10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
11,970 miles

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problem #74

Dec 132023

Accord

  • 112,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle began to jerk. The vehicle failed to move forward. All the instrument lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the spark plug was cracked. The vehicle was replaced, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the head gasket was cracked. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified who opened a case, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000. The contact stated that the failure was related to 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline).

- Lawrencville, GA, USA

problem #73

Dec 062023

Accord

  • miles
I was slowly traveling up my gravel drive. As I turned to follow the drive to the right, my car suddenly accelerated. I hit the brake and after pumping the brake (like when braking on ice) my car slowed back down. I immediately searched the internet for similar complaints.

- Loudon, TN, USA

problem #72

Aug 282023

Accord

  • miles
The vehicle keeps stating the brake mitigation, acc, and other various Honda sensor features need to be repaired and to contact a dealer. The vehicle de-accelerates on its home and doesn-??t allow any of the Honda sense features to work. All the components of the dash are triggered at once. Most of the time the vehicle drives fine without the use of the Honda sense features. I have brought this to Honda and they state they don-??t see any issues known to cause this problem. Short of the fact they never seem to happen when I bring it to the dealership. Most of the time this goes away on its own but lately the problems are lasting days. I don-??t feel safe driving my own vehicle which has been greatly maintained.

- New Gloucester, ME, USA

problem #71

May 152023

Accord

  • miles
while driving in highway, all dash light slit up like a Christmas Tree and vehicle lost power. I was not able to go over 30 mph and was in danger of being rear ended on freeway. I was able to pull over to safety and turn vehicle off. Upon restarting the vehicle, I was able to make it back home. This has happened on 3-4 diff occasions. Honda is not accepting responsibility. They continuously refer me to Honda dealer to be ripped off for a diagnostic. There are several forums online complaining about the same issue. My battery and alternator is good. Please help and hold Honda accountable to their negligence in the build of these vehicles.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #70

May 082023

Accord

  • miles
1. The Collision Mitigation Breaking System is braking for no reason, at random times while driving 2. My safety and the safety of others is put at risk because when driving on an open road, cars behind me may not have time to break and this could result in an accident. Not to mention, there's nothing in front of my vehicle, so normal things on the road don't cause drivers to assume a car with suddenly brake 3. Yes, the issues been confirmed but I'm expected to pay for it when this has been recalled on several other models 4. This has been happening for the last several months. I put a note in my car to turn off the sensor but as of today, my vehicle will not let me turn off the sensor anymore

- Waldorf, MD, USA

problem #69

May 122022

Accord

  • miles
MY CAR KEEPS SLOWING DOWN ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND THAS DANGEROUS I HAVE TWO KIDS!! MY CAR WILL NOT Accelerate ONCE IT SLOWS DOWN. MY CAR ENGINE LIGHTS KEEPS BLINKING. ALL MY LIGHTS BEEN ON MY CAR FOR A YEAR AND THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED IT NEEDS TO B W RECALL OM THESE CARS BEFORE HONDA HAVE W LAWSUIT WITH THESE CARS TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TWO YEARS NO WAY I SHOULD HAVE THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEY CARS

- Eutaw, AL, USA

problem #68

Oct 122022

Accord

  • miles
Braking system caused my daughter to have an accident. My 2018 Honda Accord sport has been braking on its own for quite some time now. I attempted to turn off all safety features but somehow missed the braking system feature. The car will brake on its own with nothing in front of it. It will give beeping noises and flash -€œbrake-€ on the dashboard. On 10/12/2022 my daughter was on the interstate, the roads were wet with heavy traffic. She called me saying that she had an accident. The officer stated that speeding played a part in causing the accident. My daughter said the car just started beeping and she noticed she was going to slow in traffic so she preceded to get in the right lane. Upon doing so she said that my car just started spinning and she took her foot off the gas and never applied pressure to the brakes. She ended up on the other side of the road hitting a guard rail. I feel like the braking system played a huge part in this accident.

- Statesville, NC, USA

problem #67

Oct 162019

Accord

  • miles
Car accident head on emergency break didn-€™t work bad injuries.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #66

Dec 132021

Accord

  • miles
Vehicle suddenly stopped turning over, replaced battery incase it wasn-€™t enough. Vehicle had a little under a quarter tank of gas so added another gallon or two and that brought it up to 1/2 a tank. Vehicle turned on once rough then smoothed out and then shut off in the road 10 minutes later. There are recalls for this exact problem with other Honda Accords my year but my vin did not qualify in the listing.Car belongs to grandmother Diana evans my name is Quinten and I am currently using my friends phone because mine is broken and she has been helping me with the vehicle.

- Universal City, TX, USA

problem #65

Aug 122021

Accord

  • miles
Vehicle suddenly accelerated one day as if someone had pushed on gas almost causing an accident. Next day vehicle began lagging and suddenly stopped with all lights and warnings going off. Everything from lane departure to emissions issues. Both issues could have easily caused accidents. Looking issues up I see that several Honda-€™s of this year are being recalled for fuel pumps but not mine. Several others have had similar issues with their vehicle as well and not being recalled. Vehicle is only 3 years old and less than 40k miles on it. This sudden acceleration or deceleration and dying is going to get someone hurt.

