2001 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 1,162 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Honda Accord. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 37% of complaints. After that come transmission (11%) and drivetrain & axles (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,162 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 200 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 176 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 693 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 54 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 79 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 90 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 89 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 85 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 90 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 60 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 47 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 46 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 33 |
| 200k+ miles | 20 |
What the data shows
Among the 693 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 85,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (229 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 200 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 176 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 89% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (485 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Crushed chest, broken neck, and death of driver resulted from rear end impact of honda accord while sitting still. Please call brenda rogers at area code 678 phone number 441-9817 if you've experienced failure of driver's power seat slide, driver's seat back, driver's seat bolts, and/or filure of driver's air bag to deploy. All appear to have failed in this instance. Need your help! Thank you.
My mother had picked up my niece from her school and was waiting for my nephew and his friend to get out of high school. When ready to go, the car was difficult to start. Took about 10 min to get the car to start. After the car started, went into reverse and backed out of the parking space. Put the car in drive and it "chugged" a couple of times. Then the car accelerated unexpectedly. She was unable to slow the car down by applying the brakes.
Transmission needs to be replaced. Car will not go into reverse. This is a honda recall and honda will not honor since the car is over the age for the warranty but still within the mileage. This vehicle was always serviced at the dealer where it was purchased and were never informed of the recall.