2018 Honda Accord: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 2638 complaints
2638
Total Complaints
22,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
66
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

6,200 25th Percentile
22,000 Median Mileage
60,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
424
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
263
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
247
SERVICE BRAKES
239
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
229
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
216
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
156
POWER TRAIN
120
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
103
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
100

Severity Assessment

66
Crashes
5
Fires
58
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TAKATA RECALL CANNOT GET INTERNET SITES TO ACCEPT MY VIN, LICENSE ENTRIES TO LEARN IF CAR IS DUE FOR RECALL WORK ON AIR BAG"
"THE CAR STUTTERS OR STAMMERS WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR/GAS PEDAL AT TIMES, IT DOES NOT DO IT AT ALL TIMES. IT IS DANGEROUS. IT WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT, OR PULLLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION."
"THE CAR STUTTERS OR STAMMERS WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR/GAS PEDAL AT TIMES, IT DOES NOT DO IT AT ALL TIMES. IT IS DANGEROUS. IT WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT, OR PULLLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION."

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