2010 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 705 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Honda Accord. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. After that come brakes (19%) and engine (18%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 705 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 48 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 59 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 455 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 | 99 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 111 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 65 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 60 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 43 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 27 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 12 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 455 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 43,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 63,000 miles (42 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 48 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 59 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 2010 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (369 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.
The contact's daughter owned a 2010 Honda Accord. According to an accident report given to the contact by her local highway patrol office, her daughter was driving at 45 MPH when the vehicle veered off the road and hit a tree. The impact of the vehicle hitting the tree caused the vehicle to catch fire. Based on the accident report, the airbags did not deploy upon impact. the report stated that every bone in her daughter's body was broken; she died as a result of the accident.
Tl* the contact owned a 2010 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, he crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact mentioned that the driver in vehicle that was rear ended, slammed on the brakes causing the crash. The contact suffered from whiplash and a torn achilles tendon. Two other passengers in the vehicle sustained bruises and inflammation. All three injured required medical attention. A police report was filed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 honda accord exl(na). While driving 55 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle head-on. No air bags deployed. Two people were injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was with the insurance company being inspected. The dealer stated that sometimes the air bags would deploy and other times, they would not. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.
Excessive oil consumption; car makes clattering engine noise (oil starvation) at around 4200 miles between oil changes; been on oil consumption test at dealer and told I am still within specs of burning 1 quart oil per 1000 miles being normal; have never owned a vehicle that loses oil between changes; dealer recommended I pull over on side of road when I hear clattering noise to top off oil; been getting oil changes every two months because of clattering noise being heard in engine; was given a software update to…
Airbag sign is always on even if no passenger or any object on the passenger side . The sign comes on when the driver is seated and the door is locked both in stationary and in motion.