2004 Honda Accord air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 258 complaints for the 2004 Honda Accord, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 258 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 88,000 miles 153 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 47 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 51 and 3

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Based on 153 complaints that include mileage. 27% 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	11
20k to 40k miles	11
40k to 60k miles	19
60k to 80k miles	16
80k to 100k miles	31
100k to 120k miles	17
120k to 140k miles	16
140k to 160k miles	15
160k to 180k miles	7
180k to 200k miles	3
200k+ miles	7

What the data shows

Of the 153 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 47 crashes, 51 injuries, 3 deaths.

What owners wrote

On September 18, 2026, my father was driving a 2004 Honda Accord southeast on State Route 56 in Madison County, Ohio. According to the crash report, the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, crossed left of center, left the right side of the roadway, struck a ditch, overturned, and struck a utility pole. My father sustained severe injuries, was transported by MedFlight to OSU Wexner Medical Center, and later died. After the crash, we observed that the driver’s steering-wheel airbag had not deployed.

September 2026 CrashInjuryDeath

Over the past 10 months, starting approximately august 2009, the air light in my 2004 honda accord exl would intermittently come on then go back off. More recently, it comes on a daily basis. When I buckle my seatbelt and start the car it may appear and stay on the entire time while driving. Then when I stop and turn off the car then turn it back on, the light may or may not show up again. I found that there was a NHTSA campaign number: 07v001000 for 2004 honda accord.

Reported at 97,000 miles, August 2009

Air bags problems in other years

Air bags problems across all Honda models