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2023 Honda Accord forward collision avoidance problems

35 complaints about forward collision avoidance have been filed for the 2023 Honda Accord, which is 23% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
35 23% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Description: This is my second NHTSA complaint regarding unprompted automatic emergency braking in this vehicle. While driving at normal speed on [XXX], with no obstacle, pedestrian, or vehicle ahead, the vehicle's forward collision system activated without warning — audible alert sounded followed by the vehicle automatically applying hard braking and coming to an abrupt stop in the roadway. There was no obstruction, stopped traffic, or hazard present to justify the activation.

October 2026 Injury

The contact owns a 2023 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to lock while the key fob was not inside the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that messages pertaining to the braking system failure, the EPS failure, the Collision Mitigation Braking System failure, and other unknown messages were displayed, with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired.

Reported at 37,200 miles, August 2025

Other problems reported for the 2023 Honda Accord

Forward collision avoidance problems in other years

Forward collision avoidance problems across all Honda models