"How reliable is the 2021 Honda Accord?"

"Based on 274 NHTSA complaints, the 2021 Honda Accord has a median complaint mileage of 38000 miles. The most common issue is Automatic Emergency Braking."

"What are common problems with the 2021 Honda Accord?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2021 Honda Accord is Automatic Emergency Braking, accounting for a significant portion of the 274 total complaints filed."

2021 Honda Accord: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 274 complaints

274

Total Complaints

38,000mi

Median Mileage

Automatic Emergency Braking

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

5,250 25th Percentile

38,000 Median Mileage

74,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Automatic Emergency Braking

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Service Brakes

Engine

Air Bags

Warnings

Power Train

Fuel/Propulsion System

Assist

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD A BOOM, SUNROOF BLEW OUT. NO REASON/EXPLANATION. THE COVER WAS CLOSED AND THE SUNROOF WAS COMPLETELY CLOSED, NOT EVEN TILTED UP. DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VIEW OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS VERY DISTORTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL HESITATED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TAMERON HONDA (1675 MONTGOMERY HWY, BIRMIN..."

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.

Automatic Emergency Braking 44 complaints

Median: 9,300 mi

Electrical System 36 complaints

Median: 69,000 mi

Service Brakes 24 complaints

Median: 38,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 66 FL: 26 TX: 19 NC: 16 VA: 16 NY: 16 OH: 14 MS: 10 AL: 8 IL: 8

Who Files Complaints?

0.7%

Original Owners

99.3%

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	Door	12
1991	242	159,000	Seat Belts	20
1992	249	120,000	Frontal	47
1993	222	156,000	Frontal	47
1994	476	122,000	Engine	105
1995	673	106,000	Frontal	94
1996	579	110,000	Air Bags	69
1997	546	108,656	Air Bags	51
1998	1428	100,500	Automatic Transmission	133
1999	1345	110,000	Automatic Transmission	92
2000	1505	95,000	Air Bags	138
2001	1157	85,000	Air Bags	199
2002	1267	90,000	Automatic Transmission	165
2003	2378	87,975	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
2012	504	25,284	Seats	77
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	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