Honda Accord 2018–2022 problems by year and mileage
10th generation · CV1-CV3
NHTSA data through 24 September 20263,763 complaints, 1,048 with mileageMethod
Which year is yours? Tap it to see what breaks on it.
The 2018 Honda Accord
Close- Median failure report
- 20,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 1,996
- Recalls naming this year
- 6
At least 40% of the complaints about the 2018 were filed after 2020, and most complaints filed since then carry no odometer reading. The median here rests on the earlier reports and likely understates the mileage these failures happen at.
Most reported on the 2018
- Engine578 reports · median 52,000 mi
- Forward collision avoidance350 reports · median 37,000 mi
- Fuel and propulsion system317 reports · median 17,000 mi
6 recall campaigns name the 2018: Air bags — sensor; Fuel system, gasoline — delivery; Seat belts — front. Not every car in a campaign is affected — check the VIN at NHTSA. Recall repairs are free.
The 2019 Honda Accord
Close- Median failure report
- 18,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 783
- Recalls naming this year
- 6
At least 40% of the complaints about the 2019 were filed after 2020, and most complaints filed since then carry no odometer reading. The median here rests on the earlier reports and likely understates the mileage these failures happen at.
Most reported on the 2019
- Engine209 reports · median 66,000 mi
- Forward collision avoidance174 reports
- Electrical system123 reports · median 11,000 mi
6 recall campaigns name the 2019: Air bags — sensor; Fuel system, gasoline — delivery; Seat belts — front. Not every car in a campaign is affected — check the VIN at NHTSA. Recall repairs are free.
The 2020 Honda Accord
Close- Median failure report
- 10,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 401
- Recalls naming this year
- 6
Most reported on the 2020
- Forward collision avoidance111 reports
- Engine77 reports
- Electrical system62 reports
6 recall campaigns name the 2020: Air bags — sensor; Fuel system, gasoline — delivery; Electrical system — propulsion system. Not every car in a campaign is affected — check the VIN at NHTSA. Recall repairs are free.
The 2021 Honda Accord
Close- Median failure report
- 60,000 mi
- Complaints filed
- 280
- Recalls naming this year
- 4
Most reported on the 2021
- Forward collision avoidance73 reports
- Electrical system69 reports
- Problems owners could not categorise63 reports
4 recall campaigns name the 2021: Air bags — sensor; Fuel system, gasoline — delivery; Seat belts — rear/other. Not every car in a campaign is affected — check the VIN at NHTSA. Recall repairs are free.
The 2022 Honda Accord
Close- Median failure report
- too few reports to time
- Complaints filed
- 303
- Recalls naming this year
- 4
Most reported on the 2022
- Electrical system108 reports
- Problems owners could not categorise85 reports
- Forward collision avoidance78 reports
4 recall campaigns name the 2022: Air bags — sensor; Fuel system, gasoline — delivery; Service brakes, hydraulic — antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. Not every car in a campaign is affected — check the VIN at NHTSA. Recall repairs are free.
Each tile shows the median mileage at which that model year’s failures were reported. † marks a year whose median likely understates the mileage: much of its reporting came after 2020, when most complaints stopped recording an odometer reading. The 2021 reports latest and the 2020 earliest, but part of that gap is age: the 2020 has had 1 more year on the road to accumulate mileage. 1 of these years carries fewer than 30 reports with an odometer reading and shows no median at all, rather than one computed from a handful.
The short answer
“Is the 2018–2022 Honda Accord reliable?”
- Median of reported failures
- 20,000 mi
- 90% of reports came by
- 106,000 mi
- Reports with mileage
- 1,048
- Recalls
- 11
At least 40% of this generation’s complaints were filed after 2020, and most complaints filed since then carry no odometer reading, so the median likely understates the mileage these failures happen at.
Most reported
- Engine25.1% of complaints · median 50,000 mi
- Forward collision avoidance20.9% of complaints · median 30,000 mi
- Electrical system17.9% of complaints · median 12,000 mi
Owners filed 3,763 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018–2022 Honda Accord; the engine leads with 25.1% of them, and half of the 1,048 that record an odometer reading came by 20,000 miles. A count like this can’t rate reliability on its own: NHTSA records what owners chose to report, not how many of each car were sold.
