2003 Honda Accord body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 74 complaints for the 2003 Honda Accord, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 74 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 50 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 50 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 10 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. Upon exiting the vehicle, before the passenger exited the front passenger side, smoke appeared within the inner part of the front passenger side door and a fire erupted. The driver and the front passenger were able to extinguish the flames. A fire report was not filed. The dealer was notified. The passenger was burned and had to exit the vehicle through the front passenger side window, which required medical treatment. The failure mileage was not available. Updated 06/29/16
2003 accord LX manual transmission has a rattle inside the drivers and passenger doors in the area door lock post. The rattle appears when the car is in motion with windows up or down and doors locked or unlocked. I brought the car to a dealer 3 times to get it fixed however they still were unable to help me.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Honda Accord
- Transmission 588 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 348 complaints
- Air bags 321 complaints
- Brakes 192 complaints
- Electrical system 148 complaints
- Engine 143 complaints
- Steering 96 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 82 complaints