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Honda Accord

Every Honda Accord model year on file, 1976 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years24,5342,511 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years511976 to 2026
Recall campaigns98Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins5,108Summed across model years
By model year

The 2003 model year drew the most complaints, 1,987

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05001,0001,5002,00019761980198419881992199620001,987200420082012201620202026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Honda Accord complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
4,122
Airbags
4,035
Powertrain
3,812
Engine and cooling
3,390
Brakes
2,869
Steering
1,641
Fuel system
1,444
Speed control
1,192
Driver assistance
1,192
Structure
1,062
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Honda Accord model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Honda Accord by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Sedan100.01,0000012
2025Sedan867.02,1500040
2024Sedan1438.42,8603171
2023Sedan8612.81,2295177
2022Sedan2522.43,6004166
2021Sedan2346.82,75341141
2020Sedan3625.04,02251258
2019Sedan6915.15,11962300
2018Sedan1,8842.915,70062310
2017Sedan5379.33,1593094
2016Sedan6076.84,33640173
2015Sedan6017.83,75652167
2014Sedan9817.14,90542168
2013Sedan1,4226.04,30955162
2012Sedan37316.91,2438150
2011Sedan29614.91,4809075
2010Sedan5809.52,762131111
2009Sedan7257.92,589112101
2008Coupe1,5205.78,44493109
2007Sedan52421.21,26310483
2006Sedan43014.489617496
2005Sedan65616.81,367244187
2004Sedan1,01712.02,543224298
2003Sedan1,98710.56,021245382
2002Sedan1,05014.44,039167197
2001Sedan92216.74,1911910276
2000Sedan1,18310.03,756215253
1999Sedan1,1357.85,159175226
1998Sedan1,2009.25,000193255
1997Sedan46012.02,42115075
1996Sedan47212.52,36013072
1995Sedan54319.52,93514277
1994Sedan36922.52,30613073
1993Sedan18623.177511019
1992Sedan20623.31,14412019
1991Sedan21211.81,11613118
1990Sedan1929.91,92012615
1989Not decoded8631.48,600110
1988Sedan8822.7880210
1987Sedan11115.31,586331
1986Sedan5414.8771261
1985Sedan1323.1260120
1984Not decoded224.52,200230
1983Sedan728.6350100
1982Sedan1010.01,000200
1981Sedan70.0350010
1980Not decoded250.0200010
1979Not decoded0NoneNone110
1978Not decoded0NoneNone100
1977Not decoded0NoneNone100
1976Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Honda Accord

  • 26V-332 May 21, 2026
    Front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash
    Airbags · 99k vehicles
  • 26V-054 Jan 29, 2026
    Driver's seat cushion frame may not have been tightened properly, which can result in a loose seat
    Seats · 32 vehicles
  • 25V-422 Jun 19, 2025
    Affected vehicles were originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,…
    Powertrain · 72k vehicles
  • 24V-859 Nov 14, 2024
    Driver's seat cushion frame may not have been tightened properly, which can result in an unsecured seat
    Seats · 121 vehicles
  • 24V-763 Oct 14, 2024
    High-pressure fuel pump may crack and leak fuel
    Fuel system · 721k vehicles
  • 24V-064 Feb 1, 2024
    Front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended
    Airbags · 750k vehicles
  • 23V-858 Dec 18, 2023
    Fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 2.49M vehicles
  • 23V-782 Nov 21, 2023
    Front seat belt pretensioners may be missing the rivet that secures the quick connector and wire plate
    Seat belts · 304k vehicles
  • 23V-430 Jun 15, 2023
    Ball valve in the vehicle stability assist (VSA) modulator may leak brake fluid, which can result in unintended vehicle movement when the brake…
    Brakes · 386 vehicles
  • 23V-158 Mar 9, 2023
    Manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle channel to interfere with the release button, preventing the seat…
    Seat belts · 449k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.