Factory build sheet
1981 Honda Accord EX-L V6
Build 1HGCT2B8-G · 3.5L 6cyl · Front-wheel drive · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1HGCT2B8 and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Accord whose VIN starts 1HGCT2B8 and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,041 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,041 known VINs
- 17 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Honda with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.5 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 212
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- J35Y1
- Engine manufacturer
- Honda
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 285 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Seats
- 5
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$13,703 median asking price · 25 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $10,394 Top 2% of listings $22,590
The same build, other model years
Honda used the VIN pattern 1HGCT2B8 for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 1HG | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | CT2B8 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | G | Model year — 1981 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
1,041 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1HGCT2B8-G shares the specification above.
- 1,041 Known VINs
- 17 Listed for sale now
- 25 Priced listings
- $13,703 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Accord, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2016 EX-L V6 Navi 3.5L 6-cyl 349 vehicles · $11,640 median
- 1987 LX 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 21 vehicles
- 2017 Sport Special Edition 2.4L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 264 vehicles
- 2017 Sport 2.4L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 404 vehicles · $13,995 median
- 2017 Sport Special Edition 2.4L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 16,255 vehicles · $15,327 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 25 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 1,041 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.