2000 Honda Accord electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 177 complaints for the 2000 Honda Accord, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 177 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 106,000 miles 127 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 9 and 5
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 127 complaints that include mileage. 17% 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	2
20k to 40k miles	7
40k to 60k miles	12
60k to 80k miles	16
80k to 100k miles	19
100k to 120k miles	17
120k to 140k miles	17
140k to 160k miles	19
160k to 180k miles	4
180k to 200k miles	6
200k+ miles	8

What the data shows

Of the 127 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 106,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 5 fires.

What owners wrote

Consumer had just gotten out of vehicle and into house when vehicle caught on fire. Fire started under dashboard. Fire department insisted fire coming from wiring harness. Manufacturer sent a fire marshal for honda who ruled it to be arson. *slc

February 2001 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 honda accord. The contact was parked when she discovered she was able to remove the keys from the ignition without the vehicle being in park. The contact was able to locate a recall for the failure (NHTSA campaign id number: 05v025000, component: electrical system: ignition: switch) but was advised by both the dealer and manufacturer that her VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 249,000.

Reported at 249,000 miles, August 2010

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Honda models