10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 1
Average Mileage:
3,215 miles

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problem #13

Sep 072021

Accord

  • miles
The ANC (active noise cancellation) software is not up to date. It's causing a loud, uncomfortable booming or humming noise from speakers while driving. 2018-2021 models are having the same issue. Many honda accord sport 1.5 or 2.0 owners I talk to are experiencing the same problem. And are being told by local Honda dealerships they don't see any issue.

- Sumter, SC, USA

problem #12

Apr 282022

Accord

  • miles
Driving on a two lane highway suburban area - 40 miles per hour in a 40 mph speed limit. No cars in front of me for at lease 1/2 mile - totally blank and clear road. A pick up truck behind me. Very little traffic. Suddenly without warning and knowing my foot is on the accelerator, the car brakes to a complete stop with no foot on the brake pedal! Complete random braking for no reason. Luckily the vehicle behind me was far enough and not too close which allowed him to swerve and avoid colliding into me. He passed me and probably thought I was crazy. I called Honda and they told me to bring it in which I did. They performed many tests in all areas and advised they could not locate anything wrong. I know there is an ongoing investigation with Honda Accords and dangerous random breaking, thus the reason for this incident to be documented. The general manager of the dealership was in touch with me and advised he would be doing some research. I could easily have been killed if not for quick thinking of the vehicle behind me, and also luckily no car in front of me. What do you advise? This is extremely disconcerting to know it could happen again.

- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

problem #11

Jan 062022

Accord

  • miles
The brake system failed. I received an error message indicating "electric parking brake system problem. Parking break not available. See your dealer". All of the ABS messages, cruise control, etc. appear and say, "see your dealer". My safety was put at risk because the break automatically starts without me even pushing the break. This happens without any given notice and appears before the message occurs. This happens while vehicles are behind me on main roads and also happens while on the highway going a high rate of speed (speed limit). There is nothing that can be done to stop it manually. The car stops on its own. No, I will be scheduling a dealer appointment, since the issues continues to occur. No, the message appears after the issue starts.

- Ann Arbor , MI, USA

problem #10

May 172021

Accord 4-cyl

  • miles
Just before March 2, 2021 shortly after purchasing this new vehicle I discovered a safety hazard in which the passenger window will not roll down, I brought it to Hoehn Honda in Carlsbad on March 2 and they oiled the window to make it work. I had concerns that they did not replace the motor mechanisms and it would fail again which it has. Today May 17 2021 I was not feeling ill at work and went to sit in my car to roll down the windows to get a breeze and again the passenger front seat window is stuck. One or two times it seemed like it didn-??t work but on the next try it did after the repair. now it-??s frozen again. Having non-operational windows is a safety hazard and a passenger hazard, and a law enforcement hazard if pulled over and the window will not roll down. It is stuck in the up position. The dealership has no interest it-??s a safety hazard and requires i drive it in and will not provide me a loaner car.

- Carlsbad, CA, USA

problem #9

Mar 182021

Accord

  • miles
Last year a couple of weeks after I purchased my car I came out the store to discover the gas tank door open and the car was locked. When I called the dealership about the incident it was brushed off. The speed limit sign capture camera showed that the speed limit was 90 when I was in a 35 mile zone, it had captured the last two numbers a routing sign instead of the speed limit sign. I woke up one morning to find my car windows down, the sunroof open and the car was still locked. The keys were stored in a place where they were not touching anything, so there was no logical explanation for the windows to be down and the sunroof open. The car had not been driven for a couple of days prior to this incidence. I called the sheriff's office. On March 18, 2021, I discovered that the gas tank door was not locking at all.

