Accord is yours?
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EX-L V6 · FWD 1HGCT2B8-G3.5L 6-cyl, 285 hp, Automatic, Front-wheel drive. 1,042 built.
$10,394 great deal $13,703 typical $22,590 top of marketFull specs, prices & VINs → 19 for sale now
What people actually pay
67 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
EX-L V6 · FWD
$13,703
$10,082
$13,379
$16,675
$19,972
$23,268
What 1HGCT2B8-G means
1HG
CT2B8
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G
- 1HG
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in the United States
- CT2B8
- together encode the Accord line — Coupe, 3.5L 6cyl, Front-wheel drive — as Honda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- G
- in position 10 — model year 1981
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
47 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- Base configuration 5BW57TM6-J Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration Y0419007-2 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration M0865FVM-K Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 39LG586P-X Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 3U8ZEND4-R Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 74351729-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration L8HY529P-R Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 68533692-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration M6700F8W-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 19363794-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 6H1280A8-M Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 6Z809ZP5-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration S148JT29-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 3U3RZFNW-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration SME11226-7 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration A8060HE5-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 6D5T95N3-J Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 94994245-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration H95CHM7S-E Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 58BT2RTD-D Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 9NB23UF6-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration W5U891UV-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 76Z9ZG63-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration M7760FC8-H Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration E00U9814-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 997C9E73-7 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration SA3J8837-K Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 8ZAN984A-1 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 63994054-9 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration Y7E31FX4-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration XA040294-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 841DGH0P-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration UKPF6T87-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 06500Z6L-9 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 97080B4Y-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 26303R82-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration L8SFZ848-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 0Y9M8790-Y Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration RRKMFKYX-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 96U0Z2H7-L Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration GK86R169-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 3X7PNXR0-R Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 041872GG-M Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 266WS413-H Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 67147444-7 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration Y50L4464-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration AA65M1UD-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
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