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The 2021 Honda Accord continues to be one of America’s favorite sedans, even in a declining segment. The automaker claims that this particular model has been “engineered to take you farther,” but customers can’t seem to get out of the service center. This model continues to suffer from a defective engine, a poorly built structure and issues with visibility.
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NHTSA Complaints for the 2021 Honda Accord
| Complaint Category | Number of Complaints |
|---|---|
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | |
| Unknown Or Other | |
| Service Brakes | |
| Electrical System | |
| Structure:body | |
| Steering | |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control | |
| Power Train |
Problems with the Engine
The car engine can make or break a vehicle. If it runs as intended, the driver will be happy and look forward to every adventure. However, that’s not the case with the Accord.
One NHTSA complaint states, “While driving in heavy rain for most of the morning, I entered an interstate and attempted to pass a semi. The engine lost power as I moved into the center lane. I had to slow down and re-enter the far right hand lane as the engine trouble light began flashing and I had either very little power or too much power to keep the car in a steady state. This put me and my wife’s safety at risk as the rain was heavy, and pulling over to the shoulder did not seem to be a good idea since I could keep the car in forward motion in some way. I pulled off at the next exit and we ate lunch and apparently the car reset as the engine light quit flashing and the car acted normally after that. The dealer was approached and said, since the light was off there was nothing they could do. A TSB is out that applies to this problem but the dealer said the manufacturer was contacted and declined a repair.”
Honda has discussed some concerns with the engine. In fact, Service Bulletin #A21-052 states that the MIL flashes and the car loses power. This problem is caused by humid air infiltrating the intake tract, where excessive moisture causes performance issues. To correct the issue, Honda needs to replace the intercooler and gasket. Additionally, the PGM-FI software must be updated. Some of these failures are happening with just a few hundred miles on the engine, providing that Honda didn’t engineer this Accord to go anywhere.
Problems with the Structure
A lot can be said about how a vehicle is built. When the company puts quality control measures in place, there are virtually no complaints, but the issues with the Accord are mounting up into a large pile.
One Edmunds review says, “The rear window leaks water before the car hits 3000 miles and I am still waiting on replacement parts to replace the molded parts inside. Super low quality control, stay away.”
A new car should not leak water at any place in the structure. However, it’s clear that Honda no longer cares about building a high-quality structure. Service Bulletin #ATI&08092021907 discusses how the suspension clunks and rattles. Yet, Honda has no plans of doing anything about it right now. Instead, the company is simply getting feedback from customers. The best feedback would be if Accord owners jumped ship and chose another brand.
Problems with Visibility
Seeing out of the vehicle is essential to on-road safety. When it comes to the new Accord models, there are serious complaints coming in about the windshield.
A final NHTSA review states, “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 [dealer] where the technician verified the failure during a test drive. The contact stated that the windshield had been replaced three times. The contact stated that both failures recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. A field representative investigated the issue with the windshield, however, no further assistance was provided.”
So far, it seems that Honda does a lot of investigating but takes very little action. While there’s nothing to be said about the visibility concern, Honda did release a bulletin about brake trouble. Service Bulletin #ATI&06152021907 goes on to further discuss investigating issues with the brake application but offers no repair instructions. If anything has been engineered to “go farther,” it’s the tactics used by the team at Honda who surely knows how to string customers along.
