2008 Honda Accord: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1850 complaints
1850
Total Complaints
28,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Top Issue
85
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

15,727 25th Percentile
28,000 Median Mileage
75,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
440
AIR BAGS
364
ENGINE
210
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
96
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
93
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
58
SERVICE BRAKES
56
POWER TRAIN
55
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
48
STEERING
32

Severity Assessment

85
Crashes
18
Fires
93
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD (NA). THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE MUST HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM VEERING TO THE LEFT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE FRONT END VIBRATED AND WAS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,350."
"WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITH THE TEMP CONTROL ON, MY HEADLIGHTS DIM / FLICKER ABOUT EVERY 20-30 SECONDS. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR AND THERE IS CURRENTLY NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE SINCE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS A..."

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