6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May 2026

Commission File Number: 001-36222

Autohome Inc.

18th Floor Tower B, CEC Plaza

3 Dan Ling Street

Haidian District, Beijing 100080

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒   Form 40-F ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE

We made an announcement dated May 12, 2026 with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited relating to the record date of our forthcoming annual general meeting. Details including the date and location of the meeting will be provided in a meeting notice in due course.

EXHIBIT INDEX

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 12, 2026

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make norepresentation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

Autohome Inc.

汽車之家***

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 2518)

RECORD DATE FOR

ANNUALGENERAL MEETING

The board of directors (the “Board”) of Autohome Inc. (the “Company”) hereby announces that the record date for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the holders of our ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.0025 each (the “Shares”) to attend our forthcoming annual general meeting (the “Annual GeneralMeeting”) will be as of close of business on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 (Hong Kong time) (the “Shares Record Date”). In order to be eligible to attend the Annual General Meeting, all valid documents for the transfers of Shares accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company’s Hong Kong branch share registrar and transfer office, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 (Hong Kong time). All persons who are registered holders of the Shares on the Shares Record Date will be entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting.

Holders of American depositary shares (the “ADSs”) issued by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as depositary of the ADSs, and representing our Shares, may attend but may not vote at the Annual General Meeting.

Details including the date and location of our Annual General Meeting will be set out in our notice of Annual General Meeting to be issued in due course.

Hong Kong, May 12, 2026

Asat the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Chi Liu, Mr. Haishan Liang, Ms. Cuimei Zhang, Mr. Shenglei Zhou, Mr. Xing Fang and Mr. Quan Long as the directors, andMr. Junling Liu, Mr. Tianruo Pu and Dr. Dazong Wang as the independent directors.