Problem began before mileage shown with engine growling when cold cranking. Engine oil light had come on before taking to dealer. Dealer performed replacement of valve cover gasket, engine crankcase cleaning service and replaced oil and filter.

Oil changed October 2020 at 77,068 miles (after 5,957 miles).

Growling returned and got worse even after cold cranking. Engine began to run more roughly and began making rattling sound.

On 5/4/21 at 82,897 miles (5,829 miles since last oil change) engine oil light came on after stopping more suddenly. Oil level checked and could not be seen on dipstick. Mechanic replaced ~ 2.5 quarts of oil, then later performed oil and filter change with additive. There was a lot of black soot in tailpipe. No signs of oil leak. After oil was changed, growling stopped. Thus, growling is an indicator of low oil.

As original owner, I have regularly performed oil and filter changes with proper 0W-20 oil. At last oil change, my mechanic recommended checking oil level again at 3,000 miles.

Dealer stated that problem is seen in many Honda Accords and is caused by oil getting past piston rings. Recommended oil is thinner than others. Dealer recommended changing oil at 3,000 miles and oil consumption service. If continues, remedy would be to either alternate oil consumption service every other 3k oil change, or replace piston rings (at cost of $2,600). Unsure of dealer's exact statement, but problem may be compounded by driving with ECON mode, which shuts down pistons and puts more pressure on remaining pistons. My conclusion: appears to be a design defect.

I have another 2014 Accord that does not have this problem (does not drive in ECON mode either). I have owned many Accords, and oil consumption has never been a problem.

This model Accord has already required starter replacement for both of our vehicles.

On my 2014 Accord, there appears to be “Excessive oil consumption” since about 50K miles. I have to add about 3/4 quart to 1 quart of oil every 2000 miles. I bought this car new and perform all the maintenance on time at the Honda dealer. I take extremely good care of all my cars and have never missed a service. It never had this issue before hitting 50K miles. It currently has 78K miles. I've changed the PCV valve, it did not help.

I’ve seen Honda’s stance that up to 1 quart of oil every 1000 miles is acceptable, I absolutely disagree... it’s entirely unacceptable and BS for a car with such low miles to burn this much oil. I worry how this car will do as it gets older.

My question is, is there a recall for this issue similar to the recall related to 2008-2012 Accords? Or a service bulletin?

I am having serious drivability and engine stalling issues. The vehicle has excessive oil consumption, is jolting/jerking, rough idling/vibration, particularly when the a/c is running. It is burning a quart of oil every 750 miles. On 5/4/200 I brought my vehicle to Albany Honda in Albany Georgia for diagnosis and repair. They claim to have test drove my vehicle and claimed that they could not duplicate the problems I was experiencing so they recommended an oil change and gasket valve cover replacement and charged me $262.08 for the service. I paid for the service and drove my vehicle off the lot with the severe issues still present. After 30 minutes of driving the vehicle the engine struggled to get up hills, began jerking, jolting violently and I was almost hit by oncoming traffic, I immediately called serve department back at Honda and told them about the incident and that I was bringing the car back and for them to do a thorough inspection and diagnosis of the vehicle as it had become a safety hazard and I didn’t feel safe driving it. I brought the vehicle back to the dealership for them to do further testing in order to find the issue. The next day the service manager calls and tells me that they “test drove” the vehicle and that the mechanic noticed a “slight surge” but still could not pinpoint the issue. They then recommended a host of completely unrelated expensive repairs that would cost me $600 to $700; money that absolutely no one has to spare during this nationwide pandemic. Frustrated and disappointed I ended up taking my vehicle to another certified repair shop and they diagnosed the issue and found that the vehicle had an P0300 engine code which is an engine misfire issue. They would not fix the issue because they said this is most likely an Honda model design issue and referred me back to Honda for recall resolution. Now I'm stuck with a car I can't drive with a faulty engine because Honda refuses to repair due to expired powertrain warranty. I'm disgusted, Never again will I purchase a Honda vehicle!

