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Honda Accord problems reported in California

5,584 of the 32,025 complaints filed about the Honda Accord came from California, most often about the electrical system.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

5,584

Complaints from California

463

Crashes

52

Fires

2018

Worst model year

What failed

Electrical System 727 13.0%
Airbags 705 12.6%
Engine & Cooling 625 11.2%
Brakes 578 10.4%
Steering 238 4.3%
Seat Belts 171 3.1%
Body & Structure 165 3.0%

By model year

1979 Accord 2 0.0%
1981 Accord 1 0.0%
1982 Accord 17 0.3%
1983 Accord 4 0.1%
1984 Accord 2 0.0%
1985 Accord 3 0.1%
1986 Accord 9 0.2%
1987 Accord 12 0.2%
1988 Accord 18 0.3%
1989 Accord 19 0.3%
1990 Accord 39 0.7%
1991 Accord 60 1.1%
1992 Accord 20 0.4%
1993 Accord 36 0.6%
1994 Accord 75 1.3%
1995 Accord 135 2.4%
1996 Accord 149 2.7%
1997 Accord 92 1.6%
1998 Accord 359 6.4%
1999 Accord 216 3.9%
2000 Accord 278 5.0%
2001 Accord 214 3.8%
2002 Accord 229 4.1%
2003 Accord 415 7.4%
2004 Accord 240 4.3%
2005 Accord 164 2.9%
2006 Accord 94 1.7%
2007 Accord 105 1.9%
2008 Accord 239 4.3%
2009 Accord 131 2.3%
2010 Accord 115 2.1%
2011 Accord 71 1.3%
2012 Accord 60 1.1%
2013 Accord 317 5.7%
2014 Accord 279 5.0%
2015 Accord 179 3.2%
2016 Accord 167 3.0%
2017 Accord 126 2.3%
2018 Accord 470 8.4%
2019 Accord 160 2.9%
2020 Accord 68 1.2%
2021 Accord 71 1.3%
2022 Accord 40 0.7%
2023 Accord 23 0.4%
2024 Accord 40 0.7%
2025 Accord 20 0.4%
2026 Accord 1 0.0%

Cities reporting most

LOS Angeles 250 20.0%
SAN Diego 227 18.1%
SAN Jose 177 14.1%
Sacramento 124 9.9%
SAN Francisco 87 7.0%
Anaheim 62 5.0%
Long Beach 58 4.6%
Stockton 58 4.6%
Fresno 55 4.4%
Fremont 54 4.3%
Irvine 50 4.0%
Oakland 49 3.9%

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