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Honda electrical problems

Owners have filed 14,536 complaints with NHTSA about the electrical system on Honda vehicles — 12% of everything reported about the brand, across 86 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Honda Accord, worst in 2013.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

14,536

Complaints

12%

Share of all Honda complaints

355

Crashes

397

Fires

Which Honda models have the most electrical problems

Accord 4,144 28.5%

Worst in 2013

Cr-V 2,522 17.4%

Worst in 2017

Pilot 2,017 13.9%

Worst in 2016

Odyssey 1,849 12.7%

Worst in 2018

Civic 1,562 10.7%

Worst in 1999

Ridgeline 413 2.8%

Worst in 2017

FIT 404 2.8%

Worst in 2015

Hr-V 307 2.1%

Worst in 2019

Passport 222 1.5%

Worst in 2019

Prologue 189 1.3%

Worst in 2024

Accord Hybrid 165 1.1%

Worst in 2023

Civic Hybrid 123 0.8%

Worst in 2007

Element 112 0.8%

Worst in 2003

Cr-V Hybrid 75 0.5%

Worst in 2021

Insight 58 0.4%

Worst in 2019

Prelude 49 0.3%

Worst in 1998

Crosstour 32 0.2%

Worst in 2015

GL1800 31 0.2%

Worst in 2018

Clarity Plug-In Hybrid 28 0.2%

Worst in 2018

Worst Honda model years for electrical problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2016 Honda Pilot 581 25% 49,000 C
2013 Honda Accord 417 22% 50,000 C
1999 Honda Accord 398 30% 130,000 D
2017 Honda Cr-V 397 15% 19,250 B
2014 Honda Accord 380 26% 51,000 D
1998 Honda Accord 319 22% 126,750 C
2018 Honda Accord 285 10% 11,000 B
2018 Honda Cr-V 280 9% 14,970 B
2007 Honda Cr-V 265 23% 80,000 C
2017 Honda Pilot 265 20% 38,000 C
2019 Honda Pilot 255 18% 6,000 C
2018 Honda Odyssey 251 15% 13,000 B
2015 Honda Accord 237 29% 50,500 D
2008 Honda Cr-V 219 18% 80,000 C
2019 Honda Odyssey 214 13% 11,244 B
2020 Honda Pilot 209 27% 1,900 D
2019 Honda Cr-V 196 13% 7,000 B
2016 Honda Accord 192 23% 46,000 C
2000 Honda Accord 177 12% 107,000 C
2025 Honda Odyssey 166 31% 16,000 D

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