2018 Honda Accord steering problems
62 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2018 Honda Accord, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 62 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 14,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 34 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles, and 85% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
When driving more than 25 miles in a day my steering wheel will stiffen up and then it will release with a jerking like motion ( almost similar to a rack and pinion issue in an older vehicle). It progresses throughout the drive making it difficult to continue the trip. Honda has been made aware of this and said it's the way the suspension is set up, however it shouldn't be stiffening up and jerking as it could cause an accident to happen.
Bought the car in aug. 2018. The steering issue is intermittent and hard to duplicate. Can best be described as a "notch" or "frozen" or "stuck" feeling in the steering while going straight, the steering wheel seems to be stuck in the position and almost have to apply more pressure than usual to get it to move. In the 7 months of driving, I would say its happen no less than 20 times. There are a lot of people on the 2018 honda accord forums complaining about this.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Honda Accord
- Engine 587 complaints
- Fuel system 476 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 448 complaints
- Electrical system 296 complaints
- Brakes 262 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 138 complaints
- Cruise control 111 complaints
- Lane departure 64 complaints