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Honda transmission problems

Owners have filed 12,789 complaints with NHTSA about the transmission on Honda vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 94 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Honda Accord, worst in 2003.

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.

12,789

Complaints

100%

Share of all Honda complaints

394

Crashes

65

Fires

Which Honda models have the most transmission problems

Accord 3,862 30.2%

Worst in 2003

Odyssey 3,089 24.2%

Worst in 2002

Civic 1,809 14.1%

Worst in 2001

Pilot 1,323 10.3%

Worst in 2003

Cr-V 1,025 8.0%

Worst in 2015

FIT 193 1.5%

Worst in 2015

Prologue 181 1.4%

Worst in 2024

Hr-V 177 1.4%

Worst in 2016

Ridgeline 173 1.4%

Worst in 2017

Passport 167 1.3%

Worst in 1999

Prelude 106 0.8%

Worst in 1997

Civic Hybrid 104 0.8%

Worst in 2003

GL1800 61 0.5%

Worst in 2008

Accord Hybrid 52 0.4%

Worst in 2023

Element 49 0.4%

Worst in 2003

CMX250C 41 0.3%

Worst in 2004

VTX1800 39 0.3%

Worst in 2003

Cr-V Hybrid 36 0.3%

Worst in 2021

Crosstour 30 0.2%

Worst in 2012

Insight 25 0.2%

Worst in 2013

Clarity Plug-In Hybrid 25 0.2%

Worst in 2018

Worst Honda model years for transmission problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2003 Honda Accord 933 39% 98,063 F
2002 Honda Odyssey 613 55% 85,000 F
2003 Honda Odyssey 543 50% 100,000 F
2002 Honda Accord 480 38% 88,286 F
2001 Honda Civic 409 30% 98,000 D
2004 Honda Accord 350 27% 100,000 D
2001 Honda Odyssey 337 47% 107,000 F
1998 Honda Accord 281 20% 86,200 C
1999 Honda Accord 251 19% 82,000 C
2000 Honda Odyssey 233 30% 107,500 D
2003 Honda Pilot 225 26% 123,986 D
2004 Honda Odyssey 224 31% 111,111 D
2001 Honda Accord 215 19% 84,000 C
2000 Honda Accord 209 14% 110,068 C
2016 Honda Pilot 200 8% 47,500 A
2002 Honda Civic 188 21% 101,840 C
2005 Honda Pilot 176 18% 97,500 C
2015 Honda Civic 176 36% 84,500 D
1999 Honda Odyssey 172 26% 93,351 C
2018 Honda Odyssey 164 10% 29,000 B

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