1990 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 229 complaints with NHTSA about the 1990 Honda Accord. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. After that come seat belts (16%) and latches & locks (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 229 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 170,000 miles 16 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Among the 16 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 170,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 36th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (57 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
While parking vehicle, foot lightly touching gas pedal, pedal went to floor , causing unintended sudden acceleration, happened on 2 separate occasions, both times resulting in accidents, lurched forward 50 ft into wodds, hit tree.
Leaving work, vehicle hit rear left passenger door, hit steering wheel with shoulder and chest, seat belt did not restrain.
The doors failed to open whether the key or the remote was used to un lock. The consumer has to climb through the windows to enter and exit the vehicle. Mechanic has been notified, and a service appointment was scheduled.
I was driving down a major street when the engine suddenly died. I reacted quickly and was able to coast and pull off onto a side street without interrupting the flow of traffic. I barely made the turn without the power steering. I did some investigating and found that the ignition switch had some burned contacts. That's what caused the sudden loss of power.