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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.
1HGCV1F51MA••••••2021 Honda ACCORD
That is about average for the 2021 Honda ACCORD — 3 complaints per build across 71 builds.
4on this build
228on the model
71builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 2Vehicle Speed Control 1Service Brakes 1Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashJun 2022
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…
Electrical SystemAug 2025
Blend door actuator is making a loud clicking noise which indicates the blend door actuator is either broken or going out. This problem will cause the heat and air to not function correctly. This seems to be an issue on several makes and models of Hondas 2019-2021(possibly other…
Service BrakesApr 2023
On four occasions I was required to slam in my brakes to avoid hitting a car in front of me on major highways in Virginia. When engaging the brakes the antilock brakes did not engage, the idle system (such as when you come to a red light and brake cuts the engine idle) kicked in…
Forward Collision AvoidanceApr 2022
While driving on a road ,it automatically applied the brakes as if any vehicle in front of me or any obstacles came in front of my vehicle ,but it was nothing I was very lucky that there was no vehicle behind me otherwise I would have involved in an accident
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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 1HGCV1F51MA085388 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.