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2021 Honda Accord electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 68 complaints for the 2021 Honda Accord, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
68 18% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

This vehicles have a engineering flaw in the design of the head gasket failing prematurely disabling all components of vehicle at any given time wether it’s in the highway or local the car will basically shut itself down causing a major risk for the driver and civilians even death. This is a safety hazard, tragedy waiting to happen y’all should act now theirs multiple and quiet frankly the Corporation should be taking care of it since they are still allowing them out on the road even with knowledge of this issue…

September 2024 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2021 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed the interior of the vehicle was full of smoke. The vehicle was unoccupied. The contact stated no visible fire was noticed. The contact inspected and noticed that the passenger side of the dashboard and the glove box were melted. The contact stated the vehicle had just been driven and parked for about an hour prior to the failure. No warning lights were illuminated.

Reported at 100,000 miles, April 2025 Fire

Other problems reported for the 2021 Honda Accord

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Honda models