Owners have filed 20,251 complaints on the Honda Accord, covering 1981–2022. The system named most often is Air Bags (809 reports). Worst years by volume: 2018, 2003, 2013; cleanest: 1981, 1983, 1982. 1,594 reports describe a crash, 181 a fire, 27 a death. On average the car was 6.1 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Honda Accord
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 20,251 Accord complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Air Bags 809 Read
The contact owns a 2017 honda accord. While the contact was proceeding through an intersection, another vehicle failed to yield the right of way and crashed into the driver's side of the contact's vehicle. The steering wheel air bag deployed and smoke entered the contact's vehicle. The contact lost consciousness and…
My car was moving when it was hit by another car. I was on a city street and the other car ran a stop sign and hit me. My air bag did not deploy, but did catch on fire
The contact's daughter owned a 2010 Honda Accord. According to an accident report given to the contact by her local highway patrol office, her daughter was driving at 45 MPH when the vehicle veered off the road and hit a tree. The impact of the vehicle hitting the tree caused the vehicle to catch fire. Based on the…
Electrical System 537 Read
In 2010 I purchased a 2007 honda accord. Price of the vehicle was 18000. In the city of selma, at selma dealership. I was not informed that both sides of the airbags didn't work. My first car accident happened in 2011, and the airbags did not flare up. Every year after that accident I had multiple accidents fire…
Dt: the consumer's vehicle was struck by another vehicle while approaching a red light at 10 mph. The vehicle was struck on the left front passenger's side by the headlights and tire area. This was a minor accident. The consumer exchanged license and insurance information and got back into the vehicle. The consumer…
The contact owns a 2022 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. Multiple warning lights illuminated intermittently: TPMS, ABS, Traction, brake system, power steering, Uphill, and Cruise Control.…
Forward Collision Avoidance 334 Read
I was driving approximately 30 miles an hour with my foot on the accelerator when the automatic braking stoped the car dead. The automatic brake message flashed on the dashboard at that time. There were no cars or anything in front of me on the road. I was then rear ended by the car behind me. The car was taken to a…
1.Driving on a straight road at about 45-50 MPH sudden abrupt braking for no reason . 2. Good thing I was wearing a seat belt , it was a very forceful brake action that pushed me forcefully forward, I was struck from behind by another vehicle. Visial minor damage to the rear bumper cover. 3. No it happened today…
A vehicle in front of me made a quick slow down. The automatic braking engaged, the driver behind me did not react in time and struck the back of my car. Resulting in totaling of the vehicle. The automatic braking would not stop engaging, if it would have dis-engaged I could of pulled forward a few feet and the driver…
Service Brakes 308 Read
I was driving northbound in on I15 in Salt Lake City when a Home Depot Bucket blew into my lane. I slowed down to change lanes when the Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) deployed without warning, bringing my car to an almost stop causing a semi tractor trailer to hit me from behind
Emergency braking did not engage when coming up to a stopped car. Nor any of the warning lights or warning sound came on
The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving at 55 MPH, the contact stated that the lane assist feature was activated. The contact stated that the Anti-lock Brake System was independently activated. The contact stated that the failure occurred while it was raining. The contact stated that due…
Vehicle Speed Control 291 Read
Owns a 2008 honda accord. The vehicle suddenly accelerated while driven up hill. The driver lost control the vehicle turned over. The engine caught on fire. There was no injuries. The vehicle was towed. The insurance company investigated the failure however she didn't received the investigation report
I was traveling in my new-used 2008 honda had set cruise control after leaving out of a small town back to my house on 259 north out of ore city texas I set the cruise at 72 it jammed and would not disengage it took me off the road and I hit an embankment knocking me out hearing the stories and seeing the pictures…
Car moving slowly and suddenly races and speeds UP. Hard to STOP it. Has happened twice, 8 to 10 Months apart.. First time was on a small driveway. Was able to STOP CAR , with no damages. 2nd occurrence i was pulling into a parking Space. Foot not on gas or brake and again the CAR accelerated. This Time the CAR hit a…