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Complaint Data
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 17, 2023 |
| State | CA |
| Description | I was driving my 21 honda accord 1. 5t on the highway and all of a sudden vehicle lost the power and honda sensing / emission warning lights came on. It almost cause a major accident and I was lucky enough to exit the freeway without incident. I drove to the honda dealer and they found out one of the wire harnesses was chewed by a rodent which causes the whole issue. I did some research and found out that honda was using less expensive soybean base wire harnesses (instead of petroleum base wire harnesses) to save the planet earth. This soybean wires are easy target for rodents. This less expensive soybean wire harness cost about 00-3500 to replace and it's not fair to the consumer. Honda must re-call this soybean wire harness before causing some major accident, especially on the freeway ( imaging your car losing power while driving 65-70 mph) |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Feb 16, 2023 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The infotainment system is both unresponsive and self operational. It operates on its own as if it's being pressed (ghost touching) while simultaneously not responding to my touch. Impossible to safely use navigation as screen will pan or switch functions entirely. Same goes for using phone via bluetooth. I cannot answer or hang up. Radio randomly turns on, changes stations etc. It's a complete mess. All of which is very distracting and adversely affects my ability to focus and safely control the vehicle. Honda insists that it is all software related - doubtful - so they refuse to change it out. They claim a software update is being worked on. Car has now been out for over two years and still no update. So 2 years with no update for a single software issue, yet they were able to design and build an entire new '23 model with multiple new software components in less than a year. Obviously little attention is being given to this, if at all. Please step in. I have some videos available. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Feb 10, 2023 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Automatic emergency breaking system has benn activated in about 6 different ocassions while driving in the highway for no reason. No vehicles or obstacles in front of the car but car suddenly applied brakes stopping the car very suddenly while driving 70-75 miles per hour. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 07, 2023 |
| State | CA |
| Description | In the last 10 days, we there's been 4 incidents where the vehicle suddenly brakes when travelling on high speeds on the freeway out of nowhere. We were almost involved in a serious car accident yesterday where a vehicle behind us narrowly got out of the way. Took vehicle to honda dealership service and they claim they cant find any issues with braking system or sensors and they are not aware of any braking issues with this model. When I told them that I found online that theres an investigation opened last year about this issue in other accords, they had no idea what I was talking about and asked them to google it and they refuse. They refuse to fix the issue and suggest to just keep driving the vehicle since theres nothing for them to fix. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 01, 2023 |
| State | VA |
| Description | This car has randomly slammed on the breaks too many times to count and has been reported far too many times. Today while in the left lane on 95 southbound this car randomly slammed on the breaks so violently the speed was reduced 20 mph with seconds. This is incredibly dangerous, how long will you all this |
| Category | Engine, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Jan 20, 2023 |
| State | MA |
| Description | On 4 separate occasions, the first on december 22, 2022, my accord began losing power and acceleration while driving on the highway. The engine light began flashing but never came on steadily, and no message displayed. On a couple of occasions it was raining a bit, and at other times the weather was dry. Each time, I pulled the car over to the side of the road; before turning off the engine, I noticed the engine was loud and the car was shaking a bit. After a minute, I turned the car on and it operated normally, with no flashing engine light. I brought the car to a local honda dealership after the first incident, but they were unable to locate any codes to make a repair. I am reluctant to use the car in any congested highway area such as new york or boston (both I visit regularly to see family) because of losing power on a busy highway, so it is a safety issue that affects the use of my car, which is less than two years old with approximately 33,000 miles of use. After 3 more incidents, I brought the car back to the dealership today (and it happened on the way to the dealership, as well). I told the dealer that I found a reference on the internet to a honda repair bulletin, a21-o52, that described the exact problem my car is experiencing. The dealership just told me that the repair bulletin does not apply to my car as my car is a hybrid. They want to keep the car to keep driving it and replicate the problem. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Dec 07, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | I was driving on the highway going about 70mph and the automatic brake/ collision prevention went off and tried to stop my car for seemingly no reason. There were no cars or objects in front of me. The orange break alert flashed in the dash and car slowed abruptly. Thankfully no one was behind me. The only thing I can think of was the shadows on the road. This is the third time an event like this has happened to me. I made the dealership aware this happened after the second time and I was told I just wasn't use to the safety features. I have owned this car for a year now and am beyond use to the safety features, this is flat out unsafe and seriously concerns me. I do really like this car otherwise but I drive a lot for work and if it happens again, I am going to seriously consider selling it. Honda needs to fix this. |
