Honda Prelude problems reported in California
104 of the 463 complaints filed about the Honda Prelude came from California, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
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.
104
Complaints from California
8
Crashes
2
Fires
1998
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
22
21.2%
Engine & Cooling
16
15.4%
Electrical System
14
13.5%
Seat Belts
9
8.7%
Steering
6
5.8%
Tires
5
4.8%
Brakes
5
4.8%
Airbags
5
4.8%
Suspension
4
3.8%
Other & Unspecified
3
2.9%
Equipment & Accessories
3
2.9%
By model year
1981 Prelude
1
1.0%
1984 Prelude
2
1.9%
1986 Prelude
1
1.0%
1987 Prelude
6
5.8%
1988 Prelude
7
6.7%
1989 Prelude
14
13.5%
1990 Prelude
2
1.9%
1991 Prelude
3
2.9%
1992 Prelude
2
1.9%
1993 Prelude
2
1.9%
1994 Prelude
3
2.9%
1995 Prelude
5
4.8%
1997 Prelude
13
12.5%
1998 Prelude
25
24.0%
1999 Prelude
6
5.8%
2000 Prelude
7
6.7%
2001 Prelude
5
4.8%
Cities reporting most
Vacaville
9
18.0%
SAN Diego
7
14.0%
LOS Angeles
5
10.0%
Anaheim
5
10.0%
SAN Jose
5
10.0%
Ramona
4
8.0%
Granada Hills
3
6.0%
Hayward
3
6.0%
Fremont
3
6.0%
SAN Gabriel
2
4.0%
Davis
2
4.0%
Pasadena
2
4.0%