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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1HGCP368X8A••••••2008 Honda ACCORD
This build draws 3.2× more complaints than the average 2008 Honda ACCORD build (19 vs 6).
19on this build
1263on the model
213builds in total
2involved a crash
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 6Air Bags 6Hydraulic 5Engine 3
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashfireNov 2011
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…
SuspensioncrashMay 2017
I had to crashes and noone of the two accidents the air bags came out the supension dont know what itsactaly happen its really damage.and also the brakes of the car
EngineSep 2018
The check engine light kept coming up with the maintenance light and the oil level kept dropping.I took it to autozone and I got these coded p3497 and p3400. I did a research myself and found out that there was a recall on this issue as stated in honda's bulletin 11-033.the…
Air BagsNov 2016
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 honda accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V346000 (air bags) and 16V056000 (air bags). The parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of…
TiresFeb 2014
I have had 2 blowouts within a 3 month period of my front drivers' side goodyear weatherhandler fuel max tires. I was fortunate that it was a smooth stop but I'm concerned that I had two in such a short period of time with the tires only being 2 years old. I had my car checked…
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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 1HGCP368X8A043694 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.