2017 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 781 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Honda Accord. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. After that come fuel system (8%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 781 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 60 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 40 and 5
- Typical mileage
- 23,000 miles 325 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 | 144 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 82 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 48 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 325 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 23,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 29,000 miles (56 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 60 complaints mention a crash; 16 complaints mention a fire; 40 injuries reported; 5 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (465 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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 owns a 2017 honda accord. The contact stated while her mother was driving at low speeds, the vehicle accelerated without warning. It was unknown if any warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated while driving at low speeds the vehicle accelerated, jumped the curb and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. There was no reported fire. The police report had not been finalized.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 honda accord. While the contact was proceeding through an intersection, another vehicle failed to yield the right of way and crashed into the driver's side of the contact's vehicle. The steering wheel air bag deployed and smoke entered the contact's vehicle. The contact lost consciousness and awoke to find that the seat belt did not properly restrain her, which resulted in injuries to the neck, head, and shoulders. Medical attention was received. The vehicle was towed.
When the vehicle is rolling in a slow manner. The tires/brakes/rotors make a rubbing sound. This seems to be a issue with this year of accord. This car was just purchased over a month ago and it was not mentioned! This can be heard on a residential street. It has been taken in and was told it's the tires on this year of honda..
Lkas, ACC and pre-collision braking all fail intermittently. I have taken the car to two separate dealerships for diagnosis. The first advised me to replace the optical camera, the second advised me to replace the microwave radar, but neither would affirm that the replacement part would eliminate the intermittent failures. When the system fails, all associated safety features as well as cruise control are disabled for the duration of that trip.