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1998 Honda Accord electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 319 complaints for the 1998 Honda Accord, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
319 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
127,000 miles 160 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
9 and 3
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 1998 Honda Accord Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 127,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 23 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 15 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 25 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 27 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 13 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 13 complaints 200k+ miles: 12 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 127,000 miles
Based on 160 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles23
100k to 120k miles15
120k to 140k miles25
140k to 160k miles27
160k to 180k miles13
180k to 200k miles13
200k+ miles12

What the data shows

Of the 160 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 127,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 3 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was in a bad accident I was in the far right lane on the highway I'm going 55MPH someone jumped in front of me I used my breaks then my car jerked right into the other person car causing my car to spin around 2 time on a 6 lane highway . The airbag never deployed the staring wheel was not turning lots of fluids leaking out of it but it was always jerking for some reason even when the mechanic says that's natural..

Reported at 100,000 miles, March 2019 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 honda accord. The contact stated that the engine failed, causing the vehicle to stall without warning while driving at various speeds. Additionally, the engine would sporadically fail to start. The contact inspected the vehicle and located the failure at the ignition switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 27,000 and the current mileage was 50,000.

Reported at 27,000 miles, February 2011

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