Noticed a "rattling" sound in my engine at start up and slowing down while going up or down a hill just before a stop. Oil light began to come in intermittently while driving but only while stopping. Checked oil dipstick. Discovered zero oil on my dipstick. Have been taking all my vehicles to the same place for several years to have oil changes and immediately began to think they stiffed me for some oil during my last oil change. Took it back and the service manager assured me they don't engage in those types of deceptive practices. He topped my oil off and told me I was almost 3 quarts low. He even checked my undercarriage and confirmed there was no oil leaks evident on my car. I began to do my own research and found this to be a common problem. First step was to change the PCV valve on the vehicle, which has never been changed. Contacted a local Honda dealership and ordered a new one. Installed myself (thank you YOUTUBE). Takes about 5 minutes. Started monitoring my fuel MPG's and they went up about 2 MPG so I believed that was the problem. Fast forward to about 4K miles after my last oil change / PCV valve change and I hear that rattling sound again. Checked the oil dipstick and I am registering at the bottom of the stick. Took 2 quarts to get back to the top fill line. Seems I'm burning about 1 quart per 2000 miles. Have had my car now for 5 years and usually go about 7500 miles between oil changes. Have never had this issue before. I have seen other write ups (plenty of documentation for this problem) and HONDA's stance is 1 quart per 1000 miles driven is "norm". I'm burning through 1/2 quart every 1000 miles right now and NO THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE. I have every documented oil change receipt since I purchased my car and have always used the manufacturer recommended 0w20. I've only used fully synthetic as well. Any help w/ getting HONDA to address this issue would be GREAT!

Bought the car with about 100k miles on it. When I bought the car it had a terrible rattling problem whenever I would turn the wheel or slow down. Once I had brought it in for an oil change my mechanic said it barely had any oil in the car even though it was before 5000k. It takes synthetic oil, so to think it was burning oil too fast is insane. After a couple oil changes he said that the problem was not going away, even after he replaced the valve. For a Honda to consume too much oil for such a recent model has blown my mind. My mechanic told me I should look for another car, which I have now traded it on. Completely disappointed in the Accord, I thought I was buying a dependable sedan but instead it gave me nothing but problems after only 20k miles.

I had my accord in for multiple times, even under standard warranty period for a loud growling noise at startup (this seems to be the initial indicator that oil is low). The dealer for 3-4 times stated they were unable to reproduce the issue of the noise (it was pretty reproducible). One of the first times I had it in the service rep did indicate the oil was low, which he stated was odd, so we will watch it. I then had my oil replaced between the 3000-4000 mark for several times as it lined up with different other services I needed on the car (inspections, new starter, new battery), so it was convenient. Around 36,000 it started happening again, oil was off the dip stick. The only difference is that I was in the 5th month since last change and my mileage was around 4500 since the last change. The oil Indicator maintenance minder on dash was at 30% and there was no low oil light. However, the growl was back with a vengeance. The growl also occurred at low speeds when the car was downshifting or going down a hill. Once warmed up though the noise seemed to go away. Dealer did an oil consumption test; however, the test is flawed. It only goes up to 3000 miles or at least the one I received, so it was worthless. Earlier this year I had it back in at the dealer for an oil change and figure this time I would wait for the 5th month and for it to pass 4000 miles. I consistently checked the dip stick and I was good to about around Memorial Day (5 months into the last change) this year when I noticed the Oil levels going down. The growl was also back. Maintenance minder on the dash was at 40% of oil life remaining.

Had it back to the dealer. First they claimed they didn't hear the noise. He explained honda won't do anything unless they can confirm the noise. I indicated I had videos of the issue and they declined to watch them. I also had to ask about the oil issue as it was never brought up if they were related. He indicated they wanted to do an Engine Restoration Product to clean out junk in the engine. It was a known issue.

I get a call back 2 hours later indicating Honda wants them to drop the engine to see if the flywheel was damaged due to the defective starter I had two years ago. He also indicated the trans would need to be checked for damage as well. He would let me know if the trans would need to be replaced. Wow! This was scary.

In the end, no damage was done to those parts. They replaced the VTC actuator and did the engine performance restoration (which they tried to charge me 60 bucks for). I refused to pay for it. The VTC must be covered under the power train. The noise is gone for now. Warranty up in September, so who knows what will happen after. I wonder if they'll cover me when this occurs again in November... I know it will as Honda is refusing to do the right thing and address this issue...

The bottom line:

Honda (Victory Honda in San Bruno, CA) acknowledges oil consumption problem but Honda is not willing to pay to correct the problem. They ought to pay for it because it's a manufacturing defect--just like the 2010-11 Honda CR-V (See Honda Service Bulletin 12-089)

How I found out about the oil consumption problem:

Most drivers will never know about the oil consumption problem because there is no oil leaking. One day, I checked the oil gauge because the engine was rattling few times when I was going down hill. So I checked the engine dip stick and it was literally dried. And I had only driven about 2000-3000 miles. I checked the bottom of the engine and there were no apparent evidence of any leak. So I took it to the dealer. After bringing in the car every 1000 miles for 5 times, they acknowledged that it's a problem.

