1998 Honda Accord: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1428 complaints
1428
Total Complaints
100,500mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
133
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

73,123 25th Percentile
100,500 Median Mileage
147,031 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
204
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
143
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
98
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
50
AIR BAGS
49
STRUCTURE:BODY
41
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
41
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
33
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
33
SUSPENSION
31

Severity Assessment

133
Crashes
3
Fires
95
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN TRYING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT PUSH DOWN, HAVE TO PUSH DOWN WITH BOTH FEET BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. *AK"
"VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTREME VIBRATION WHEN GOING ABOVE 90 MPH. *AK"
"DUE TO THE DESIGN OF DASH BOARD LIGHTS, IT IS HARD TO READ ODOMETER, DIGITAL CLOCK, AND RADIO INDICATOR."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28