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2003 Honda Accord transmission problems

Owners reported transmission problems in 588 complaints for the 2003 Honda Accord, 25% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
588 25% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
91,000 miles 544 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
15 and 2
Injuries and deaths
9 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2003 Honda Accord Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 91,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 21 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 52 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 108 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 145 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 115 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 57 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 24 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 8 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 91,000 miles
Based on 544 complaints that include mileage. 15% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles21
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles52
60k to 80k miles108
80k to 100k miles145
100k to 120k miles115
120k to 140k miles57
140k to 160k miles24
160k to 180k miles8
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 544 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 91,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 15 crashes, 2 fires, 9 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While driving approximately 30 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the front of the contacts vehicle. All of the vehicle air bags deployed except for the frontal driver air bag. The contact sustained bruising and minor injuries. The driver of the second vehicle was transported to the hospital via ambulance. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 120,000 miles, February 2011 CrashInjury

Honda accord 2003 v6-85,000 miles transmission lockup, then failure. The problem with honda v6 accord transmission, reported here on this website. Note, my transmission has gone on my 2003 accord with only 85,000 miles on it. Had the car diagnosed at markley motors honda in fort collins colorado 80527-0520. I submitted the problem to 'american honda', and because of the sheer dangerous condition the car displayed today, probably won't drive the car until 'american honda' decides to do something about this.

Reported at 85,000 miles, May 2009

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