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1996 Honda Accord air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 111 complaints for the 1996 Honda Accord, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
111 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
108,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
26 and 0
Injuries and deaths
18 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 1996 Honda Accord Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 108,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 108,000 miles
Based on 32 complaints that include mileage. 13% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 32 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 108,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 26 crashes, 18 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

On 1/4/01 I was in a car accident that totalled my 1996 honda accord. The other vehicle ran a red light and I hit him broadside going about 30 m.p.h. The whole front end crunched like a can and my airbags did not deploy. I need to know why they di not deploy. When I purchased the car it was one of the safety features I thought I would have. My insurance premiums are lower due to this safety feature, but what good are they if they do not work, I feel I was lead into a false sense of security.

January 2001 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 1996 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the SRS air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the SRS unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,100.

Reported at 100,100 miles, April 2020

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