2005 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 880 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Honda Accord. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. After that come electrical system (11%) and drivetrain & axles (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 880 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 141 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 129 and 7
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 677 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 | 91 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 84 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 82 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 109 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 86 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 64 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 60 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 33 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 23 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 17 |
| 200k+ miles | 28 |
What the data shows
Among the 677 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 75,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 82,000 miles (143 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 141 complaints mention a crash; 16 complaints mention a fire; 129 injuries reported; 7 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 2005 ranks 23rd most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (316 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 15 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.
I previously drove my aunt's 2005 honda accord hybrid on several occasions. Almost as soon as the vehicle was purchased, on more than one occasion, the brakes failed and caused accidents. The accelerator would also accelerate on its own. The car would simply speed up on its own. The car would also at times stop or turn off on its own. I assumed because the car was a hybrid or different that it was normal. At times when accidents would occur, I couldn't believe what had happened. The car literally drove away.
Air bag light would come on intermittently. Then started staying on more. Within the week went to dealer and they said it was my seatbelt sensor. Covered under my 5 year extended warranty. Thank goodness.
I was driving on interstate 20/59 near ft. Payne, alabama with the cruise control set on 75 MPH. I changed lanes to pass a slower car but did not touch the gas pedal. The car started to accelerate on its own. I tapped the breaks to turn cruise control off but the car continued to accelerate without touching the gas pedal. The acceleration was not a full throttle acceleration, just a moderate increase.