---
title: "Honda Will Retrofit 2018-2022 Accords With Wireless Apple CarPlay"
description: "Owners of 2018-2022 Honda Accords will be able to upgrade their vehicles to Wireless Apple CarPlay with a dealer visit later this year."
date: "2024-01-18"
modified: "2024-01-18"
authors:
  - name: "Adam Ismail"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/honda-will-retrofit-2018-2022-accords-with-wireless-apple-carplay"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Honda News"
  - "Infotainment"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
---

# Honda Will Retrofit 2018-2022 Accords With Wireless Apple CarPlay

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18/2018-Honda-Accord-Sport-2.0T-044-source.jpg>)
*\<em\>Honda\</em\>*

In a rare move, [Honda](<https://www.thedrive.com/category/honda-news>) announced at a media briefing earlier this week that it will bring wireless Apple CarPlay to older Accord sedans from model years 2018 up to and including 2022 later this year. A software update is all that's needed for the feature; however, because [prior-gen Accords](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/37757/2020-honda-accord-touring-2-0t-review-still-better-than-whatever-crossover-you-bought-instead>) lack mobile data connections, a service appointment will be required for Honda dealers to perform the upgrade.

Honda told *The Drive* that it plans to have a web portal set up by the end of January that customers can visit to schedule appointments for the necessary service. Accord owners can expect more details about the program around that time. *The Drive* reached out to Honda with additional questions, like initial availability for the upgrade; what it may cost, if anything; and whether it will roll out to additional Honda and Acura nameplates, and will update this story when new information becomes available.

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18/017-2021-Honda-Accord-Hybrid.jpg>)
*2021 Honda Accord interior. Honda*

While some 2021 and 2022 Accords [did support wireless phone projection](<https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-automobiles/releases/release-6863b02537c7e48379ea3d103c0a22e5-2021-honda-accord-gets-refreshed-styling-updated-hybrid-variant-new-sport-special-edition-trim-plus-wireless-apple-carplay-and-android-auto-integration>), it's not often that an automaker retrofits such technology to vehicles that didn't originally launch with it, so this figures to be a useful improvement for the scores of new-ish Honda midsize sedans out there.

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## Author
Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball.

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