2018 Honda Accord Hybrid problems
The 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid has 175 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (14%) concerns engine. After that come fuel system (14%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 175 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 7,000 miles 88 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 65 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 88 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 7,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Honda Accord Hybrid with enough data (122 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was slowly pulling into my garage to park. When I pressed on the parking break, the car revved to full speed, slammed into garage and would not respond to the brakes, or any attempt to turn off the ignition or to control the car, including failure of the automatic emergency braking, forward collision or parking collision to function, even though they were all turned on.
Failure of front crash mitigation, lane deparure mitigation system while car is moving. Sudden deceleration from engine to electric at highway speeds.
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the Forward Collision Avoidance feature was activated; however, the Forward Collision Avoidance feature failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the Forward Collision Avoidance was activated while there were no vehicles nearby. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced phantom braking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed.