2018 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 3,003 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Honda Accord. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. After that come fuel system (16%) and forward collision avoidance (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,003 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 69 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 64 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 22,000 miles 911 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 | 415 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 171 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 75 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 67 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 59 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 50 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 38 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 22 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 911 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 22,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 73,000 miles (117 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 69 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 64 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (1,600 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Was driving straight on I-10 in arizona on carpool lane when suddenly some warning lights came on dashboard car made me veer to the right making me spin out of control causing a crash and hitting the fence.
Accident happened April 8th and Drivers airbag system failed me during my accident. Passenger bags went off top and bottom but the drivers foot bag went off also but the one in the steering wheel did not go off . Resulting in neck and head injuries. Car has only been inspected by our insurance claims adjuster. No warning lights on the dash and car has always been well taken care of regarding any recalls
May 13th, 2018 driving on the highway doing 50-55 going eastbound on the bay bridge in san francisco -'out of no where' the electric parking brake came on! And I didn't push no buttons! Not quite sure of the malfunctioning, but it cost an accident' cause someone hit me from behind! Also my airbags didn't deploy, but when honda link assistant called and we was told- 'they sense an accident cause of deployed airbags.' I'm afraid to drive a car that nearly killed us.
Just like others have said, I'm also having an issue with the sensitivity of my brake pedal. The brake feels like there are steps to it instead of a smooth linear pedal. I have never driven a car with a brake pedal like this. From the first stop leaving the dealership after buying my 2018 honda accord 1.5, I knew something was wrong with the brakes. The pedal feels binary like the brakes are either on or off and not smooth and linear. It's either full brake or no brake and no in between.
Most times when slowing down then hitting accelerator, to speed back up, the car "stutters" indicating it is being robbed of fuel. Noticed honda has a recall in for fuel injectors, but my car is yet to be covered.