1996 Honda Accord electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 44 complaints for the 1996 Honda Accord, 8% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 44 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 120,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 3 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 5% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	0
20k to 40k miles	1
40k to 60k miles	0
60k to 80k miles	0
80k to 100k miles	3
100k to 120k miles	5
120k to 140k miles	3
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	3
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 19 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 120,000 miles, and 5% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

When the driver started the vehicle the dashboard caught on fire and the doors automatically locked. Somehow the driver was able to get out of the vehicle and the fire department extinguished the fire. The cause of the fire has not been determined.

Reported at 180,000 miles, February 2004 Fire

Dt*: the contact stated the rear passenger side door will not automatically lock/unlock using the remote locking device it must be performed manually. This began as an intermittent problem but gradually got worse. The dealership inspected the vehicle and determined the actuator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. Updated 05/16/2006.

Reported at 27,000 miles, March 2004

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Honda models