2.0 i-VTEC R20A
A chain-driven port-injected four that asks for oil and very little else. There's no turbo, no particulate filter and no high-pressure fuel pump, which is why these run to very high mileage without drama.
Overview
The 2.0 i-VTEC is the R20A petrol version of the Honda Accord sedan (CU), sold 2008–2015 with 156 PS and manual or automatic. Low risk at level 1. A chain-driven port-injected four with no expensive failure recorded against it. 1 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.
Honda Accord sedan (CU) · photo Honda Accord 2.2 i-DTEC Lifestyle (VIII, Facelift) – Frontansicht, 11. Februar 2013, Düsseldorf by M 93 · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
Ranked by probability × repair cost. 1 recorded in total.
no deductions · all issues →
Known issues, ranked by expected cost
Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.
Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once.
Pre-purchase inspection
The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.
1Cold startYou get one. If the engine is warm when you arrive, come back another day.
Mileage and servicing
What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.
High mileage with a full history is fine, because these engines simply keep going. Judge the body and the electrics instead.
| Service item | Interval | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Engine oil Simple insurance on a durable engine | on time | €80–120 |
| Electric power steering A known Honda item worth checking for warning lights | on a test drive | €400–900 |
| Rear suspension bushes A wear item on higher-mileage cars | on a ramp | €250–600 |
What to pay
What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.
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United States vs Europe
1 EUR = 1.08 USD ·US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.
- ModelHonda Accord 2.0 i-VTEC
- ChassisCU
- EngineR20A
- Years2008–2015
- MarketCentral EU
- Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07
Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. The good-buy figure assumes the known failure items are either done with receipts or verifiably not yet due. Full breakdown by facelift phase →
Buyer notes
Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.
Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.
Full specification
Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.
| Engine code | R20A 2.0 i-VTEC |
| Configuration | I4, naturally aspirated · 1997 cc |
| Fuel / injection | petrol · port |
| Model years | 2008–2015 |
| Facelift phase | Pre-facelift only, to -1 |
| Power / torque | 156 PS · 192 Nm |
| Transmissions | 6-speed manual · 5-speed automatic |
| Gearbox families | |
| Drivetrain | FWD |
| Economy (real-world) | 7.5–9 l/100 km mixed |
| Markets | EU |