"How reliable is the 2012 Honda Accord?"

"Based on 504 NHTSA complaints, the 2012 Honda Accord has a median complaint mileage of 25284 miles. The most common issue is SEATS."

"What are common problems with the 2012 Honda Accord?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2012 Honda Accord is SEATS, accounting for a significant portion of the 504 total complaints filed."

2012 Honda Accord: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 504 complaints

504

Total Complaints

25,284mi

Median Mileage

SEATS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,500 25th Percentile

25,284 Median Mileage

65,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SEATS

AIR BAGS

STEERING

ENGINE

SERVICE BRAKES

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

POWER TRAIN

SUSPENSION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. DRIVER FATIGUE AND DISTRACTION. THE SEATING MATERIAL IS TOO HARD, THE LUMBAR IS TOO PROMINENT AND MISPLACED (TOO HIGH) BECAUSE THE BOTTOM SEAT CUSHION IS TOO LOW IN THE BACK, AND CAN'T BE ADJUSTED UPWARD. THE HEAD REST IS S..."

"CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE MORE THEN 10 MILES WITHOUT EXTREME BACK PAINS. *TR"

"I JUST BOUGHT A 2012 ACCORD SE AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS BEYOND UNCOMFORTABLE--IT'S CAUSING BOTH BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS DOWN MY RIGHT LEG. I DON'T HAVE ANY BACK PROBLEMS AND FEAR IT WILL CAUSE SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS. I'VE PUT 400 MILES ON THIS CAR. I HATE TO BE IN THIS POSITION BUT I'M LEANING TOWARD ..."

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.

SEATS 64 complaints

25th: 67 mi Median: 300 mi 75th: 3,750 mi

AIR BAGS 56 complaints

25th: 29,147 mi Median: 60,000 mi 75th: 95,750 mi

STEERING 50 complaints

25th: 3,838 mi Median: 24,000 mi 75th: 52,000 mi

ENGINE 43 complaints

25th: 24,430 mi Median: 63,000 mi 75th: 88,650 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 36 complaints

25th: 9,405 mi Median: 21,457 mi 75th: 37,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 60 PA: 44 NJ: 42 FL: 34 NY: 32 MD: 29 GA: 27 VA: 27 NC: 24 TX: 22

Who Files Complaints?

3.2%

Original Owners

96.8%

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
2000	1505	95,000	AIR BAGS	138
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
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