| Category | Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Dec 06, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | I saw the investigation of hat the ntsb is opening into problems with the crv and a handful of other vehicles. I think you should add the honda accord hybrid (touring) to this investigation. I was driving on a road with speed limit of 55 mph. In full evening traffic. My check engine light flashed on, and I immediately called the dealership to set an appointment. Within one minute of that light coming on, I lost all acceleration power, it just dropped off in the middle of the high flow of fast traffic with no shoulder. I had to find a way to force people to let me over going less than 5 mph to get to a safe shoulder. Then my car just stopped. I was on the phone with the service department at honda when this happened and they were like, yeah sometimes that just happens. You get to the side of the road within a minute or it will shut off while driving. They made it seem like it was a super common and well known problem. That is ridiculously dangerous. I mean, ridiculously dangerous. I was absolutely terrified I would be slammed by a car on the highway. I got my car to the dealership for a full diagnostic, that they tried to charge me for, but they didn't find anything. And they said it was probably nothing because they had no proof it happened. That is about it, nothing too terrible, but that has way more potential problems than my scary incident alone. Thank you. |
| Category | Air Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module:software |
| Date | Oct 26, 2022 |
| State | WA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2021 honda accord hybrid. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in for routine maintenance a diagnostic examination was performed which revealed the airbag supplemental restraint system was faulty. The contact was informed that the air bags may not deploy if a crash were to occur. The contact indicated that while operating the vehicle no warning lights or messages had been displayed indicating a failure in the airbag system. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 38,000. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 19, 2022 |
| State | CO |
| Description | My sunroof suddenly and without warning exploded on the highway while traveling at the posted speed limit of 65 mph. The interior door of the sunroof was closed at the time but broken glass did fly out and away toward the back of the vehicle. Due to the loud exploding bang of the shattering glass I believed at first that my rear and/or side windows had been shot out by either someone in a passing vehicle or by someone firing from a location on the side of the highway. Had I not been able to keep my composure I could have lost control of the vehicle and been involved in a crash. The damage was inspected by my insurance company and has been repaired by an auto body shop, but I am greatly concerned that this could happen again. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Sep 06, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Vehicle tends to turn on brake warning light when there is nothing in the way. Driving with no obstacle in the way and the brake warning sign will display on dashboard. I've driven it on the highway with no cars and it will signal me to brake for no reason. I'm afraid the brakes might apply which could cause a serious accident. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Sep 04, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Vehicle flashed "brake" on the dashboard and automatically engaged brakes despite nothing being ahead in the road. This occurred on a clear, sunny day around late morning on the interstate. Similar issues have occurred previously where the car flashed the "brake" warning light despite nothing being immediately ahead in the road. With this other incident the brakes were not engaged. This time the brakes engaged, then released, and the car continued. Later on that same trip, the "brake" warning would again flash despite no objects being immediately ahead in the road. The vehicle arbitrarily braking without warning or reason is extremely dangerous as it may cause vehicles behind including much larger trucks to slam into the car. The honda dealer and honda customer service were both contacted when the car on a previous occasion flashed "brake" despite no obstructions but neither has returned my messages. |
| Category | Power Train, Service Brakes |
| Date | Sep 02, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The steering wheel shakes extremely when using the brake. Especially at 60 to 65 miles on curves it's awful. (2) throttle is slow to react as if losing power. Apart from small climbs when I stop and release the brake the drive tends to go backwards as if it were a car with a manual transmission. Honda dealer from downy. Can't find the problem. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Aug 15, 2022 |
| State | WA |
| Description | My automatic emergency breaking kicked in today when there were no cars in front of me. My car began beeping loudly and flashing the word “brake†and the car abruptly stopped in the middle of a very busy road. My daughter and I could've been very hurt but were lucky there was enough room behind us that we didn't get rear ended. Nobody has checked this out yet because it just happened, but I am willing and open to having it looked at. I had a brief warning while the car flashed “brake†and beeped, but there were no cars in front of us, and nothing I could do to make the car not slam on the brakes by itself. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Aug 02, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Around 12:30pm last week, we were driving a 2021 honda accord on a straight and clear northbound freeway. All of a sudden, our car started to swerve left and right a few times, even though my wife tried to keep the car straight. She didn't steer the wheel much, fearing that the car may go sideways or whatever, but she just couldn't make the car straight. I was in the car and saw the dashboard flashing something red and could only remember some words like … hi…lock… in just a few seconds, she hit the barrier/divider separating the northbound/southbound freeway. After that, the car went straight and we were able to stop the car on the shoulder. It really put our life in danger but luckily no one got seriously injured. The major damage and concern is: the front left wheel got tucked up into the fender with a snapped lower controller arm connecting the front left wheel to suspension as in the photos. Honda refused to inspect the car because it got into an accident, but it's clear something of the car likely the front left lower control arm went wrong / defective before the accident. We didn't see any warning signs before the incident. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jul 27, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The contact rented a 2021 honda accord. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle independently activated the braking without warning. While driving at night on the freeway and changing lanes, the failure recurred. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 13,700. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jul 05, 2022 |
