2017 Honda Accord electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 155 complaints for the 2017 Honda Accord, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 155 20% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 29,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 18 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 56 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 29,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 6 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
The car caught on fire by itself, a car only with 13,000 miles and 1 year of usage that means almost brand new car. I drove 9 miles aprox. From home to my work location. When I arrive and park the car before going upstairs, I saw the car blowing unusual smoke from the engine compartment, I opened the hood and I saw the fire was coming between the engine and the radiator.
So there are a few issues with my 2017 honda accord sport first one is the tire whooshing sound it makes I know I have seen many people complain about the same thing and I have took it to the dealer but they are unable to do anything until a recall is made very frustrating that I have to wait until a recall is made to get this problem fixed second issue my tpm keeps coming on I just took it for an oil change and had the tire pressure checked and adjusted and barley a day later it comes back on the this has been…
Other problems reported for the 2017 Honda Accord
- Fuel system 65 complaints
- Engine 62 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 51 complaints
- Brakes 45 complaints
- Wheels 43 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 33 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Body & structure 24 complaints