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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.
1HGCV1F42JA••••••2018 Honda ACCORD
That is about average for the 2018 Honda ACCORD — 13 complaints per build across 148 builds.
10on this build
1856on the model
148builds in total
Most reportedEngine 4Forward Collision Avoidance 2Air Bags 1Structure 1
What owners of this build wrote
EngineJun 2026
At roughly 83,000 miles, my 2018 Honda Accord 1.5Lt experienced a major engine failure caused by a blown head gasket. At the time of the failure, I was driving on a major road. While accelerating, the vehicle had "bucked" forward, which triggered the engine light to flash at…
Unknown Or OtherAug 2025
So about 3 months ago all the sudden all the lights on dash board came on, everyday in the morning when I turn on vehicle on and start driving it does not go over 10 MPH even after pressing gas padel all the way, then I have to shut off vehicle for some time and starts back on…
Fuel SystemDec 2023
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time…
Forward Collision AvoidanceJan 2022
Two times, pulling into my driveway at a slow speed, the car automatically stopped suddenly. There were no shadows to provoke this. I have not seen a dealer about this because I did not want to incur any fees. No warning, no dash lights appeared and no other messages were…
Vehicle Speed ControlDec 2020
I was following my wife's car on the expressway. Her speed was 55 mph. I had the adaptive cruise control (acc) on my vehicle set for 70 mph, so naturally I was only 'pacing' her at her slower speed, about four car-lengths back. Suddenly, my car accelerated rapidly toward my…
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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 1HGCV1F42JA071731 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.