FaultScore report
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 1994 Honda Prelude with NHTSA between 1996 and 2017. The largest single group is the airbags. Across this model's run it ranks 4 of 7 worst.
FaultScore 47/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Honda Prelude.
How this is worked out12
Complaints
3
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
4
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
3 crashes, 0 fires
Median failure at 128,000 miles
0 crashes, 1 fires
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.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
AIR BAGS
LETTER FROM SENATOR CORNYN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE TAKATA AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING IN AN ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
NHTSA complaint #10839480 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ATTEMPTED TO REFUEL VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY AFTER AN EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REPAIR DISPENSER GASOLINE EXPLODED FROM THE NOZZLE FORCEFULLY INTO MY FACE ESPECIALLY MY LEFT EYE, NOSE AND MOUTH. THE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT STOP THE GASOLINE FROM COMING OUT SO HE THREW THE ENTIRE DISPENSER IN MY CAR FLOOR BOARD. MY THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS BUCKLED IN HER CAR SEAT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS REFUELING ACCIDENT OCCURRED JUNE 2, 1995. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FULLY INVESTIGATED BY COMPETENT EXPERTS TO DETERMINE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT FUTURE REFUELING INJURY, FIRE, AND EXPLOSION. OUR FAMILY HAS PERMANENT INJURY AS A RESULT OF THIS TRAUMATIC REFUELING ACCIDENT WHICH HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED. HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS STEPPED UP TO APOLOGIZE AND HELP OUR FAMILY GET THE MEDICAL TREATMENT NEEDED.
NHTSA complaint #10268165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 25-30MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #984489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 25-30MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #984489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WAS DRIVING NORMAL THEN JUST SHUT OFF. CRANKS WON'T START I WAS DRIVING NORMAL THEN IT JUST SHUT OFF. AND NOW IT CRANKS OVER WON'T START.
NHTSA complaint #10940188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
LETTER FROM SENATOR CORNYN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE TAKATA AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING IN AN ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
NHTSA complaint #10839480 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ATTEMPTED TO REFUEL VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY AFTER AN EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REPAIR DISPENSER GASOLINE EXPLODED FROM THE NOZZLE FORCEFULLY INTO MY FACE ESPECIALLY MY LEFT EYE, NOSE AND MOUTH. THE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT STOP THE GASOLINE FROM COMING OUT SO HE THREW THE ENTIRE DISPENSER IN MY CAR FLOOR BOARD. MY THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS BUCKLED IN HER CAR SEAT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS REFUELING ACCIDENT OCCURRED JUNE 2, 1995. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FULLY INVESTIGATED BY COMPETENT EXPERTS TO DETERMINE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT FUTURE REFUELING INJURY, FIRE, AND EXPLOSION. OUR FAMILY HAS PERMANENT INJURY AS A RESULT OF THIS TRAUMATIC REFUELING ACCIDENT WHICH HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED. HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS STEPPED UP TO APOLOGIZE AND HELP OUR FAMILY GET THE MEDICAL TREATMENT NEEDED.
NHTSA complaint #10268165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED AS RECOMMENDED AT 90,000. THE REPLACEMENT BELT BROKE AFTER ONLY 30,000 AND CONSEQUENTLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO VALVES AND PISTONS.
NHTSA complaint #10069160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE OF VEHICLE, THE POWER DOOR LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS FAULTY, IT OPENS WITH ALMOST ANY CAR KEY AND IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY INSERTED.
NHTSA complaint #786467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER STATED A WEEK PRIOR TO FAILURE, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN LEAKING ONTO THE FLOORBOARDS OF THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE, THEN THE FAN BLOWER AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT CUT OFF ALL AT ONCE.
NHTSA complaint #786467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC, WHEN DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 10 TO 20 MPH TOO FAST. ALSO, IT JUMPS FROM ONE SPEED TO ANOTHER WHEN DRIVING NORMAL SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED ALL THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER.*AK
NHTSA complaint #8000740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE AIR CONDITIONER. THIS CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER TO NOT RELEASE AIR. ALSO, WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH THE ENGINE STALLED OUT.
NHTSA complaint #835869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE AIR CONDITIONER. THIS CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER TO NOT RELEASE AIR. ALSO, WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH THE ENGINE STALLED OUT.
NHTSA complaint #835869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #539838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 25-30MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #984489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 25-30MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #984489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.