| State | SC |
| Description | Honda accord multi point serviced july 2nd at hendricks honda easley sc. Immediately after I was driving on haywood rd. Greenville sc when my vehicle slammed on brakes for no reason. There was no car, animal, pedestrian or debris in road to cause to happen. As a result I experienced whip lash and was seen by a doctor and therapist july 5th. This has caused me to be afraid to drive my own car plus miss work plus enjoy my july 4th. I have reported this to honda motor company and I also returned to hendricks honda to have a diagnostic test performed but all they did was put 20 miles on my vehicle and said I would have to bring it in and leave it for 3 - 4 hours. Why? If you truly checked it out today I don't feel I need to return for them to just tell me anything. I really feel like they wasted time doing nothing today. There diagnostic was just driving my vehicle and adding unnecessary miles. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Unknown Or Other, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Jul 02, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Car moving slowly and suddenly races and speeds up. Hard to stop it. Has happened twice, 8 to 10 months apart.. First time was on a small driveway. Was able to stop car , with no damages. 2nd occurrence I was pulling into a parking space. Foot not on gas or brake and again the car accelerated. This time the car hit a handicapped parking sign and pushed it over. The sign stopped the car with assistance from me. There was a small drop in front of the car and a tree 10-15 feet in front of the hill. The passenger in my car would have been in severe trouble had I not gotten the car stopped. My husband thought I may have somehow activated the cruise control. But I was going less than 20 miles per hour each time. This could be a deadly problem if a child or someone crossed in front of me. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jun 22, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | Hi there! I have reported this a couple of times to honda directly, so it's possible they've already fixed it, but my father pointed out that I should let you guys know as well since it could be a serious safety issue... Basically, the feature shown on the honda dashboard that "reads" speed limit signs is (or at least was earlier this year) very buggy; e. G. I've encountered instances where it indicates a speed limit of 60mph in 20mph, or even 100mph in a 60mph zone; apparently it's often getting those numbers from unrelated highway signs and not speed limit signs. As far as I can tell this feature should be disabled until it can made much more reliable; otherwise I'm worried it could cause a dangerous accident. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Jun 08, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | The forward collision will automatically brake with nothing visibly in front of it. I have drove down the highway going 60mph. No car, animal, person, tall grass, etc in front of me or crossing the road and my vehicle pops up brake, brake, brake, and my car slams on break. This will cause someone to rear end me which can lead to a serious injury or even dead. I have contacted honda corporate who instructed me to contact townsend honda in tuscaloosa, al. I contacted townsend honda and they stated that it was nothing they could do about it and they have other complaining of the same issue. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | May 31, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2021 honda accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 45-50 mph and switching lanes, the collision mitigation braking system engaged inadvertently. The forward collision warning light illuminated. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal and was able to continue to drive. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred several times while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be test-driven however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer also informed the contact that the collision mitigation braking system was operating as designed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,200. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Steering, Suspension |
| Date | May 28, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | When turning left or right from/into a parking spot a rubbing sound (similar to two pieces of rubber rubbing against each other) can be heard in the cabin and sometimes from the left wheel well area and slightly felt in the steering wheel. No safety issues are currently present at this time but vehicle should not be having this issue in less than a year of ownership. Vehicle has been taken into hoen honda in carlsbad, ca 5/28/22 12:47pm. Two technicians inspected the vehicle and were unable to replicate/notice the problem but customer is able to replicate it but was not possible to identify source. Noise was not profound so dealer recommended to wait until noise becomes worse to re-diagnose. Customer has a personal mechanic that recommended they take the vehicle to a dealer due to car having 8k miles and still falling under warranty but did not attempt to diagnose or repair vehicle. No warning lamps or component failure has happened yet but symptoms first appeared around january 2022. When reversing the vehicle and slightly applying the brake a loud groaning sound can be heard from the rear brakes. Due to the brakes being a safety component any noise associated with brakes becomes a safety concern. Vehicle was inspected at the same time 5/28/2022 12:47pm as the steering noise at hoen honda in carlsbad, ca. Brake noise was not able to be replicated by technicians at the time but was recommended to lubricate rear brakes. If issue persisted customer was advised to return to the dealer for further diagnosis. Brake noise was able to be confirmed by customer's mechanic. Customer was advised to take it in to dealer for diagnosis due to vehicle having 8k miles and car still being under warranty. No warning lamps or other symptom prior to the problem. The problem first appeared in january 2022. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Air:disc:rotor |