42% of complaints that record mileage fall within the first 12,000 miles, against 5.5 reports per 1,000 miles between 20,000 and 80,000. Failures clustered that early usually indicate a design or manufacturing problem rather than wear.
Before-you-buy checklist ↓At your mileage ↓Check this VIN — NHTSA ↗
How many miles does a 2018–2022 Honda Accord last?
Complaint records can’t measure how long a car lasts; they show when reported failures happened. On the 2018–2022 Honda Accord, half of the 1,048 complaints that record an odometer reading were filed by 20,000 miles and 90% by 106,000 miles.
27 reports came in past 150,000 miles and 5 past 200,000 — each one proof that an Accord reached that mileage, not that it failed there.
Figure 1 · Honda Accord 2018–2022 · 1,048 reports with mileage
Mileage at failure
Complaints per 10,000-mile bin, 0 to 200,000 miles, equal bins on a linear scale. Tallest bar = 387 complaints.
- First 12,000 miles — 42% of all failures
- Rest of the range
- Median
- 200,000+ — 5 complaints (0.5%), plotted separately
- 10%
- 760
- 25%
- 5,000
- Median
- 19,550
- 75%
- 63,000
- 90%
- 106,000
Show the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0–10,000 | 387 | 36.9% |
| 10,000–20,000 | 139 | 13.3% |
| 20,000–30,000 | 106 | 10.1% |
| 30,000–40,000 | 59 | 5.6% |
| 40,000–50,000 | 40 | 3.8% |
| 50,000–60,000 | 42 | 4.0% |
| 60,000–70,000 | 46 | 4.4% |
| 70,000–80,000 | 38 | 3.6% |
| 80,000–90,000 | 26 | 2.5% |
| 90,000–100,000 | 34 | 3.2% |
| 100,000–110,000 | 34 | 3.2% |
| 110,000–120,000 | 23 | 2.2% |
| 120,000–130,000 | 20 | 1.9% |
| 130,000–140,000 | 18 | 1.7% |
| 140,000–150,000 | 9 | 0.9% |
| 150,000–160,000 | 12 | 1.1% |
| 160,000–170,000 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 170,000–180,000 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 180,000–190,000 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 190,000–200,000 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 200,000+ | 5 | 0.5% |
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain. Complaint counts reflect what owners reported and are not a measure of failure rate per vehicle sold.
What this can and cannot tell you: these are complaints owners chose to file, not a failure rate. Popular models accumulate more of them simply by being common. How this is built.
Common Accord problems, and when they happen
Figure 2 · Honda Accord 2018–2022
When each system fails
Bar spans the middle half of reports; the notch inside each bar is the median. Miles at failure on a proportional scale — equal distances are equal ratios, not equal miles.
- Problems owners could not categorise579 reports8,0002,000–22,000Problems owners could not categorise: 579 reports, median 8,000 miles, middle half 2,000 to 22,000 miles.
- Brakes470 reports10,0003,000–23,000Brakes: 470 reports, median 10,000 miles, middle half 3,000 to 23,000 miles.
- Electrical system674 reports12,0004,000–50,000Electrical system: 674 reports, median 12,000 miles, middle half 4,000 to 50,000 miles.
- Fuel and propulsion system527 reports18,0005,000–60,000Fuel and propulsion system: 527 reports, median 18,000 miles, middle half 5,000 to 60,000 miles.
- Forward collision avoidance786 reports30,00014,000–56,000Forward collision avoidance: 786 reports, median 30,000 miles, middle half 14,000 to 56,000 miles.
- Engine945 reports50,0008,000–98,000Engine: 945 reports, median 50,000 miles, middle half 8,000 to 98,000 miles.
- Fuel system274 reports89,00062,000–112,000Fuel system: 274 reports, median 89,000 miles, middle half 62,000 to 112,000 miles.
- Your odometer — appears after you enter it in “Where your car sits”
Ordered by median mileage, earliest first. The first 12,000 miles are shaded: that is the boundary this site uses between a manufacturing defect and ordinary wear, not a property of the world.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain.
