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2012 Honda Accord steering problems

51 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2012 Honda Accord, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
51 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
22,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2012 Honda Accord Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 22,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 17 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 22,000 miles
Based on 36 complaints that include mileage. 78% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles17
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 36 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 22,000 miles, and 78% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

My complaint is about safety negligence, on the corporate site for honda and I quote states ?your safety is our priority?. I took my car to get checked for a knocking noise and was told ball joints recommended to be replaced. I asked if it was safe to drive and was told yes by service advisor. After being charge for apparently tighten rods.

Reported at 31,333 miles, June 2014 Crash

"takata recall" I started having issues with the car heavily vibrating when the car reached 60,000 which is a concern driving on the highway. If felt unsafe, I first brought it in while under warranty at only 30,000 miles, they said it was cracked seals in the steering rack. The car would shake uncontrollable, vibrate. They fixed it, again it happened at 55,000 miles, then again a few thousand miles later replacing the steering column. All under warranty, thank god I have the extended warranty but is this normal.

Reported at 99,000 miles, April 2017

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