| Date | May 24, 2022 |
| State | TN |
| Description | The contact owns a 2021 honda accord. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle was shuddering and vibrating with an abnormal sound. The contact stated that while shifting into reverse there was a loud roaring sound coming from the brakes. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rear rotors need to be replaced and that the brakes were overheating. The vehicle was repaired but the sound from the brakes returned. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | May 22, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The paint is peeling off 6 months after I bought the car. South shore honda and american honda are not doing anything. I spoke with the manager at south shore honda,,willie mejia who referred me to american honda and american honda referred me back to the dealer. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | May 05, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | My car randomly slams on the breaks with no one/nothing in front of me! I've reported this to the dealership multiple times. This last time it occurred it brought me to a complete stop in the middle of the road. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | May 01, 2022 |
| State | AR |
| Description | As I was driving on the highway out of nowhere the car jerked away from me. I was unable to maintain control again as it kept gearing itself to the left. The emergency brake didn't come on at all and the car slide on the freeway and ended up flipping completely over the bridge to the other side injuring all passengers |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes |
| Date | Apr 27, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Braking at intersections without car being present in front. Sometimes car in traffic driving toward intersection and car in right hand turn lane. When the car in turn turns at intersection away from my vehicle my vehicle slows or completely stops. It has done the same while making left hand turn in intersection with no car in oncoming lane. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Apr 25, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | A few months after I bought the car,the paint is peeling off. Today 4/25/22,it has gotten worse |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Apr 18, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | My car is not even 1 year old and I have been having problems with my rear brakes. They squeak or grind when I am in reverse and with my foot on the brake pedal to back out of a parking spot or drive way etc. I have taken it to the dealership, right honda-scottsdale az, 3 different times. They said they could not reproduce the sound. The service guy on my first visit said that if it continues they should replace rear brake pads and deglaze the rotars. Never happened. Left it there overnight, at honda corps direction, again the same thing. I spoke with patrick at honda and I sent him an email with a video of the sound from outside the car as well as inside. He got back to me last week and basically said there is nothing they can do. I have taken it to a car repair place that I have been going to for 30 years and showed them the video and they said that in there opinion the pads should be changed and rotors deglazed. I explained that to patrick from honda and he said they would not do that since they are not sure it would work. Asked him what they would do and he attributed it to either weather etc. Told him I have had at least 10 accords and never had this problem. The car is less than a year old with just 10000 miles on it, less when I first took it there. Really not sure what the issue is but it is very concerning since it concerns my brakes. I have tried to upload the video but I cannot. You can email me and I can attach it. |
| Category | Lane Departure: Assist |
| Date | Apr 15, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The vehicle has a camera that reads speed limit signs, and reports the current speed limit in the instrument cluster. This feature does not work as expected, and the car regularly reports wildly inaccurate speeds, such as a speed limit of 10 mph on a highway, or a speed limit of 85 mph in the city. This happened on numerous occasions. The vehicle does not have an option to disable this feature. As a result, it is distracting for the driver, and may also cause accidents by giving false information about the road to the driver. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Apr 04, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | While driving on a road ,it automatically applied the brakes as if any vehicle in front of me or any obstacles came in front of my vehicle ,but it was nothing I was very lucky that there was no vehicle behind me otherwise I would have involved in an accident |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Apr 04, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | The rear glass shattered with temperature change and defrost use?. The car was garage kept all winter until the weekend of the issue. It was kept outside overnight on friday and temperatures were in the 20s. I used my rear defroster for the very first time on saturday morning and returned home saturday. On sunday morning, I closed the door of the car and the rear glass shattered and collapsed. It seems like they may have a batch of badly tempered glass but refuse to acknowledge it. They required me to have the car towed to the dealership. This damages any investigation value and they said it looked like a hammer smashed it in but it didn't look like that when it was at my home. I had police come and look at it and they did not find any evidence of vandalism. The location of the damage is very centered and would be hard to reach and not likely the spot for someone just trying to smash the window. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | 21 accord breaking itself there is no reason and there is no car around. Blind spot working itself there is no car around car. Almost had 4 accidents. Not driving anymore waitin attorneys for lemon law |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 21, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The car slowed down and break in the middle of intersection no others cars or people in the way |
