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Honda Accord

Model years 1976–2024 · 80 recall campaigns · 17,619 complaints · 41 investigations · filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.

The Honda Accord appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1976 to 2024: 80 recall campaigns (226 model-year entries) and 17,619 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is air bags (162.6 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by power train (153.2).

The 2003 model year has the most complaints (1,905). Recall campaigns peaked in 2019 with 6; complaints were received in the largest number in 2010 (1,323). Within Honda, this line ranks 1 of 67 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1976 Honda Accord NHTSA record100%936,774
1977 Honda Accord NHTSA record100%936,774
1978 Honda Accord NHTSA record100%936,774
1979 Honda Accord NHTSA record121%936,774
1980 Honda Accord NHTSA record021%—
1981 Honda Accord NHTSA record072%—
1982 Honda Accord2103%1,080,806
1983 Honda Accord NHTSA record172%903,219
1984 Honda Accord2226%950,472
1985 Honda Accord NHTSA record1134%903,219
1986 Honda Accord25415%4,620,583
1987 Honda Accord311131%4,719,671
1988 Honda Accord28824%3,799,088
1989 Honda Accord18624%3,700,000
1990 Honda Accord219053%3,745,958
1991 Honda Accord321259%3,765,646
1992 Honda Accord220457%45,976
1993 Honda Accord118652%45,958
1994 Honda Accord1368102%37
1995 Honda Accord2541150%1,131,910
1996 Honda Accord1467130%967,771
1997 Honda Accord3453126%2,092,646
1998 Honda Accord61,168325%3,162,626
1999 Honda Accord41,091303%3,490,361
2000 Honda Accord81,113310%2,877,396
2001 Honda Accord7868241%7,925,673
2002 Honda Accord5998278%7,890,734
2003 Honda Accord131,905530%15,342,776
2004 Honda Accord13940261%14,753,075
2005 Honda Accord15601167%15,333,870
2006 Honda Accord12372103%15,885,485
2007 Honda Accord9436121%14,693,563
2008 Honda Accord81,426397%5,583,930
2009 Honda Accord10647180%7,377,190
2010 Honda Accord12493137%7,644,162
2011 Honda Accord924067%5,788,334
2012 Honda Accord828980%3,058,472
2013 Honda Accord5765213%3,947,959
2014 Honda Accord4434121%3,874,181
2015 Honda Accord523866%4,311,213
2016 Honda Accord424769%4,174,934
2017 Honda Accord311933%3,026,384
2018 Honda Accord620156%4,143,333
2019 Honda Accord651%4,535,745
2020 Honda Accord500%4,701,251
2021 Honda Accord400%3,343,812
2022 Honda Accord400%3,339,852
2023 Honda Accord500%3,515,193
2024 Honda Accord300%1,024,701

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Air Bags162.6
Power Train153.2
Electrical System117.7
Service Brakes, Hydraulic73.6
Engine and Engine Cooling52.4
Vehicle Speed Control43.3
Structure41
Engine41
Steering38.1
Unknown or Other35.5

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Honda Accord complaints (21,867 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

90
94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Honda Accord, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Complaints about any Honda Accord model year, by year received.

Other Honda model lines

All 67 Honda model lines

Questions and answers

Which Honda Accord model years have the most recalls?

2005 (15), 2003 (13), 2004 (13). Across model years 1976–2024 there are 80 distinct campaigns.

Which Honda Accord model year has the most complaints?

2003, with 1,905 of the line's 17,619 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Honda Accord complain about?

air bags (162.6 per 1,000 mentions), power train (153.2 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (117.7 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.