- Callao, VA, USA

problem #8

Jan 242021

Accord

  • miles
Following a collision, the vehicle caught fire resulting in operator death

- Providence, RI, USA

problem #7

Jul 172020

Accord

  • 30 miles
The first week I had the car I pulled into a parking space at a fast food restaurant in nashua, nh and went to get out of the car. I pushed the ignition button to turn the engine off but inadvertently forgot to put the car in park. The parking space was on a slight incline with the slope going towards the front of the car. When I attempted to stand up to get out of the car the car continued to roll, knocking me over, catching/twisting my right leg in and under the driver seat and the door (fracturing it in two places requiring me to be wheelchair bound and non-weight bearing for 8 weeks). As I pulled my right leg out, I was on the ground and the driver-side rear tire ran over my left leg. Fortunately a curb at the end of the parking space stopped the car from rolling, but allowed it to roll far enough for my left leg to not be trapped under the tire. After the incident, I must have been in shock as I got back in the car and drove to my daughter's house about 10 minutes away. I have discussed this with other people and many other car manufacturers have a safety measure in place where if the driver side door is opened while the car is in drive it will automatically stop so it will not result in this type of accident. I believe that the failure to have a safety mechanism in place (like not deploying airbags if no weight in the seat, or turning off the lights after a certain period of time if they are left on, etc.) resulted in this happening and my understanding from other is this could be as simple as a software update. I believe Honda should implement similar safety measures that other car manufacturers have in place to prevent this from happening to someone else.

- Nashua, NH, USA

problem #6

Dec 112020

Accord

  • 10,600 miles
2020 Accord 2.0T sport 10,600 miles I was traveling across the state with periods of light and heavy rain. About halfway into my ~280 mile trip I stopped for a red light. When accelerating from the light, my car lost power and the accelerator did not work. I coasted to the side of the road and noticed the check engine light blinking, with no other warning messages. I shut the car off and restarted to find no engine light or warning. I was in the middle of nowhere late in the evening so I continued to the destination. With approximately 20 miles to go, I attempted to accelerate around a slower moving vehicle and was met with previous problems, as well as many warning messages. Turning off and restarting the car enabled me to drive again, but the warning messages remain. Both times this occurred it was raining. Both times I lost power and could not accelerate to move to a safe location.

- Paragould, AR, USA

problem #5

Sep 072020

Accord

  • 1,200 miles
A message came over the dashboard "TPMS tire pressure monitoring system malfunction, see dealership". there was a text message then appeared on the music screen. I was on my way to the dealership on the highway when the car was pulling to the right lane towards traffic and I was pulling to the left and hit the jersey barrier and spin the car around. The vehicle from the rear hit me and

- New Braunfels, TX, USA

problem #4

Aug 142020

Accord

  • 3,000 miles
"traffic sign recognition system" seems to recognize highway shoulder mileage markers as a speed limit because the small square signs have black letter on white background. [Pennsylvania, upper merion township]. the car's ocr algorithm processing is flawed. Should be looking for words like speed and limit in order to reduce the error rate. Also should take into account the car's avg speeds for the past 5 minutes to filter out false sign reconition. Reports speed limit of 65mph in 35mph zone. Once reported speed limit 120mph. The high error rate can lead to driver confusion and/or misinterpretation of current speed limit. While it is a nice feature, its accuracy needs to be improved. False reading has happened over six times in the past few weeks.

- Wayne, PA, USA

problem #3

Jun 172020

Accord

  • 550 miles
I was stopped at a stop sign. When I started to go again my car would barely move. All the warning lights started flashing with one saying to take the car to a dealership immediately. I was not able to drive the car above 20 miles per hour. I pulled over and called the my dealership, the closest one. My car was two weeks old. The service department said the computer stopped talking to the car. They were unable to find the root cause, after having the car for 17 days. I feel unsafe in this vehicle.

- Aspen, CO, USA

problem #2

Jul 172020

Accord

  • 2,466 miles
The car was in motion on the highway when all of a sudden the check engine light came on and it stopped accelerating. I pulled over and could not get the car to accelerate more than a couple mph.

- Dayton, OH, USA

problem #1

May 122020

Accord 4-cyl

  • 2,500 miles
Upon HVAC system working and vehicle is in motion, vehicle will emit a loud rattling noise which seems to be coming from the dashboard or HVAC system components.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA