2021 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 383 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Honda Accord. Forward collision avoidance is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. After that come electrical system (18%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 383 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Forward collision avoidance 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 27 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 36 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 | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 36 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 62,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 27 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 16 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2021 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (383 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
As I was driving on the highway out of nowhere the car jerked away from me. I was unable to maintain control again as it kept gearing itself to the left. The emergency brake didn’t come on at all and the car slide on the freeway and ended up flipping completely over the bridge to the other side injuring all passengers
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…
Tl* the contact owns a 2021 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the steering wheel ceased while the idle warning error illuminated. The contact mentioned that the steering wheel returned to normal function independently. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 564.
The contact owns a 2021 Honda Accord. The contact stated when entering their vehicle. they noticed several small dark circles forming around the front driver side window as well the front windshield which made it difficult for the contact visibility while driving the vehicle. The contact stated after a few days the dark circles would disappear however it comes back intermittently.