Honda Accord Catalytic Converter Scrap Value: Full Price Guide

A Honda Accord catalytic converter scraps for roughly $50 to $350 per unit as of September 9, 2026, with 4-cylinder units typically quoting $80–$225 and V6 Accords — which often carry two converters — totaling $200–$450 for the pair. The Accord Hybrid, sold continuously since 2005 in two very different hybrid architectures, is graded on its own curve and can outpace every gasoline Accord on this page.

Rates for every other converter are collected in the complete scrap metal price index.

Accord scrap value by generation and engine

V6 Accords are the sleeper here. Because they run two banks and two main converters, a scrapper who only pulls the easy-to-reach unit and misses the second one is leaving real money bolted to the car.

The Accord Hybrid: two very different technologies, one shared advantage

Honda has built the Accord Hybrid twice, and it matters which one you’re holding. The original 2005–2007 IMA-based V6 Hybrid used a mild-hybrid system layered onto a conventional V6. The modern Accord Hybrid, sold continuously since 2014, uses a full two-motor hybrid drivetrain where the gasoline engine frequently disengages entirely from the wheels and can shut off at a stoplight, in traffic, and during electric-only cruising.

Both designs share the trait that makes hybrid converters valuable at scrap: less time at peak exhaust temperature over the vehicle’s life means less thermal degradation of the catalyst washcoat, so more of the original PGM loading typically survives to be assayed. This is the same mechanism documented on our Toyota Prius converter page, and it applies to the modern Accord Hybrid just as directly. If you’re scrapping a 2014-or-newer Accord Hybrid, ask for it to be assayed as a hybrid unit rather than lumped in with the standard 4-cylinder gasoline Accord — the difference can be substantial.

Identifying your Accord’s converter

• Locate the Honda/Denso stamp, usually near a weld seam or on the flat section of the shell. Format and length vary by generation and supplier.
• Wire-brush before you photograph. Twenty-plus years of undercarriage grime hides most Accord stamps completely.
• On a V6, check both banks. The passenger-side and driver-side converters can carry different codes and, occasionally, different grades.
• Note the hybrid badge and mention it to your buyer — it changes which assay bucket the unit gets sorted into.

OEM versus aftermarket

Aftermarket Accord converters are common on higher-mileage cars that have failed an emissions test, and they pay a fraction of factory units — roughly $10 to $45 against $80 to $350 for genuine OEM. Look for a CARB/EPA compliance stamp and a shell that looks noticeably newer than the rest of the exhaust system as your tell.

Current PGM market backing these prices

Getting the best price

• Pull and quote both V6 converters instead of settling for a single flat number for “the Accord’s cat.”
• Flag hybrid units explicitly so they’re assayed rather than bucketed with standard gasoline converters.
• Get multiple quotes — the spread between a base 4-cylinder unit and a V6 pair can be $150 or more.
• Keep cores intact and unmodified to avoid an automatic grade-down.

Related scrap price guides

• Honda Civic Catalytic Converter Scrap Price: What Your Cat Is Worth
• Ford F-150 Catalytic Converter Scrap Price 2026: Complete Value Guide
• BMW Catalytic Converter Scrap Price Today: What Your Old Cat Is Actually Worth?
• Scrap Electric Motors Cost: Per-Pound Prices & What Pays More
• Scrap metal price index — all 25 materials and part types