2009 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 865 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Honda Accord. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 28% of complaints. After that come air bags (17%) and engine (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 865 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 66 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 65 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 631 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 | 194 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 136 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 69 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 72 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 54 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 37 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 29 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 23 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 11 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 631 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 36,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 20,000 miles (200 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 66 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 65 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (538 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 honda accord. The contact called on behalf of the driver. While the driver was operating the vehicle while intoxicated, the vehicle skidded off the roadway. The speed was unknown. The contact stated that the driver's side air bag deployed, but the passenger side air bag failed to fully inflate. The contact stated that the driver sustained a broken foot that required medical attention, but the contact's daughter (who was the front seat passenger) passed away. A police report was filed.
Hi. So last year 2022 I was driving and the hood came up causing me to stop in the middle of the road. Honestly I cannot remember if I hit something but then the car caught on fire soon after! I received a recall notice maybe a year later and when I called in about it to the Honda dealership, No one knows what I was referring to and dismissed me. My safely was at risk because myself and my 1 year old son was in the car! The car completely locked and we almost didn’t make it out.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 honda accord. While driving through the intersection approximately 5 MPH, a vehicle moving in the opposite direction crashed into the contact's vehicle. The seat belts failed to restrain the control. The air bags did not deploy. The contact and two passengers sustained injuries. There was a police report filed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 27,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the passenger side air bag deployed without warning. Due to the failure, the contact temporarily lost control of the vehicle and veered of to the side of the road which caused damage to the right side of the road. A police report was filed and the contact was given a case number. The passenger in the vehicle suffered a scrape to their knee but did not seek medical treatment.
There is a known fabrication defect of the steering column on honda accord 2009 model. A service bulletin was issued by honda corporation regarding this issue in 2009. The lower bearing of the steering column was mis-installed. As a result, the steering column makes a clunk noise when the steering wheel is turned. I first brought this issue to the attention of the honda dealership soon after I purchased the car in october 2009. They did not do anything about it. Meanwhile the steering became sticky.