FaultScore

Honda seat problems

Owners have filed 1,678 complaints with NHTSA about the seats on Honda vehicles — 1% of everything reported about the brand, across 29 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Honda Accord, worst in 2012.

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.

1,678

Complaints

1%

Share of all Honda complaints

144

Crashes

33

Fires

Which Honda models have the most seat problems

Accord 584 34.8%

Worst in 2012

Pilot 253 15.1%

Worst in 2004

Odyssey 242 14.4%

Worst in 2016

Civic 225 13.4%

Worst in 2006

Cr-V 174 10.4%

Worst in 2015

Element 57 3.4%

Worst in 2004

FIT 40 2.4%

Worst in 2007

Worst Honda model years for seat problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2004 Honda Pilot 87 14% 123,000 F
2012 Honda Accord 65 13% 300 D
2013 Honda Accord 49 3% 1,000 C
1999 Honda Accord 42 3% 115,236 C
2010 Honda Accord 41 6% 4,000 D
2003 Honda Pilot 40 5% 95,500 D
2011 Honda Accord 39 11% 1,000 C
2015 Honda Cr-V 39 4% 780 A
2000 Honda Accord 36 2% 77,400 F
2008 Honda Accord 34 2% 35,518 B
2009 Honda Accord 28 3% 7,500 C
2004 Honda Element 26 8% 70,000 D
2016 Honda Odyssey 26 7% 12,000 C
1998 Honda Accord 25 2% 108,000 F
2014 Honda Accord 25 2% 1,250 A
2002 Honda Cr-V 24 4% 99,000 A
2003 Honda Accord 24 1% 72,922 B
2004 Honda Odyssey 23 3% 152,500 A
2005 Honda Pilot 22 2% 120,000 F
2004 Honda Accord 21 2% 83,594 C