Free Honda Accord Radio Code

Every Honda Accord from 1998 to 2017: which radio was fitted, where its serial number hides, and what we can do with it.

Your code comes from the serial number of the radio, not from the car — so the first job is getting that number off the unit. The table below is your Accord: the units fitted, and where the serial hides on each.

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Which radio is in your Accord?

GenerationRadios fittedSerial Where to read itWhat we do
CL/CU
1998–2017		 Honda/Alpine CD, Panasonic, navigation HO… label on the top or side of the unit Free — a share unlocks it

Radio names are what is written on the fascia, not the name of the company that built the unit — a “6000 CD” or an “RCD 300” is what you see in the car. Unit fitment varies by market and trim, so treat the list as the usual case and let the serial decide: it is the serial that determines the code, not the model.

Honda Accord radio code by year

From 1998 to 2017 the Accord came with the radios below; the serial on the unit is what decides the code.

Honda Accord CL/CU radio code (1998–2017)

On Accord cars from 1998–2017 the radio fitted was usually one of: Honda/Alpine CD, Panasonic, navigation. The serial reads HO…; label on the top or side of the unit. We can work it out, and while the rule behind it is still being confirmed the code is free — all we ask is that you tell us whether it fitted.

How to enter the code in your Accord

  1. The display shows ENTER CODE (or CODE). Press the preset with the number of each digit, once — the code has five digits, each 1–6.
  2. There is no confirm button: the radio starts after the fifth digit. If you make a mistake, finish all five digits and start again.
  3. After ten wrong tries, leave the radio on for an hour.
Honda 5-digit radio (Accord, Civic, CR-V of the 2000s): at ENTER CODE press the preset whose number is each digit, once per digit; there is no confirm key, the radio unlocks after the fifth digit. On 2001-2003 US-market models, holding presets 1 and 6 while switching the radio on shows the serial (U + 4 digits, then L + 4 digits)
Honda 5-digit radio (Accord, Civic, CR-V of the 2000s): at ENTER CODE press the preset whose number is each digit, once per digit; there is no confirm key, the radio unlocks after the fifth digit. On 2001-2003 US-market models, holding presets 1 and 6 while switching the radio on shows the serial (U + 4 digits, then L + 4 digits)

Careful: most units lock for good after about ten wrong attempts. If a code does not take, stop and email us before trying again.

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Honda Accord radio code: questions

Where is the serial number on a Honda Accord radio?

CL/CU (1998–2017): HO…, label on the top or side of the unit.

Is the Honda Accord radio code free?

Yes — while the rule behind it is still being confirmed the code is free, and we ask you to tell us whether it fitted.

How do I enter the radio code in a Honda Accord?

The display shows ENTER CODE (or CODE). Press the preset with the number of each digit, once — the code has five digits, each 1–6. There is no confirm button: the radio starts after the fifth digit. If you make a mistake, finish all five digits and start again. After ten wrong tries, leave the radio on for an hour.