Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V...
1976-2024 · 49 model years
Honda Accord Problems by year
Owners have filed 24,085 complaints about the Honda Accord across 49 model years, and it has 98 recalls. The 2003 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (2,013), while 1979, 1980, 1981 have far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the electrical system, followed by the airbags.
- Complaints
- 24,085
- Recalls
- 98
- Crashes
- 1,953
- Fires
- 221
- Injuries
- 1,684
- Deaths
- 48
Accord complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | A |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | A |
| 2022 | 267 | 4 | C |
| 2021 | 248 | 4 | C |
| 2020 | 371 | 5 | C |
| 2019 | 702 | 6 | D |
| 2018 | 1,902 | 6 | F |
| 2017 | 542 | 3 | C |
| 2016 | 613 | 4 | C |
| 2015 | 602 | 5 | C |
| 2014 | 982 | 4 | D |
| 2013 | 1,427 | 5 | F |
| 2012 | 381 | 8 | C |
| 2011 | 296 | 9 | B |
| 2010 | 581 | 13 | C |
| 2009 | 727 | 11 | D |
| 2008 | 1,521 | 9 | F |
| 2007 | 524 | 10 | D |
| 2006 | 433 | 17 | C |
| 2005 | 686 | 24 | D |
| 2004 | 1,018 | 22 | F |
| 2003 | 2,013 | 24 | F |
| 2002 | 1,062 | 16 | F |
| 2001 | 932 | 19 | F |
| 2000 | 1,193 | 21 | F |
| 1999 | 1,144 | 17 | F |
| 1998 | 1,215 | 19 | F |
| 1997 | 467 | 15 | C |
| 1996 | 478 | 13 | C |
| 1995 | 546 | 14 | D |
| 1994 | 401 | 13 | C |
| 1993 | 0 | 11 | A |
| 1992 | 208 | 12 | B |
| 1991 | 0 | 13 | A |
| 1990 | 193 | 12 | A |
| 1989 | 86 | 1 | A |
| 1988 | 90 | 2 | A |
| 1987 | 112 | 3 | A |
| 1986 | 56 | 2 | A |
| 1985 | 15 | 1 | A |
| 1984 | 22 | 2 | A |
| 1983 | 8 | 1 | A |
| 1982 | 10 | 2 | A |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 | A |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 | A |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 | A |
| 1978 | 0 | 1 | A |
| 1977 | 0 | 1 | A |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 | A |
Most common Accord problems
Honda Accord recalls 98
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023 Honda Accord, Accord Hybrid, and 2024 HR-V, Pilot, and Acura Integra vehicles. The driver's seat cushion frame may not have been tightened properly, which can result in a loose seat. As such, these...
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Honda Accord vehicles equipped with a 4-cylinder engine and a continuously-variable transmission. The affected vehicles were originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of...
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Honda Accord, Accord Hybrid, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Pilot, and 2024 HR-V, Acura Integra and Acura Integra Type S vehicles. The driver's seat cushion frame may not have been tightened...
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Honda Accord, Accord Hybrid, 2023-2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid, and 2025 Honda Civic and Civic Hybrid vehicles. The high-pressure fuel pump may crack and leak fuel.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020...
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda...
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V vehicles. The front seat belt pretensioners may be missing the rivet that secures the quick connector and wire plate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the...
Honda (America Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023 Civic, Acura RDX, Acura Integra, and 2022 Honda Accord vehicles. A ball valve in the vehicle stability assist (VSA) modulator may leak brake fluid, which can result in unintended vehicle movement when...
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle...
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly may deactivate improperly, which can...
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit...
Latest Accord complaints
I purchased my car brand new in July 2019 from Jay Wolfe Honda. I've been having these notifications come up on my dashboard since 2024. The notification Emissions System Problem Power may be reduced see the dealer. I've paid a few diagnostic fees and fixed everything that Jay Wolfe has told me was wrong with the car. Turbo, 02 Sensor, Intercooler Core, Spark Plugs, and Coil Packs. Still, the problem isn't fixed. It's to the point that the car doesn't really have enough power to go at times. I did some research and...
