2020 Honda Accord: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 500 complaints
500
Total Complaints
11,000mi
Median Mileage
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Top Issue
25
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,516 25th Percentile
11,000 Median Mileage
46,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
72
ENGINE
55
SERVICE BRAKES
54
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
42
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
41
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
35
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
31
AIR BAGS
31
STEERING
19
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
17

Severity Assessment

25
Crashes
2
Fires
17
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"APPROXIMATELY RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS HARDER THAN NORMAL; WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FEELS LIKE IT HAS SEVERAL LAYERS UNTIL I PUSH IT TO THE END. IT FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T RESPOND RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, THE BRAKE IS GIVI..."
"WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2020 HONDA ACCORD EX. WE HAVE DRIVEN IT ABOUT 3200 MILES IN THE 3 MONTHS WE OWNED IT. DURING THAT TIME IT HAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL 3 TIMES WHEN MY WIFE, WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AT NORMAL SPEEDS, LIGHTLY BRUSHED THE SHIFTER WHILE ADJUSTING A CONTROL ON THE DASH OR ON TH..."
"AC IS NOT WORKING AT SECOND AFTER I PICK UP THE CAR. IT ONLY 50 MILES. TURN THE TEMPERATURE TO 'LO', THE FAN BLOWS WARM AIR."

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