"How reliable is the 2000 Honda Accord?"

"Based on 1505 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Honda Accord has a median complaint mileage of 95000 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Honda Accord?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Honda Accord is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 1505 total complaints filed."

2000 Honda Accord: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1505 complaints

1505

Total Complaints

95,000mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

138

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

62,000 25th Percentile

95,000 Median Mileage

140,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

280

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

130

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

113

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

SUSPENSION

STRUCTURE:BODY

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity Assessment

138

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CLMT VEHICLE MADE LFT TURN INTO FRONT LFT BMPR/WHEEL WELL OF MY VEHICLE; PASS AIR BAG DEPLOYED; DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY."

"THE HORN BUTTON IS LOCATED AT THE VERY CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND ONLY AT THE ONE SPOT. DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND MOST OF THE TIME YOU MISS IT. THIS RESULTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BEING MADE WORSE. IN THE TIME I HAVE THE CAR THERE HAVE BEEN THREE S..."

"AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EMITS NOISE ("THUNK") WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING IN REVERSE, ACCOMPANIED BY ABRUPT SHIFT AS IF NOT FULLY ENGAGED IN GEAR. *AK"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

AIR BAGS 280 complaints

25th: 60,000 mi Median: 84,750 mi 75th: 118,950 mi

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 130 complaints

25th: 74,600 mi Median: 105,200 mi 75th: 133,750 mi

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE 113 complaints

25th: 51,327 mi Median: 66,500 mi 75th: 85,250 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 84 complaints

25th: 100,000 mi Median: 125,000 mi 75th: 149,858 mi

POWER TRAIN 64 complaints

25th: 105,000 mi Median: 126,000 mi 75th: 157,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 278 FL: 100 NJ: 87 OH: 83 NY: 81 TX: 72 VA: 60 PA: 55 GA: 51 MD: 51

Who Files Complaints?

34.4%

Original Owners

65.6%

Second+ Owners

Honda Accord — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	229	170,011	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	12
1991	242	159,000	SEAT BELTS	20
1992	249	120,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	47
1993	222	156,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	47
1994	476	122,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	105
1995	673	106,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	94
1996	579	110,000	AIR BAGS	69
1997	546	108,656	AIR BAGS	51
1998	1428	100,500	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	133
1999	1345	110,000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	92
2001	1157	85,000	AIR BAGS	199
2002	1267	90,000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	165
2003	2378	87,975	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	187
2004	1303	89,250	AIR BAGS	127
2005	880	75,000	AIR BAGS	141
2006	541	77,150	AIR BAGS	72
2007	700	67,500	AIR BAGS	128
2008	1850	28,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	85
2009	855	36,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	64
2010	700	43,100	AIR BAGS	47
2011	357	44,500	AIR BAGS	45
2012	504	25,284	SEATS	77
2013	1868	42,000	STEERING	110
2014	1415	45,683	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	75
2015	805	41,999	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	51
2016	783	35,200	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	50
2017	734	23,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	59
2018	2638	22,000	ENGINE	66
2019	936	17,000	ENGINE	48
2020	500	11,000	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING	25
2021	274	38,000	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING	25
2022	248	5,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	4
2023	117	-	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	11
2024	155	11,000	STEERING	7
2025	79	6,090	STEERING	9

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