The dealer said it will cost close to $10,000. That's probably how much my car's worth--most likely far less cuz of the oil consumption problem.

Now I'm having to add the engine oil on my own. I don't drive my car long distance worried that it might stop in the middle of nowhere.

How do we go about Honda paying for their manufacturing issue?

2014 Honda Accord - our last Honda for sure... besides the other problems like starter that went out at 40000, now I am sure it's burning about a quart of oil every 3000 miles. This is the first time I changed the oil myself on this car (not inexperienced, just didn't do it for this car before), so I kept a closer watch on the fluid levels after change. I was surprised after 1500 miles when I checked the oil and noticed it was low, so I refilled it to the middle of the indicators. And today after another 1500 miles, the oil has gone below the dipstick again! I am sure it happened before, the dealer's service department just failed to mention it. We're contemplating swapping this car for a new Toyota or Ford (They've been doing great lately). After so many years with many Honda's, it's sad but necessary to switch to a different brand.

Update from Jun 29, 2019: Oil change again today at just over 48000 miles, with 30% left at the Maintenance Minder. I decided to increase oil change frequency in order to remedy either a oil burning issue and oil contamination issue - look for this issue on the web, engine oil smells contaminated with gasoline.

I have a 2014 Accord EX-L with 56K miles. I first started with the metal rattling noise and Honda dealership said it was Flex Pipe at last service, would see about tightening but $282.00 service (all labor). Before most recent services noticed low engine oil light comes on at a stop, and noise became more prominent (also happened before the previous service). At dealership for an oil change, said I had less that 2qts left but oil life said 30%. They are having me come back in 1000 miles to test consumption and told me if oil light comes on in interim to add oil and record how much, date, and at what mileage. Has anyone had Honda remedy their problem? Did the extended warranty cover it?

Update from Aug 8, 2019: Honda dealership replaced engine block and other parts at 60,015 miles. Told me it was under another bulletin (for Honda Oddessey) and that they fought Honda to replace for free. Extended warranty wouldn't replace because they stated the engine oil consumption test before the original warranty expired. Not happy with dealership service but satisfied issue corrected.

I have owned Honda's for about 20 years and never have I gone through so much oil. All my previous cars were new but I bought this car used; it had 56000 miles when I bought it in 2017. I have been going through oil constantly. When I went to the Honda dealer in Dec 2018, to have it serviced, AGAIN, since it wasn't running right, hesitating on acceleration and idling poorly. They told me it was out of oil, I had just had oil change done 2 months earlier as same dealer. They informed me that there was a recall for excessive oil consumption but believed it had expired.

I was never informed of a recall however the mechanic showed it to me and that a fix of a replacement engine with 25000 miles on it what I read. He tried to help me by having me visit them after 1000 miles, It was already down half a quart. He had me come back at 1500 miles and it was down 3/4 quart. He stated he would contact Honda and see if he could them to honor the recall. That was a month ago without word. I just had to replace the oil again after 2800 miles it was empty.

I do not understand how they consider this normal for a 2014 accord but none of the other cars, a CR-V and a Civic. Now that I think about it, I replaced both of those cars be transmission was going out; both cars did not have more than 150000 miles. Honda definitely no longer has a good reputation to me and I will not recommend them to anyone.

Car only has 65k on it and the engine has started consuming oil. First time, oil light flashed when I hit brakes or turned a corner and was running a little funny but oil life was at 40%. Stopped at auto store and oil was very very low. Took it to my mechanic and had oil changed and he said prior place I went to must not have put enough oil in. Went about my way and low behold I get to 50% oil life and oil light flashes again.

Took to my mechanic and sure enough it was 2 quarts low on oil. He said it's burning oil and there is a service bulletin out for this exact issue and should be covered by Honda under the extended warranty as cost to fix is like $5k. I called Honda and they said only certain VIN's are covered under the extended warranty. How is that possible? My car is the exact model the service bulletin states but not covered??

I researched and this is a very common problem that Honda has known about for years and has not done a recall. If you put out a service bulletin saying this issue plagues 2013-2014 Honda Accords but will not cover the expensive repair, I will never ever buy another Honda again and that's all I have driven for 20 years. Never again will I support this company. Shame on you Honda. My mechanic no longer recommends Honda's, only Toyota and Lexus.