Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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F
ungraded
What breaks on a 1985 Honda Prelude
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Fuel & Propulsion
436.4%
Electrical System
218.2%
Equipment & Accessories
19.1%
Seats
19.1%
Seat Belts
19.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
19.1%
Brakes
19.1%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Feb 1995peak 5Oct 1999
Recalls on the 1985 Honda Prelude
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which
the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous
enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada — Transport Canada
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not
always mirror the American ones.
Recall 1992025107,190 units in Canada
Fuel System
On certain vehicles, road salt may cause the fuel filler and/or breather pipe to rust through, resulting in fuel leakage. In the presence of an igntion source a vehicle fire could occur. Correction: Vehicles will be inspected and repaired if necessary.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
NEW York, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NO SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #712964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW York, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #712964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW York, NY
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #712964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW York, NY
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #712964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW York, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NO SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #712964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Marshfield, WI
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
GAS FUMES IS LEAKING OUT FROM THE FILLER PIPE, COMING INTO THE TRUCK AREA OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FILLER PIPE WAS UNDER RECALL IN 1993, RECALL # 92V028001; FUEL: FUEL SYSTEMS, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. REPORT GIVEN BY FATHER, RON CUDDIE.
NHTSA complaint #835161 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Toledo, OH
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK MOST OF THE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #702533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Alexandria, VA
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER SWITCH FAILS TO WORK, IT DOES NOT STAY WHEN DEPRESSED.
NHTSA complaint #539003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chicago, IL
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
FUEL TANK FILLER NECK/PIPE CORRODED.
NHTSA complaint #518359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rivervale, NJ
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK RECLINING MECHANISM HAS BROKEN TWO TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #982329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bridgeport, CT
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL PIPE LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #489446 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.