Honda brakes problems
Across all Honda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 8,138 complaints involve brakes. The Accord accounts for the largest share (36%). The single worst model year is the 2008 Accord with 583 brakes complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 8,138 about brakes, all Honda models
- Most affected
- Accord 36% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 24,000 miles 4,645 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1074 and 29
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Honda models
Worst model years for brakes
- 2008 Honda Accord583 complaints
- 2018 Honda Accord262 complaints
- 2007 Honda Odyssey244 complaints
- 2009 Honda Accord239 complaints
- 2018 Honda CR-V200 complaints
Brakes complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 23 |
| 1991 | 28 |
| 1992 | 26 |
| 1993 | 31 |
| 1994 | 111 |
| 1995 | 183 |
| 1996 | 164 |
| 1997 | 85 |
| 1998 | 163 |
| 1999 | 183 |
| 2000 | 108 |
| 2001 | 154 |
| 2002 | 140 |
| 2003 | 321 |
| 2004 | 148 |
| 2005 | 318 |
| 2006 | 284 |
| 2007 | 424 |
| 2008 | 904 |
| 2009 | 362 |
| 2010 | 361 |
| 2011 | 161 |
| 2012 | 202 |
| 2013 | 301 |
| 2014 | 248 |
| 2015 | 135 |
| 2016 | 226 |
| 2017 | 345 |
| 2018 | 591 |
| 2019 | 395 |
| 2020 | 204 |
| 2021 | 156 |
| 2022 | 140 |
| 2023 | 162 |
| 2024 | 167 |
| 2025 | 146 |
| 2026 | 38 |
Among the 4,645 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.