All systems in a table
| System | Complaints | Share | Median | 25–75% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 945 | 25.1% | 50,000 | 8,000–98,000 |
| Forward collision avoidance | 786 | 20.9% | 30,000 | 14,000–56,000 |
| Electrical system | 674 | 17.9% | 12,000 | 4,000–50,000 |
| Problems owners could not categorise | 579 | 15.4% | 8,000 | 2,000–22,000 |
| Fuel and propulsion system | 527 | 14.0% | 18,000 | 5,000–60,000 |
| Brakes | 470 | 12.5% | 10,000 | 3,000–23,000 |
| Fuel system | 274 | 7.3% | 89,000 | 62,000–112,000 |
| Transmission and driveline | 233 | 6.2% | 13,000 | 3,000–43,000 |
| Throttle and speed control | 194 | 5.2% | 9,500 | 3,000–23,000 |
| Airbag system | 149 | 4.0% | 65,000 | 8,000–81,000 |
System by system, in words
Complaints about this generation are not spread evenly across the vehicle, and the systems that generate the most of them do not all fail at the same point in a car's life. The median failure across all systems here is 20,000 miles; the figures below show which parts of the car run ahead of that and which run behind.
The engine accounts for 25.1% of complaints (945 reports, 165 of them with a mileage figure), and it fails late — a median of 50,000 miles, considerably beyond the vehicle's overall median. That pattern is consistent with normal service life rather than a defect, though it matters for anyone buying an example already near that mileage. The middle half of these reports falls between 8,000 and 98,000 miles.
A single system taking 25.1% of all complaints is a concentration worth noting. It means that for this generation, most of what owners reported came back to one area of the car rather than being distributed across many small faults.
Forward collision avoidance accounts for 20.9% of complaints (786 reports, 99 of them with a mileage figure), and it fails late — a median of 30,000 miles, considerably beyond the vehicle's overall median. That pattern is consistent with normal service life rather than a defect, though it matters for anyone buying an example already near that mileage. The middle half of these reports falls between 14,000 and 56,000 miles.
The electrical system accounts for 17.9% of complaints (674 reports, 164 of them with a mileage figure), and it fails early — a median of 12,000 miles, well before the vehicle's overall median. Failures clustered this far below the rest of the car usually point to a design or manufacturing problem rather than wear, because wear does not selectively target one system on low-mileage examples. The middle half of these reports falls between 4,000 and 50,000 miles.
Problems owners could not categorise accounts for 15.4% of complaints (579 reports, 163 of them with a mileage figure), and it fails early — a median of 8,000 miles, well before the vehicle's overall median. Failures clustered this far below the rest of the car usually point to a design or manufacturing problem rather than wear, because wear does not selectively target one system on low-mileage examples. The middle half of these reports falls between 2,000 and 22,000 miles.
The fuel and propulsion system accounts for 14.0% of complaints (527 reports, 57 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 18,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 5,000 and 60,000 miles.
The brakes account for 12.5% of complaints (470 reports, 211 of them with a mileage figure), and they fail early — a median of 10,000 miles, well before the vehicle's overall median. Failures clustered this far below the rest of the car usually point to a design or manufacturing problem rather than wear, because wear does not selectively target one system on low-mileage examples. The middle half of these reports falls between 3,000 and 23,000 miles.
Known problems with the 2018–2022 Accord
Engine 2018–2019
1.5L turbo (L15) fuel dilution of engine oil in cold climates: incomplete combustion during short trips lets gasoline past the rings into the crankcase, raising oil level and thinning it. Honda issued PCM/HVAC software update campaigns and extended powertrain warranty coverage on the affected 1.5T population.
Driver Assistance 2018–2020
Honda Sensing radar/camera false positives causing spurious collision-mitigation braking and lane-keep warnings, often triggered by front grille or windshield conditions.
Before you buy a 2018–2022 Accord: the 3-minute check
Generated from 1,048 mileage-tagged complaints, 11 recall campaigns, 2 documented problem areas. Print this page — the checklist survives print.
- Run the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. 11 campaigns cover this generation; an open recall is a free repair you can make the seller's problem.
- Ask for electrical system repair records. Reports on this area come at a median of 12,000 miles — a newer example may not have reached that mileage yet, so ask what was repaired under warranty and what the warranty still covers.
- Ask for problems owners could not categorise repair records. Reports on this area come at a median of 8,000 miles — a newer example may not have reached that mileage yet, so ask what was repaired under warranty and what the warranty still covers.
- Check engine on 2018–2019 cars. 1.5L turbo (L15) fuel dilution of engine oil in cold climates: incomplete combustion during short trips lets gasoline past the rings into the crankcase, raising oil level and thinning it. Honda issued PCM/HVAC software…
- Check driver assistance on 2018–2020 cars. Honda Sensing radar/camera false positives causing spurious collision-mitigation braking and lane-keep warnings, often triggered by front grille or windshield conditions.
