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1998 Honda Accord engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 150 complaints for the 1998 Honda Accord, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
150 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
104,000 miles 73 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 1998 Honda Accord Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 104,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 19 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 13 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 9 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 104,000 miles
Based on 73 complaints that include mileage. 10% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles19
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles13
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles9

What the data shows

Of the 73 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 104,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the front suspension collapsed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the ground. A police report was not filed, but the contact suffered injuries from the crash. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop where the body damage and lower ball joints were repaired. The failure was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 250,876.

Reported at 250,876 miles, June 2009 CrashInjury

Check engine light remains on in the vehicle, although perform was great. State requirements for motor vehicle registration recently changed. Catalytic converter failure, 02 sensor (both) failure, problem persists. Check engine light remains on. As of today, no help from honda, although many attempts have been made. Problem began a few months after car purchase. While under warranty technicians reiterated there was no problem and reset light many times. Now this is a big problem; every year faced with same issue.

Reported at 10,000 miles, August 1998

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