Honda Accord
Owners filed 24,079 complaints across 37 model years of the Honda Accord. The 2003 drew the most (1,987); the 2026 the fewest (7).
Model years37
Complaints24,079
Recalls396
Fires218
Deaths46
Every Honda Accord model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2025 | 84 | 0 | — | 5 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2024 | 141 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2023 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2022 | 244 | 4 | — | 5 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2021 | 230 | 4 | 1 | 14 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2020 | 357 | 5 | 2 | 14 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Fatalities reported | |
| 2019 | 685 | 6 | 2 | 24 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2018 | 1,875 | 6 | 4 | 35 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2017 | 534 | 3 | 9 | 38 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2016 | 601 | 4 | 5 | 32 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2015 | 601 | 5 | 7 | 37 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2014 | 980 | 4 | 9 | 52 | Electrical System | High concern | |
| 2013 | 1,420 | 5 | 9 | 67 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2012 | 373 | 8 | 4 | 46 | Seats | Fatalities reported | |
| 2011 | 296 | 9 | 3 | 33 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2010 | 580 | 13 | 6 | 37 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2009 | 723 | 11 | 5 | 47 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Fatalities reported | |
| 2008 | 1,520 | 9 | 13 | 62 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 524 | 10 | 15 | 88 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 430 | 17 | 8 | 52 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 656 | 24 | 11 | 92 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 1,016 | 22 | 14 | 89 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 1,987 | 24 | 18 | 153 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 1,050 | 16 | 10 | 129 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 922 | 19 | 3 | 143 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 1,183 | 21 | 8 | 100 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 1,135 | 17 | 5 | 77 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | High concern | |
| 1998 | 1,200 | 19 | 3 | 100 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 460 | 15 | 10 | 42 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 472 | 13 | 3 | 52 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 543 | 14 | 5 | 82 | Air Bags › Frontal | High concern | |
| 1994 | 369 | 13 | 4 | 76 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 186 | 11 | 2 | 40 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 206 | 12 | 2 | 41 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 212 | 13 | 6 | 17 | Seat Belts | Above average | |
| 1990 | 192 | 12 | 8 | 10 | Structure › Body › Door | Routine |
Which Honda Accord years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 1,987 complaints concentrated in the power train › automatic transmission. It carries 24 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.