| Category | Service Brakes, Steering |
| Date | Mar 21, 2022 |
| State | MS |
| Description | The contact owns a 2021 honda accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the steering wheel and brakes failed to function. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated he drove into a side rail and stretched the driver side panel of the vehicle. The contact also stated the rear view camera was not functioning. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated he did not have any injuries nor seek medical attention. No police report was filed. The contact he was able to drive to his residence but continued to experience the failure on the steering wheel and multiple warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 11, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The automatic breaking system has almost caused 2 accidents. As I am easing into a stop with a car in front of me, my car has applied the automatic breaking system while I am breaking. The car in front was a car length ahead of me, thus it should not have been activated because I was not in danger. This almost caused an accident because the person behind me was basically getting a break check from me. Although it is trying to prevent an accident from happening it is actually causing one. A similar incident happened when a car was turning into a side street. I was slowing down and easing into my breaks when suddenly the automatic break system was applied. Again I had a safe distance between me and the car that was turning and it made be break really hard. The car behind me had to swerve out of the way in order to avoid a crash. The automatic breaking system is ruining my break pads. I am barely at 7000 miles and my accord is starting to make noise when I apply pressure to my breaks when I am backing up. |
| Category | Electrical System, Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 07, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | I was with my family taking the on ramp to the long island expressway, when suddenly the rear wheels locked up and the parking brake was engaged. I hit the brakes. And as fast as it happened is as fast as it resolved. Scared all of us and almost got hit from the car behind us. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Mar 04, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Not sure exactly the date but it was around 2-15-22 when the incidences happened several times last month while driving eastbound on the I-10. All of a sudden my vehicle was coming to a complete stop but I didn't allow it to so I pressed the accelerator pedal to keep moving forward. One of the first times it happened there was a vehicle behind me but not close enough to have caused an disruptions in both vehicles. The second incident occurred but with no vehicles behind on the highway. The only warning indicator popped up on my dash was a flashing “brake†indicator with an audio chime. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Mar 03, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Paint chipping on the body, the paint has chipped down to bare metal |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Mar 01, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | 2/24/22 - drove to work in the morning. Front driver door will not open from outside or inside. Had to climb over the center console and exit thru the passenger door. The driver's door will unlock, but will not open. Problem disappeared when getting back to the car after work (4pm est). 3/1/22 - rear driver door would not open from outside or inside. This was going on most of the day. Took the car to great lakes honda west (elyria, ohio) at about 6:30pm est. The rear driver door opened when at the dealership. The service tech mentioned possible bcm issue, but said I would have to bring it back when the door was stuck closed again. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Phantom braking when using adaptive cruise control. The vehicle brakes unexpectedly when adaptive cruise control is enabled. Typically happens when there is no leading vehicle in my lane, but there are vehicles ahead of me in other lanes. Happens consistently, almost every time the adaptive cruise is enabled. The system also applies brakes in situations when cruise control is not enabled, and there is no leading vehicle in front of me. Issue can surprise drivers behind me and lead to a collison where I am hit from behind. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Automatic braking has initiated for no reason, at least four times almost causing accidents, car radio sometimes will no shut off, seems to be some type of electrical problem, I have had both issues looked at by dealer who states they cannot find a problem with this vehicle, there is definitely a problem and it must be found before someone get hurt. Auto braking has happened on the freeway, and on residential streets |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jan 29, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | I have experienced 2-3 sec hesitation upon accelerating. This hesitation occurs occasionally usually when turning and the is stopped or moving slowly. When it has happened I have experienced threatening safety situations particularly when making turns when crossing oncoming traffic such as when making a left 90 degree turn at a stop light with oncoming traffic in the lane I am crossing or if I have to make a quick acceleration to avoid a rapidly threatening safety situation. