2006 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 547 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Honda Accord. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. After that come brakes (10%) and steering (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 547 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 72 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 48 and 7
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 386 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 | 75 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 53 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 38 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 32 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 40 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 34 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 42 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 20 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 16 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 18 |
| 200k+ miles | 18 |
What the data shows
Among the 386 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 77,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 104,000 miles (74 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 72 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 48 injuries reported; 7 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% 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 2006 ranks 30th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (204 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 12 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.
From the driver's statement to the police on the day of the accident (from the police report): I was trying to park my car there were some cars in front and back but there was a lot of space. All of a sudden my car jumped and rushed and suddenly go fast. It went forward at a fast speed. I didn't see anyone else because I was trying to keep the car in the street and [not] going into any other cars. I had crossed the street down, I don't know what cross street. At the cross street my car hit another car.?
I was driving in the right lane of an express way and exiting onto the exit ramp. My 2006 honda accord was accelerating, so I pressed the brake pedal to slow down to no avail. The engine continued to rev at an accelerated rate, so I continued to pump and pump the brake pedal, but the car was not stopping and still continued going forward. Within seconds I was at the top of the ramp?where I quickly observed 3 rows of cars (on the left side) waiting at the red light.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda accord. When the brake pedal was depressed, the contact heard a loud noise. On one occasion, while driving 15 MPH, the brakes locked and caused the vehicle to slide. He took the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasions and the technician stated that the brake fluid was discolored and contaminated. The technician flushed the brake lines twice and is in the process of replacing the brake calipers.
Stereo is intermittent ,sounds like a short in the wiring .some times will not respond to functions apperently there was a recall but not with this VIN