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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Honda Accord problems by model year
249 recall entries and 19088 owner complaints on file across 27 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
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 bags3317 complaints
- power train3081 complaints
- electrical system3062 complaints
- service brakes2347 complaints
- engine2166 complaints
- unknown or other1588 complaints
- steering1513 complaints
- hydraulic1120 complaints