1994 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 476 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Honda Accord. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. After that come brakes (16%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 476 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 105 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 59 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 122,000 miles 69 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 15 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Among the 69 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 122,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 105 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 59 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% 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 1994 ranks 29th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (224 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Tire blow out caused the air bag to deploy. Driver was unable to see where she was going, resulting in a head-on collision. Driver died after 5 days, passenger an infant, was severely injured by air bag, but survived.
While driving at approximately 50-55 MPH rearended a vehicle in front, dual airbags did not deploy, causing face and chest injuries.
My wife was parking the car at approx 5 MPH. She had her foot on the brake but suddenly the car accelerated itself and crashed into the wall 2-3 feet away. The 2 airbags deployed breaking the windshield, the front of the car have severe damages and my wife broke 4 bones in her right foot trying to stop the car by stepping hard on the brake.
Tire dry rotting at 20,000 miles. Only 3 years old. Tires are bulging/separating on the tread of the tire causing the vehicle to vibrate while driving.