2003 Honda Accord brakes problems

192 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2003 Honda Accord, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 192 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 12,000 miles 140 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 17 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 9 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 140 complaints that include mileage. 90% 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	95
20k to 40k miles	26
40k to 60k miles	5
60k to 80k miles	3
80k to 100k miles	4
100k to 120k miles	3
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	4
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 140 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 12,000 miles, and 90% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 17 crashes, 9 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

I was traveling on the interstate and my gas pedal locked, then my steering system, followed by the gas pedal. I was surrounded by huge trucks and was traveling with small children and was able to stop the car. I then repeatedly smashed the brake pedal and forced the steering to stir me to the side of the road the car went into the ditch and came to a fairly abrupt stop. When I arrived to the dealership, they told me that it was a problem with the alternator, but suggested that I should replaced the water pump.

Reported at 9,300 miles, October 2003 Death

Brake rotors warped at 4000 miles. Car has not been driven aggressively. Rotors now slightly warped again at 8000 miles.

Reported at 4,000 miles, June 2003

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Honda models