2001 Honda Accord: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1157 complaints
1157
Total Complaints
85,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
199
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,811 25th Percentile
85,000 Median Mileage
129,194 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
279
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
124
POWER TRAIN
81
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
52
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
51
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
44
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
43
STRUCTURE:BODY
34
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
26
SEAT BELTS
24

Severity Assessment

199
Crashes
4
Fires
176
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THIS MODEL HONDA MAKES A LOUD NOISE, COMING FROM THE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, WHEN FIRST STARTED COLD. THE SOUND IS MORE LIKE A "THUMP" AND IS SUPSPECTED (ALTHOUGH I'M NOT CERTAIN) TO BE EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT CARS AND THE NOISE WAS CONSISTENT. THE DE..."
"THIS MODEL HONDA MAKES A LOUD NOISE, COMING FROM THE UNDERNEATH THE CAR, WHEN FIRST STARTED COLD. THE SOUND IS MORE LIKE A "THUMP" AND IS SUPSPECTED (ALTHOUGH I'M NOT CERTAIN) TO BE EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT CARS AND THE NOISE WAS CONSISTENT. THE DE..."
"PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE GOING OVER A POTHOLE, REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK"

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