2015 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 828 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Accord. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. After that come engine (13%) and steering (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 828 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 54 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 46 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 42,000 miles 485 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 | 138 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 95 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 93 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 75 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 40 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 16 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Among the 485 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 42,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (142 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 54 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 46 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (525 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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 was driving in the outer lane on a city street when my car suddenly turned and hit the curb, sending the car down a hill. The brakes didn’t work either and I hit two trees headon. All airbags deployed. An electrical fire started under the hood. Two men came and shut off the power. The car was towed and declared a total loss. I was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The only person that I know of that inspected the car was the claims adjuster. There was no warning that anything was wrong.
Just made a left turn out of my development and was driving down the road when the driver and passenger airbags deployed. Due to the smoke I could no longer see and the car hit a tree on the right side of the road and the rest of the airbags deployed..... Updated 06/30/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda accord. While attempting to use the push to start feature, the vehicle made a grinding sound and failed to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Additionally, the vehicle was involved in a head on crash with an unknown vehicle. The three occupants sustained unknown injuries and were provided medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was informed that the alternator and air bags needed to be replaced.
Vehicle needs new battery every 2 years. Has left me stranded twice. The car has less than 90,000 miles and is only 4 years old. Honda has replaced under recall some type of battery sensor but this has not helped. There are two tsb's that I know of: TSB 16-002 and TSB 17-057. Car gurus website has a blog with a large number of accord owners all in the same boat. People are replacing starters, alternators, ignition switches, batteries, etc. To no avail. Honda has turned its back on its customers.
My car sometimes starts, sometimes doesn't start. Sometimes it starts right away on the first try. Sometimes it takes multiple tries after a few seconds to a few minutes. The times when it doesn't start, I turn the key in the ignition and hear one single tiny click. The dash board lights come on, radio plays, air cond. Works, wipers work headlights work. Eventually, after a few retries, the engine will start. Sometimes it starts after waiting a few minutes. When I do get the car started, it runs perfectly smooth.