- Complaint reports are not spread evenly across model years here — see the by-model-year table below before you settle on a year.
- End with a pre-purchase inspection of this car. Aggregate data describes the population; the example in front of you has its own history.
For a buyer of a newer example: 42% of the reported failures occur in the first 12,000 miles, and many of these cars have not covered that yet. The early window may still be ahead, so check what the factory warranty still covers and whether any recall on the VIN is open.
On inspection, the engine and forward collision avoidance are where this generation's reports concentrate, so those are the areas worth a specific look. Forward collision avoidance in particular shows a median failure mileage of 30,000, which gives a concrete number to compare against the odometer of any car you are considering.
None of this is a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection on the individual car. Aggregate patterns describe a population; the example in front of you has its own history.
Accord problems by mileage: where your car sits
Type your odometer reading, or read the common mileages in the table. Your marker lands on the timing chart above and on the curve below.
| System | Middle half of reports, mi | At 60k mi74% below | At 90k mi84% below | At 120k mi93% below | At 150k mi97% below | At 200k mi100% below |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 8,000–98,000 | in window | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Forward collision avoidance | 14,000–56,000 | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Electrical system | 4,000–50,000 | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Problems owners could not categorise | 2,000–22,000 | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Fuel and propulsion system | 5,000–60,000 | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Brakes | 3,000–23,000 | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier | earlier |
| Fuel system | 62,000–112,000 | later | in window | earlier | earlier | earlier |
Figure 3 · Honda Accord 2018–2022 · 1,048 reports with mileage
Share of reports below each mileage
Share of mileage-tagged reports filed at or below each odometer reading. Steps rise only at bin edges, by exact counted shares.
- 60,000 mi — 74% of reports below
- 90,000 mi — 84% of reports below
- 120,000 mi — 93% of reports below
- 150,000 mi — 97% of reports below
- 200,000 mi — 100% of reports below
- Median — the staircase crosses the 50% line here
- Your odometer — appears after you enter it above
The staircase tops out at 100%: the remaining 0.5% of reports (5) came above 200,000 miles.
Nothing is smoothed or interpolated. Linear axis, same as Figure 1.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain.
2018–2022 Honda Accord recalls (11)
NHTSA records 11 recall campaigns covering vehicles in this generation. A recall means the manufacturer or the regulator concluded there was a safety defect or a standard was not met, and that a free remedy is owed to owners — including second and later owners.
The campaigns cluster around the fuel system (3), the airbag system (2), the seat belts (2). Several campaigns against one area can mean a remedy that did not hold, or separate defects in parts filed under the same heading; the summaries below name each defect.
Recall status is specific to the individual vehicle, not the model. Checking a VIN against NHTSA's lookup is free and takes under a minute, and it is the only way to know whether a particular car has had the work done.
May 2026 · 2018–2022 · Air BagsAir bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
The defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V…
What can happen. Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
The free fix. Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for…
Feb 2024 · 2020–2022 · Air BagsAn air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury.
The defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020…
What can happen. An air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury.
The free fix. Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Honda customer service at…
Dec 2023 · 2018–2022 · Fuel System, GasolineFuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda…
What can happen. Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall…
Jun 2023 · 2022 · Service Brakes, HydraulicUnintended vehicle movement or an unexpected increase in brake pedal travel can increase the risk of a crash…
The defect. Honda (America Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023 Civic, Acura RDX, Acura Integra, and 2022 Honda Accord vehicles. A ball valve in the vehicle stability assist (VSA) modulator may leak brake fluid, which can result in unintended vehicle movement when…
What can happen. Unintended vehicle movement or an unexpected increase in brake pedal travel can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
The free fix. Dealers will replace the VSA modulator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 24, 2023. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this…
Mar 2023 · 2018–2019 · Seat BeltsAn unlatched seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of…
The defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle channel…
What can happen. An unlatched seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
The free fix. Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belt buckle release buttons or the buckle assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 18, 2023.…
Nov 2021 · 2021 · Seat BeltsAn unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
The defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly may deactivate improperly, which can…
What can happen. An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
The free fix. Dealers will replace the second-row center seat belt assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2022. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.
