The Prologue hasn’t been the success that Honda would have liked, and pricing has been a big part of the problem. It was already on the expensive side, and the loss of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit under the Trump administration only made things harder to justify. Honda appears to have taken the hint.

For 2026, it’s cutting $7,500 across the entire Prologue lineup, effectively replacing the missing incentive and bringing the model within reach of a much wider pool of buyers.

The 2026 Prologue range goes unchanged, meaning it continues to be offered in single-motor and dual-motor EX, Touring, and Elite configurations. Importantly, the price cuts won’t just apply to newly-built models from April 1, but also 2026 models already in Honda’s inventory.

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Sitting at the base of the range is the single-motor EX, now priced at $41,395, including a $1,495 destination charge, down from $48,895 for the 2025 model. Positioned above this model is the EX dual motor, now starting at $43,495. The 2026 Prologue continues to be sold in Touring guises, starting at $46,695 for the single-motor and $48,495 for the dual-motor.

2026 Honda Prologue

Whereas the front-wheel drive models have 220 hp, 243 lb-ft (329 Nm) of torque, and an EPA range of 308 miles (496 km), the dual-motor versions deliver 300 hp and 355 lb-ft (481 Nm) of torque. The added power comes at the cost of range, which is reduced to 294 miles (473 km) in the dual-motor EX and Touring.

Continue to sit at the top of the range is the dual-motor Elite with a reduced range of 283 miles (455 km). For 2026, it starts at $51,895, including destination, down from $59,395.

The long-term future of the Honda Prologue remains unclear. Following the removal of the federal EV tax credit, sales have plunged through the early part of this year, prompting Honda to cut production in half. This also prompted recent speculation that the Prologue will be killed after production ends in December, with no successor on the agenda. However, Honda has denied these reports.

Honda’s big electric push in the United States may soon get a lot smaller, and not just because the company has scrapped three new EVs at the eleventh hour. According to a report from Auto News citing AutoForecast Solutions, Honda isn’t planning a second generation of the Prologue crossover once the current production run ends later this year. And if that happens, the brand would effectively exit the US EV market altogether.

The Prologue only launched in 2024 and initially looked like a success story. Nearly 39,000 buyers took one home in 2025, helped along by heavy incentives and a handy federal tax credit worth $7,500. Then the incentives disappeared, and so did much of the demand.

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After the US government scrapped the EV tax credit, Prologue sales reportedly plunged. Deliveries in early 2026 have fallen about 74 percent compared with the same period last year, Auto News reports. Honda has already cut production roughly in half and now expects to sell fewer than 18,000 units this year.

We asked Honda about the report and it refused to confirm that the Prologue was on its way out, but didn’t categorically deny it either.
“The Automotive News article is based purely on speculation,” a spokesperson told us.  “The Prologue remains in our lineup.”

Regardless of whether it stays or goes, the Prologue was always a slightly unusual project anyway. It isn’t built by Honda but by General Motors at a plant in Mexico using GM’s electric platform. Honda essentially borrowed the technology as a fast way to get an EV into American showrooms while it developed its own architecture. Acura already cancelled its version of the Prologue, the ZDX, last September, after just one year of production.

Now the company appears ready to pull back even further. Earlier this week, Honda confirmed it is scrapping several future electric models planned for North America and due to be built in Ohio. Those three models shown in the gallery below are the 0 Series SUV, the futuristic 0 Series Saloon, and the upcoming Acura RSX crossover.

Suppliers Were Already Up And Running

The strategy shift could cost the automaker up to $15.8 billion in write-downs and expenses, and suppliers Auto News spoke to are also in line for some hurt. They’d already started building RSX parts and had begun hiring and training staff in readiness for the start of EV production in July.

Honda dealers, however, aren’t exactly mourning the change. Many say customers simply prefer hybrids right now and are happy to skip expensive full electric models altogether.

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Honda’s all-electric Prologue has found itself under legal scrutiny following reports of some rather odd drivetrain noises. Not long after the company warned US dealers that certain 2024–2026 Prologue models might require repairs due to clicking or ratcheting-type sounds from the drive axles, a lawsuit followed. Owners say the noises can linger even after a trip, sometimes more than one, to the dealership.

A class action lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania names two Prologue owners who say their SUVs developed unusual noises from the front axle. One of them, Ashley Custer, leased a 2024 Prologue in May 2025 and soon began hearing the sounds, prompting a trip to the dealer with just 4,039 miles (6,500 km) on the odometer.

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After she reported a creaking noise when turning, the Honda dealer replaced the CV axles. That, however, didn’t solve the problem. Custer returned to the dealership in November, where she was told no repair was currently available. An associated repair order reportedly noted that she was “experiencing the suspension noise that we are familiar with and have seen on other Prologues,” adding that it is a “known issue that Honda is working on.”

She took her Prologue to a dealer last month, but was again told that no repairs were available. Similarly, the second plaintiff, Jorge Santiago, drives a 2024 Prologue and started noticing popping and clicking sounds shortly after taking delivery. Despite the car also being taken to a dealership, it hasn’t been fixed.

What’s The Fix?

In December, Honda issued a Tech Line to dealerships, asking them to verify the noise of faulty Prologue models, inspect for damage, and make any necessary repairs. However, the lawsuit claims that the fix is pointless as Honda is simply using the same defective front axles and components. As such, the noise continues, even after multiple dealership visits.

The lawsuit claims that Honda was aware of the “abnormal and anxiety-inducing noises” when it first started selling the all-electric Prologue.