1999 Honda Accord: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1345 complaints
1345
Total Complaints
110,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
92
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

77,500 25th Percentile
110,000 Median Mileage
150,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
188
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
172
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
171
AIR BAGS
43
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
41
POWER TRAIN
38
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
34
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
33
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
33
SUSPENSION
32

Severity Assessment

92
Crashes
5
Fires
52
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER WAS BACKING UP HIS CAR HE NOTICED THAT A PUDDLE THAT WAS ORANGE IN COLOR COMMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS CAR TO THE DEALER ON NOV 23, 1998, THE DEALER STATED THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE A MECHANICAL BEARING SOUND COMES FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK"
"I FEEL THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SEAT BELTS. WHEN YOU PUT THEM ON, THEY LOCK TIGHT AROUND YOUR NECK AND YOU CAN NOT LOOSEN THEM UNLESS YOU UNHOOK THEM AND LET THE BELT GO ALL THE WAY BACK. I WENT TO THE DEALER TODAY TO SEE IF THIS WAS A DEFECT AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS WHAT THE..."

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