Owners filed 5,446 complaints about the 2015–2025 Honda Accord with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 11th-most of any vehicle in our Car Problem Index. The 2018 model year drew the most (1,876), and the single most-reported problem area is electrical system, named in 23% of complaints.
Key findings
- Worst model year: 2018, with 1,876 complaints, led by engine (553).
- Spike years: 2015 (1.7× the typical year), 2016 (1.7× the typical year), 2018 (5.2× the typical year), 2019 (1.9× the typical year).
- Earliest-failing area: brakes complaints came at a median of 13k mi on the odometer.
- Fire and crash reports: 34 complaints mention a fire and 221 mention a crash; owners reported 198 injuries and 3 deaths.
Honda Accord complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Top problem areas | Median mileage | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 599 | Electrical system (237), Engine (106), Steering (78) | 40k mi | 37 | 7 |
| 2016 | 603 | Electrical system (196), Exterior lights (127), Engine (44) | 36k mi | 32 | 5 |
| 2017 | 534 | Electrical system (152), Engine (62), Fuel system (55) | 25k mi | 38 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1,876 | Engine (553), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (337), Fuel system (303) | 22k mi | 35 | 4 |
| 2019 | 688 | Engine (181), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (153), Fuel system (112) | 19k mi | 25 | 2 |
| 2020 | 359 | Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (103), Engine (71), Brakes (54) | 12k mi | 14 | 2 |
| 2021 | 231 | Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (61), Electrical system (61), Engine (35) | 69k mi | 14 | 1 |
| 2022 | 246 | Electrical system (96), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (60), Engine (31) | 25k mi | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 85 | Electrical system (22), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (22), Brakes (16) | 37k mi | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 141 | Steering (47), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (24), Electrical system (23) | 16k mi | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 84 | Steering (41), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (12), Electrical system (9) | 6k mi | 5 | 0 |
Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower partly because owners have had fewer years to report problems.
Most-reported Honda Accord problems, and what they cost to fix
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median mileage | Repair estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 1,243 | 23% | 36k mi | Alternator / electrical repair cost |
| Engine | 1,107 | 20% | 50k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Automatic emergency braking / collision warning | 842 | 16% | 35k mi | — |
| Fuel system | 639 | 12% | 30k mi | Fuel pump repair cost |
| Brakes | 571 | 11% | 13k mi | Brake repair cost |
| Steering | 365 | 7% | 19k mi | Power steering repair cost |
| Transmission / powertrain | 333 | 6% | 20k mi | Transmission repair cost |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 283 | 5% | 89k mi | Fuel pump repair cost |
One complaint can name several problem areas, so shares add up to more than 100%.
What this data can and can't tell you
These are unverified reports that owners submitted to NHTSA, counted by model year. They are not defect findings, and they aren't adjusted for sales: a best-selling vehicle collects more complaints simply because more of them are on the road. Use the counts to compare model years of the same vehicle and to see which systems owners complain about most, not to compare how reliable two different models are. See the full methodology.
Other Honda models in the index
- Honda Cr-V (8,154)
- Honda Pilot (5,597)
- Honda Civic (4,916)
- Honda Odyssey (3,774)
- Honda Hr-V (1,821)
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, consumer complaint files (nhtsa.gov), model years 2015–2025, retrieved 2026-09-23. Free to cite with a link to this page.