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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1HGCM56844A••••••2004 Honda ACCORD
That is about average for the 2004 Honda ACCORD — 4 complaints per build across 218 builds.
5on this build
871on the model
218builds in total
Most reportedSuspension 2Power Train 2Electrical System 2
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainJan 2017
Transmission slipping and grinding. Took it to our trusted mechanic and he said the transmission is failing and has to be replaced. The vehicle only has 128,000 miles. There was a NHTSA recall #: 04V176000 for 2003/2004 hondas due to transmission failure which could lead to an…
Electrical SystemJul 2010
When turn on the a/c, left side blows very hot air, and passenger side blows cool air. I turned the a/c to full (all the way to blue) but still getting extremely hot air from left side while my wife (in passenger) started complaining that she is shivering
SuspensionJul 2004
I took delivery of a 2004 honda accord ex with leather on june 25, 2004. Its been exactly a week. I have driven about 580 miles in a week. I have encountered the following problems and I did'nt see any recalls on the manufacturer's website. I am very disappointed after spending…
Electrical SystemMar 2006
This is the third time this has happened. While driving my 2004 honda accord ex the light denoting the driving gear has come on. The 1st time it happened I took it to crown honda dealership. They said the computer didn't record the act and couldn't find the problem. Today on the…
SuspensionJun 2004
Consumer stated that while driving the suspension felt funny. The front wheels wandered. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer seven times, and each time dealer could not duplicate the problem,and stated nothing was wrong. Finally a representative from the honda was called and…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1HGCM56844A048081 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.