- Chehalis , WA, USA

problem #64

Jun 222021

Accord

  • 23,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. As his wife was pulling into a driveway at a low rate of speed, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The contact's wife had slammed on the brake pedal but to no avail. The vehicle continued to accelerate and crashed into the house. The vehicle continued to accelerate upon impact and his wife was able to shut off the vehicle. The contact's wife nor the occupants inside the home were injured as a result of the collision. The vehicle caused damage to both the home and the vehicle in the garage. The airbags did not deploy upon impact. The police were called to the scene and a police report was filed. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent body shop for repair. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000.

- Kalamazoo, MI, USA

problem #63

Apr 212021

Accord

  • 26,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving an abnormal dragging sound was heard. The contact stated that she was then making a right turn and while attempted to park the vehicle swerved, unintendedly accelerated causing the driver to lose control of the steering and crashed into two vehicles. The contact stated that various warning lights were illuminated. During the crash no injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer team Honda (6363 siegen ln, baton rouge, la 70809) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact mentioned that she had received a manufacturer recall notice that listed a failure for unintended acceleration. The failure mileage was 26,000.

- Napolianville, LA, USA

problem #62

Mar 202021

Accord

  • 34,122 miles
Collision mitigation braking system problem. See your dealer. This has showed up 3 times on my car so far, 2 times in 6 days. Driving in good weather, clean highways, checked radar for debris and have not found any each time. Dealer says no code, nothing wrong! why is it telling me to "see dealer" "??" if nothing is wrong. All the safety, cruise and braking safety features were shut off, could not use cruise alone after. Happened once in 2020 and March 20&26 of 2021. Dealer keeps telling me nothing is wrong!

- Afton, MN, USA

problem #61

Mar 012021

Accord

  • 33,787 miles
I was backing the vehicle slowly in front of my house and it was accelerate all of sudden. There was a curb on the back, but it went over and hit the tree. It was out of control

- Fullerton, CA, USA

problem #60

Jan 232021

Accord

  • 38,983 miles
Driving on I-65 at 70mph (my cruise was set along with acc and lkas). System worked with no issues for ~200 miles. When this happened, the car in front of me slowed down, and my car started slowing down as well. Out of the blue, as I got closer, I got this error in my dash, collision mitigation braking system problem see your dealer. It took a second for me to realize that my car was no longer slowing down. Fortunately I still had enough distance to press on my brakes before hitting the back of the car in front of me.

- Orland Park, IL, USA

problem #59

Dec 302020

Accord

  • 37,000 miles
July 2020, adaptive cruise control (acc) system de-active while I was driving at approx 65mph.received dash board message 'collision mitigation braking system problem. See your dealer'. warning went away after restarting vehicle.dealership could not replicate warning. Nov 2020 acc system again failed, three times, similar circumstances, highway 65-70 mph, restarting again cleared warning. When system fails the cruise control element turns of, and cannot be reactivated. Also, car slows down quickly, because set speed is not maintained.( potential rear end collision situation) car was purchased new in Nov 2018, not problem detected until early July 2020. Problem has not been resolved as of Jan 2021.

- Vernon, CT, USA

problem #58

Dec 132020

Accord

  • 24,000 miles
I was following my wife's car on the expressway. Her speed was 55 mph. I had the adaptive cruise control (acc) on my vehicle set for 70 mph, so naturally I was only 'pacing' her at her slower speed, about four car-lengths back. Suddenly, my car accelerated rapidly toward my wife's car in front of me. I had to hit the brakes to avoid a collision. At that moment, a warning appeared on the instrument panel stating that radar obstructed. But even then, I was able to recreate the same scenario four more times before turning off acc for the rest of the trip. I also noticed that while the car was surging forward, the instrument panel indicated that there was no car in front of me, even though there clearly was. It was almost as if my car 'couldn't see' and decided to accelerate anyway. The system should have failed in a safe manner, but it clearly did not.

- Rochester, NY, USA

problem #57

Aug 272020

Accord

  • miles
The cmbs, speed follow are not working when you drive 40miles in the freeway and it say always see your dealer and the seatbelt are very stiff

- Alameda, CA, USA

problem #56

Jul 282020

Accord

  • 68,862 miles
Was driving down the road after getting coffee with active cruise control on and a message popped up saying " collision mitigation system fault" please visit dealer", I've read that it can get bug juice on it and cause it to say that but I wiped mine off and it is still saying that after I restarted the car, have read from many car groups that this happens alot with these cars.

- Gainesville, GA, USA

problem #55

Jul 202020

Accord

  • 18,700 miles
2018 Accord randomly and automatically brakes hard when no obvious hazard is around. The acc will turn off and error is displayed saying see your dealer. When the car is turned off it resets and acc is running again. I am getting very nervous driving this car on highways.

- Yorktown, VA, USA

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