Reliability & cost of ownership
Honda Accord Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Honda Accord? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Honda Accord problems by model year
335 recall entries across 30 model years and 19,263 owner complaints across 32 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 2 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Honda Accord, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags3,331 complaints
- electrical system3,123 complaints
- power train3,089 complaints
- engine2,192 complaints
- unknown or other1,631 complaints
- steering1,534 complaints
- service brakes, hydraulic1,120 complaints
- service brakes1,091 complaints