Worst years for a Honda Accord
Owners have filed 32,025 complaints about the Honda Accord with NHTSA across model years 1979 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Every Honda Accord year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2025 | C | 115 | 12 | 0 | 6,090 | Steering |
| 2024 | C | 213 | 17 | 2 | 14,350 | Steering |
| 2023 | B | 153 | 14 | 4 | 47,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2022 | B | 376 | 8 | 0 | 22,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | B | 340 | 25 | 1 | 62,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2020 | C | 558 | 25 | 2 | 12,500 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2019 | D | 1,074 | 54 | 6 | 17,800 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2018 | D | 2,923 | 69 | 5 | 22,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | D | 771 | 60 | 16 | 23,000 | Electrical System |
| 2016 | C | 822 | 50 | 10 | 35,400 | Electrical System |
| 2015 | C | 825 | 54 | 11 | 42,000 | Electrical System |
| 2014 | D | 1,439 | 77 | 12 | 46,000 | Electrical System |
| 2013 | F | 1,892 | 110 | 15 | 42,000 | Steering |
| 2012 | D | 508 | 77 | 6 | 26,500 | Seats |
| 2011 | C | 358 | 45 | 4 | 44,500 | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 703 | 47 | 9 | 43,100 | Airbags |
| 2009 | C | 859 | 64 | 5 | 36,000 | Brakes |
| 2008 | F | 1,855 | 86 | 18 | 28,193 | Brakes |
| 2007 | C | 700 | 128 | 24 | 69,560 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 541 | 72 | 10 | 77,300 | Airbags |
| 2005 | D | 880 | 141 | 16 | 75,000 | Airbags |
| 2004 | D | 1,307 | 127 | 19 | 89,769 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2003 | F | 2,384 | 189 | 23 | 88,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2002 | D | 1,267 | 165 | 15 | 90,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | D | 1,161 | 199 | 4 | 85,000 | Airbags |
| 2000 | D | 1,506 | 138 | 9 | 95,000 | Airbags |
| 1999 | C | 1,345 | 92 | 5 | 110,000 | Electrical System |
| 1998 | D | 1,429 | 133 | 3 | 101,000 | Electrical System |
| 1997 | C | 546 | 51 | 12 | 108,828 | Airbags |
| 1996 | C | 579 | 69 | 5 | 110,000 | Airbags |
| 1995 | C | 673 | 94 | 7 | 106,000 | Airbags |
| 1994 | C | 476 | 105 | 4 | 122,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | B | 222 | 47 | 2 | 156,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 249 | 47 | 2 | 120,000 | Airbags |
| 1991 | — | 242 | 20 | 6 | 159,000 | Seat Belts |
| 1990 | — | 229 | 12 | 8 | 170,011 | Body & Structure |
| 1989 | — | 114 | 15 | 10 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1988 | — | 102 | 17 | 1 | 200,000 | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 131 | 11 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 63 | 5 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1985 | — | 19 | 5 | 2 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1984 | — | 25 | 1 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1983 | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1982 | — | 26 | 1 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1981 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1980 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Doors, Latches & Locks |
| 1979 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
What breaks on a Honda Accord
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Honda Accord
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Honda Accord, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Honda Accord problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Honda Accord
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.