Engine 246 Read
Vehicle accelerated on its own and propelled the vehicle over a curb and into a building. This occured even though the gear shift was in the Park position. My grandchild and I were thrown forward as vehicle hit the building. Vehicle has not been inspected since incident occurred just yesterday, 11/20/2025. No warnings…
The contact owns a 2018 honda accord. While the vehicle was parked and being serviced at an independent mechanic, the engine caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and stated that the fire started in the engine compartment. A police report and a fire report were filed. There were no injuries. The…
The car engine caught fire for no apparent reason. It happened on march 28 1:30pm when I was driving on california highway 24. The car has been running on highway speed of 65 miles per hour for about 15 minutes when I first smelled something is burning. I then saw smoke coming out from the front section of the car. I…
Steering 227 Read
I was driving in the outer lane on a city street when my car suddenly turned and hit the curb, sending the car down a hill. The brakes didn’t work either and I hit two trees headon. All airbags deployed. An electrical fire started under the hood. Two men came and shut off the power. The car was towed and declared a…
My 2013 accord sport suddenly veered left on it's own and I hit a telephone pole breaking it in half. The air bags did not deploy. The car is a total loss and I am injured. I was driving in a straight line when this happened
The contact owns a 2006 honda accord. While driving at a low speed, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the steering. The contact crashed into the rear of the preceding vehicle. The driver side air bag deployed and smoke emitted from the air bag. The contact sustained neck bruises and chest injuries that…
Power Train 208 Read
This vehicles have a engineering flaw in the design of the head gasket failing prematurely disabling all components of vehicle at any given time wether it’s in the highway or local the car will basically shut itself down causing a major risk for the driver and civilians even death. This is a safety hazard, tragedy…
While driving my 2019 Honda Accord at approximately 65 mph on the highway, the car suddenly lost power, went into limp mode, and the steering wheel locked up. I was unable to turn or control the vehicle, which resulted in another car crashing into me. I sustained injuries in the accident and required medical…
The contact owns a 2018 honda accord. The contact stated while the vehicle was in park, when it rolled backwards and crashed into another vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was relating this failure to NHTSA campaign number: 20V771000 (electrical system, back over prevention,…
Accord years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Air Bags | 5 | — | |
| 2021 | Air Bags | 13 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Air Bags | 12 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Air Bags | 23 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Air Bags | 32 | 3 | |
| 2017 | Air Bags | 33 | 9 | |
| 2016 | Air Bags | 30 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Air Bags | 35 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Air Bags | 49 | 8 | |
| 2013 | Air Bags | 57 | 8 | |
| 2012 | Air Bags | 38 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Air Bags | 28 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Air Bags | 33 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Air Bags | 40 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Air Bags | 58 | 12 | |
| 2007 | Air Bags | 76 | 14 | |
| 2006 | Air Bags | 45 | 6 | |
| 2005 | Air Bags | 85 | 9 | |
| 2004 | Air Bags | 70 | 12 | |
| 2003 | Air Bags | 136 | 14 | |
| 2002 | Air Bags | 103 | 9 | |
| 2001 | Air Bags | 124 | 3 | |
| 2000 | Air Bags | 85 | 8 | |
| 1999 | Air Bags | 58 | 2 | |
| 1998 | Air Bags | 78 | 3 | |
| 1997 | Air Bags | 31 | 6 | |
| 1996 | Air Bags | 34 | 3 | |
| 1995 | Air Bags | 55 | 4 | |
| 1994 | Air Bags | 59 | 2 | |
| 1992 | Air Bags | 29 | 2 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 5,088 |
| Average complaints per series | 4 |
| Worst single series | 85 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 6.1 years |
A model average of 4 hides a worst series at 85. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Accord?
By complaint volume, 2018, 2003, 2013 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Accord years are the cleanest?
1992, 2021, 2022 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Honda Accord have?
20,251 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 1981–2022. Of those, 1,594 describe a crash and 181 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.