Mar 2021 · 2019–2020 · Fuel System, GasolineFuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit…
What can happen. Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note…
Dec 2020 · 2020 · Electrical SystemA loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
The defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020 CR-V Hybrid, Accord Hybrid, and 2020-2021 Insight vehicles. The DC-DC converter may shut down and prevent the 12-volt battery from recharging, possibly resulting in a loss of drive power.
What can happen. A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the power converter unit (PCU) software, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2021. Owners can contact Honda customer service at…
Dec 2020 · 2018–2020 · Electrical SystemVarious system malfunctions such as inoperative windshield wipers, defroster, rearview camera, or exterior…
The defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, and 2019-2020 Insight vehicles. A software error may cause intermittent or continuous disruptions in communication between the Body Control Module (BCM) and other…
What can happen. Various system malfunctions such as inoperative windshield wipers, defroster, rearview camera, or exterior lighting can increase the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the BCM software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 22, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.…
May 2020 · 2018–2019 · Fuel System, GasolineIf the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the…
What can happen. If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Honda will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 22, 2020. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.
Sep 2018 · 2018 · Back Over PreventionIf the rearview camera display does not show what is behind the vehicle, it can increase the risk of a crash.
The defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018 Honda Accord and 2019 Honda Insight vehicles. In certain scenarios, the back-up camera center display may not function properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal…
What can happen. If the rearview camera display does not show what is behind the vehicle, it can increase the risk of a crash.
The free fix. Honda will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the display audio unit software, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.…
Crashes, fires and injuries owners reported
What owners reported alongside the failure itself, out of 3,763 complaints against this generation:
- Crashes
- 111 (2.9%)
- Fires
- 10
- Injury reports
- 74
- Fatality reports
- 2
These flags are self-reported by complainants and unverified by NHTSA; one report can carry several flags, so the counts overlap and do not sum to a total. They are not adjusted for how many of these vehicles are on the road. No chart is drawn here on purpose: overlapping counts spanning very different magnitudes cannot be honestly encoded as lengths.
Accord problems by model year
The 2018 drew the most complaints of this generation, 1,996, most of them about the engine, and the 2021 the fewest, 280. A typical year drew about 401.
That makes the 2018 stand out at roughly 5.0 times a typical year. A count like this follows how many cars of each year were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as how often they failed, so it is not by itself evidence of a worse year; what each year's reports name, in its card and row, is the useful part.
| Year | Complaints | With mileage | Median miles | Most reported | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,996 | 662 | 20,000† | Engine (578) | 6 |
| 2019 | 783 | 232 | 18,000† | Engine (209) | 6 |
| 2020 | 401 | 99 | 10,000 | Forward collision avoidance (111) | 6 |
| 2021 | 280 | 31 | 60,000 | Forward collision avoidance (73) | 4 |
| 2022 | 303 | 24 | under 30 reports | Electrical system (108) | 4 |
What Accord owners reported
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving, the vehicle lost automotive power with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the head gasket was allowing…
2018 · 150,000 miles · Engine and its cooling system
The contact owns a 2020 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH and attempting to make a left turn, the vehicle unexpectedly stopped, and the brake pedal was depressed while the vehicle was entering ongoing traffic. There was a burning odor coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle…
2020 · 78,000 miles · Brakes
The contact owns a 2021 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while her son was driving 55 MPH, the vehicle shut off with several warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact's son pulled off to the shoulder of the highway and had the vehicle towed to a dealer. While at the dealer, the mechanic…
2021 · 44,000 miles · Engine and its cooling system
The contact owns a 2020 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle was jerking abnormally. The Brake System, TPMS, Power Steering, and Check Engine warning lights were illuminated. The message “Reduce Speed” was displayed with an audible beeping alert. The dealer was contacted. The…
2020 · 111,000 miles · Engine
Built from 1,048 NHTSA complaints with mileage · snapshot 2026-09-26 · open data · how it is built
Other Accord generations
- Accord 1994–1997 333 reports with mileage, most about the airbag system
- Accord 1998–2002 3,201 reports with mileage, most about the transmission and driveline
- Accord 2003–2007 3,578 reports with mileage, most about the transmission and driveline
- Accord 2008–2012 2,461 reports with mileage, most about the airbag system
- Accord 2013–2017 2,430 reports with mileage, most about the electrical system