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 10, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Navigation system errors: turn wrong direction, turn wrong compass direction, system will not recognize home. System was inspected more than once by the honda dealer. A case was filed with honda corp |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jan 08, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | My vehicle has less than 5,000 miles. My vehicle has been running fine for the last 5 months; however, I got back into my car and heard my rear right brake, on the passenger side, making a grinding sound. It appears that the break pad is worn out and grinding on the rotor, or the brake module is faulty and has been forcing additional pressure on the rotor to create and untimely wear. The grinding is so strong, it is making it unsafe to drive under normal conditions. No warning lamps or indicators are on. Warranty inspection is scheduled. There are other reports of this issues with other owners. The vehicle has not been in an accident, modified, or driven in any manner other than normal driving. Additionally, when it is raining, the auto brake feature may turn on and slow the vehicle quickly when it is not necessary. |
| Category | Tires |
| Date | Dec 26, 2021 |
| State | OR |
| Description | My tires were purchased new on 11/6/21 from les scab in portland, or. And are continental extremecontact dws06plus, size 235/40zr-19. A few weeks after purchase the tpms came on so I had the tires checked at les schwab. I was told all the tire were low, likely due to weather. Within a couple weeks the tpms came on again, I returned to les schwab on 12/18/21. I was told all the tires were a little low again but that the rear drives tire was at 19 psi. I was told again it was likely weather but that the rear drivers tire was a little lower than the rest and if the tpms came on again to return. On the evening of 12/23/21 the tpms came on again. I took my car to les schwab again and about 11am and was told they could fill the tires, but they could try to find and fix the problem because they would close at 1pm and they did not have time but to bring it back on monday. Despite my pleas, they refused. I tried calling the regional manager at his store but every time I called someone answered and either hung up or put the call on hold but did not answer. On 12/25/21 at about 6:50pm while driving about 55 mph on the I-5 freeway in portland, or., I was in the center lane and heard a loud pop. My stirring wheel pulled right and as I held tight, I heard another loud, dull, grinding noise from the front passenger side of the car. I slowed, turned on my hazard lights and waited for traffic to stop so I could pull to the side of the freeway. I looked and saw that the front passenger side tire tread had completely detached from the sidewall. I then called to have to car towed back to my home. |
| Category | Visibility:glass, Side/rear, Visibility:windshield |
| Date | Dec 13, 2021 |
| State | MD |
| Description | The contact owns a 2021 honda accord. The contact stated when entering their vehicle. They noticed several small dark circles forming around the front driver side window as well the front windshield which made it difficult for the contact visibility while driving the vehicle. The contact stated after a few days the dark circles would disappear however it comes back intermittently. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer who inspected the vehicle and was told they believe the failure is related to the tinting on the windows that is causing the failure but was not able to provide a fixture for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Consumer stated circles appear randomly on six windows. There are wide dark slanted stripes that intermittently appear within the window. Regional manager stated occurrences had to do with the tinting of the eight windows. Suggestions were made as to what could be done. Either, warranty ,would be extended or, darken the tint, or, replace all eight windows. |
| Category | Air Bags |
| Date | Dec 08, 2021 |
| State | SC |
| Description | Upon pulling into a parking space, with the steering wheel almost at full lock to the right, when I braked, the car suddenly accelerated out of control and hit another car. Airbags did not deploy but there was damage to both vehicles, no injuries. Vehicle has been taken to a collision repair shop to await repair. It is available for inspection. Has not been looked at to date. |
| Category | Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection |
| Date | Nov 15, 2021 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Blind spot warning indicator intermittently illuminates when there is no vehicle in the blind spot. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Nov 13, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | I opened the hood to clean leaves collected at the drain. As with my other cars, I thought that the hood would remain in up position. It just suddenly came down with tremendous force. I almost had my hands crushed under the hand. I got lucky but driver's side viper arm broke at the end which I had to get replaced at my expense. I think that honda should recall and install hood lift supports to prevent serious injury to persons. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Nov 03, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | The paint is peeling off |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Oct 07, 2021 |
| State | GA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2021 honda acord. The contact stated that while driving, the brakes engaged inadvertently without warning. Additionally, the vehicle slowed down while approaching the pedestrian crossing. The local dealer was called, and an appointment was scheduled however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,300. The vin was not available. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 30, 2021 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Anc making annoying noise and never goes away , car makes a loud humming noise that is really noticeable when driving. This has been going on since I bought it . Replacing it doesn't help it it's the same thing. Honda needs to fix this . |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Sep 24, 2021 |
| State | NC |
