Honda Accord

6,595 complaints across 12 scored model years and 34 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Honda Accord Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2018 vs model median 2.5×

Model median3× median

Driver Assist 214

Brakes 191

Electrical 137

Avoid

2013 · 2018

Best

2011 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Honda Accord
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.64×	265	C
2011	0.38×	133	B
2012	0.69×	263	C
2013	1.83×	706	F
2014	1.39×	536	C
2015	1.00×	397	C
2016	1.06×	409	C
2017	1.00×	385	C
2018	2.50×	1,117	F
2019	1.21×	471	D
2020	0.73×	304	C
2021	0.60×	254	B
2022 P	0.95×	433	C
2023 P	1.16×	432	C
2024 P	0.81×	335	B
2025 P	0.37×	155	A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	40
City / Highway	40 / 40.5
Engine	1.75L, 4 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$1,600

Recalls

34 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
16V346000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010, 2011	2,719,386
23V858000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2013–2023	2,490,460
11V395000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)	2010	1,512,107
18V661000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2012	1,355,406
17V418000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY	2013–2016	1,148,550
17V030000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2012	977,708
24V064000	AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER	2020–2022	750,114
20V771000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE	2018–2020	737,233

+ 26 further campaigns

Others in Midsize Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura TL	2012	C
Acura TLX	20152020	C
Acura TSX	2010	C
Alfa Romeo Giulia	2017	C
Audi A4	none flagged	B
Audi A4 Allroad	2013	C
Audi A5	none flagged	C
Audi S4	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2018 Accord

Complaints in window: 1,117
Severity-weighted: 1,442
Model median (weighted): 576
vs model median: 2.50×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 6
Open investigations: 1

Score 19 F