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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.
1HGCV1F49JA••••••2018 Honda ACCORD
That is about average for the 2018 Honda ACCORD — 12 complaints per build across 144 builds.
12on this build
1754on the model
144builds in total
Most reportedFuel/propulsion System 3Steering 2Electrical System 2Fuel System 2
What owners of this build wrote
Fuel/propulsion SystemMay 2026
The head gasket failed. Dealer diagnostic was performed and they determined leak of coolant into cylinder number 3. All maintenance done on car. No reason to fail. Further internet search shows that the head gasket failure on the 2018 accord 1.5 turbo seems to be a common issue…
Electrical SystemDec 2024
Intermittently flash warning lights on panel- all warnings at once. The vehicle maintenance log does not indicate the issues showing on the panel are relevant. It comes and goes, sometimes for weeks. Dealership has been unable to diagnose issue and the recall for similar issue -…
EngineAug 2024
The car is not starting properly, it takes a couple of tries to start, and the instrument panel lights come on. It appears that the Honda dealership in Doylestown PA does not have the part needed to repair my car and my safety is at risk and I don't feel comfortable driving the…
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 unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for…
Air BagsOct 2023
Supplemental restraint system problem
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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 1HGCV1F49JA082046 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.