| Description | While driving in heavy rain on interstate, vehicle experienced lack of power and flashing check engine light. Driver was unable to maintain speed. Pulled off at next exit and turned off. Roadside assistance was contacted immediately after pulling off. Vehicle restarted and ran normally after allowing it to remain off for approximately 1. 5 hr. Roadside assistance was cancelled. Continued trip without further incident. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 14, 2021 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Tire jack not provide with buying new car honda accord hybrid 2021 how can I use flat tire repair kit without tire jack. It was disclosed to me when buying. Tire jack & tools tick mark in delivery documents but not provided. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Aug 30, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | While driving in heavy rain for most of the morning, I entered an interstate and attempted to pass a semi. The engine lost power as I moved into the center lane. I had to slow down and re-enter the far right hand lane as the engine trouble light began flashing and I had either very little power or too much power to keep the car in a steady state. This out me and my wife's safety at risk as the rain was heavy, and pulling over to the shoulder did not seem to be a good idea since I could keep the car in forward motion in some way. I pulled off at the next exit and we ate lunch and apparently the car reset as the engine light quit flashing and the car acted normally after that. The dealer was approached and said, since the light was off there was nothing they could do. A tsb is out that applies to this problem but the dealer said the manufacturer was contacted and declined a repair. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Incident 1: car suddenly applied brakes while traveling at 60 mph on the fast lane. There was no vehicle in the front for at least 50 ft. Ahead. Incident2: car suddenly applied brakes while traveling at about 40 mph. Again no vehicle in the front for at least 100 ft. In the front. Worried about the vehicles colliding from the rear and the whiplash effect on the neck, because the braking was not expected. Contacted the dealer. First time I was told to bring it in for check up. I did not take it because I wanted to do it at the first oil change. Second time happened about 3 weeks ago. Contacted the dealer. Asked the dealer whether the safety feature can be turned off. He said he will get back to me next day. He never did. Sent a subsequent message "???" but no reply. Then I called this morning. He said he is with a client and will get back to me in 30 mins. He did not. Then I sent a message saying that I am disappointed with the after sales service with the dealership on this safety issue and that I will inform ntsb about this problem. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Aug 09, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Going at highway speeds with recirculate button pressed, a noise comes out of ac vent when recirculate button is turned off, sounds goes away |
| Category | Seat Belts |
| Date | Jun 13, 2021 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | May 11, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2021 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the steering wheel ceased while the idle warning error illuminated. The contact mentioned that the steering wheel returned to normal function independently. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 564. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Visibility:windshield |
| Date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| State | AL |
| Description | 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, birmingham, al 35216, (205) 236-5414) where the technician verified the failure during a test drive. The contact stated that the windshield had been replaced three times. The contact stated that both failures recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. A field representative investigated the issue with the windshield however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 5. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 06, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | 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. |
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Like a few others on this page. We have had our 2021 Honda accord sport in the shop multiple times for the rear breaks making a loud horn like noise when reversing on the 4th time taking it back to the dealer they told me I was now out of warranty and would have to replace a part that is on back order and it would cost 1200 with labor.
like Michelle I also experienced my 2021 EXL make the same noise while in reverse. Took it to Honda dealership 2 times and they said it was ok. My backseat was replaced at 11 months as it incurred 2 deep impressions on the rear seat. the replacement seems ok–for now anyway. there is a major problem with the interior on the EXL. in my 14 months of having the car–I do not know why it would have “wore” so poorly–especially since there has only been 10-15 times that anyone ever sat in the rear seats. I was at Honda dealership in October 2022 and a lady just turned in her leased 2021 Accord EXL with 13K miles and her rear seat looked worse than mine. i am very disappointed that after 12 years of Honda’s–i have now jumped ship to the Toyota. Honda definitely has so many more benefits to the consumer but what will it matter if the inside of car won’t hold up for daily use.
I drive a 2021 Honda Sport Accord. Every time I go in reverse it makes a loud horn sounding noise. It’s been in the shop 3 times & on the next day it would the same thing. I was told because I live in a humidity state, that it would keep doing it. I spoke with Honda Consumer Affairs & was told my car was not defective so they won’t buy back. Is there anything I can do?
Hello, I brought my car to a dealership in Los Angeles county Ca. I have 21,000 miles on my 2021 Honda Accord touring. It seems that the suspension is off. It bounces violently when on the freeway. I’ve brought it to the dealership to figure out what the issue is. They drove it once down the street, and said it was fine. I requested they drive it a little farther on the freeway. Still
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