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came to find out my car needs a new engine. There has been serveral Class Action Law Suit for the Emission problem with this vehicle. The car problem is causing me financial and mental distress; I add that I'm on SSDI, plus I'm on medication due to all these problems with my vehicle. It's making it very hard for me to take care of my day-to-day tasks in life. Wolf v. American Honda Wolf v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is a proposed consumer class action concerning alleged fuel dilution of engine oil in Honda vehicles equipped with 1.5-liter turbocharged direct-injection engines. Filed in 2022, it alleges that excessive gasoline can enter the crankcase, degrade the oil's lubricating properties, and contribute to drivability problems, premature wear, or engine failure. [[redacted]] Vehicles and alleged defect The complaint proposed a nationwide class covering 2019-2023 CR-Vs, 2019-2022 Civics, and 2018-2022 Accordsequipped with Honda's 1.5L turbo direct-injection engine. Plaintiffs allege that unburned gasoline passes the piston rings and mixes with the crankcase oil; excessive dilution allegedly reduces lubrication and can produce rising oil levels, gasoline odors, misfires, increased maintenance, engine wear, limp-mode operation, stalling, and potentially catastrophic failure. These remain plaintiffs' allegations rather than established findings of defect or liability. [[redacted]] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Within the last year, Honda changed out my fuel pump as I told them I had a problem with acceleration. This problem is ongoing to where I have gotten a cracked head gasket and now they are saying that my fuel injectors are bad. I'm now thinking isn't that related to the fuel pump that you replaced. I'm frustrated and tired of paying for an ongoing problem. The head gasket and fuel pump were on Honda. However, I paid there different shops to fix this same issue and last week Honda over $2,200 to fix an oil leak that...
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I'm not convinced that I had. After paying to get my car fixed by Honda on Friday and getting my car back, I drove home. I stayed in over the weekend and only drove to Walmart that is down the street from my home. On Monday morning, my car had trouble picking up speed as I got on the freeway and kept stalling on the freeway. As I was freaking out, I tried to remain calm enough to turn the car off and on again to start going again. Keep in mind that other cars are flying around me and trying to avoid hitting my car. When I called Honda, they told me that my car was fixed like I did something to it. I told them that I barely drove the car after picking it up and it still seemed a little hesitant as it was moving on Friday evening.
The infotainment touchscreen in my 2022 Honda Accord 2.0T suffers from severe and worsening "ghost touch" malfunctions. While driving, the screen registers phantom touches on its own - rapidly switching menus, changing audio sources at sudden high volumes, and exiting navigation without any physical contact. This creates a major safety hazard. It causes severe driver distraction while the vehicle is in motion and prevents me from safely monitoring critical vehicle status information, safety settings, and real-time...
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navigation. I originally reported this defect to several authorized Honda dealerships (DavidMcDavid Irving Teaxs, Grapevine South Lake Teax) while the vehicle was still under the original factory warranty in Summer 2025. At that time, the dealership acknowledged it was a known issue with Honda but stated no permanent fix was available. Since then, the malfunction has escalated to the point where the display is constantly erratic during normal driving.
While driving my 2018 Honda Accord at roughly 25-45 mph, the automatic emergency braking system (Collision Mitigation Braking System) suddenly activated and braked the car with no vehicle, person, or object in the road ahead. At the same moment, the "BRAKE" warning appeared on the dashboard and the system beeped, so the forward collision warning also falsely detected a hazard. The only thing in the road ahead was a tree's shadow on the pavement. I don't know for sure if that caused it, but the system may have...
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mistaken the shadow for an obstacle. Sudden, unexpected braking with nothing ahead puts me at risk of being rear-ended by vehicles behind me. This has happened once so far. It appears to match NHTSA investigation EA24002 (inadvertent automatic emergency braking in 2018-2022 Honda Accord).
The VSA Module on the vehicle fails and I get warning lights for ABS, Steering, and Traction Control. The vsa module not working properly causes me to lose all the safety components described from working properly. It has been reproduced by a service center. It has not been inspected by police or insurance. No there were no warning lights prior to the failure
I am submitting this complaint regarding an ongoing safety concern with my 2021 Honda Accord. Multiple lights indicate engine system problems which includes, check engine light, car jerks at acceleration, seat sensor recall. I took my vehicle to multiple shops including the Honda Dealership. However, they were unsuccessful to identify the cause. Multiple problems such as Turbo, belt, fuel system problem constantly comes up. I have already replaced both fuel pumps and see that it was recalled before but just not my...
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VIN, PLEASE ADD. I am concerned about the potential risk to myself, my daughter and my passengers and believe these issues warrant further investigation to help prevent possible accident or injury.
Questions about the Honda Accord
Which Honda Accord years have the most problems?
Which Honda Accord years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Honda Accord problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the electrical system (4,056), airbags (4,024), transmission & drivetrain (3,776) most often.
How many recalls does the Honda Accord have?
NHTSA lists 98 recalls across all Honda Accord model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data