Honda electrical system problems
Across all Honda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 14,861 complaints involve electrical system. The Accord accounts for the largest share (28%). The single worst model year is the 2016 Pilot with 583 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 14,861 about electrical system, all Honda models
- Most affected
- Accord 28% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 7,291 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 360 and 391
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Honda models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2016 Honda Pilot583 complaints
- 2013 Honda Accord421 complaints
- 2017 Honda CR-V403 complaints
- 1999 Honda Accord398 complaints
- 2014 Honda Accord380 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 49 |
| 1991 | 43 |
| 1992 | 62 |
| 1993 | 62 |
| 1994 | 45 |
| 1995 | 91 |
| 1996 | 88 |
| 1997 | 193 |
| 1998 | 527 |
| 1999 | 681 |
| 2000 | 289 |
| 2001 | 187 |
| 2002 | 272 |
| 2003 | 548 |
| 2004 | 412 |
| 2005 | 350 |
| 2006 | 371 |
| 2007 | 590 |
| 2008 | 502 |
| 2009 | 190 |
| 2010 | 194 |
| 2011 | 201 |
| 2012 | 244 |
| 2013 | 566 |
| 2014 | 568 |
| 2015 | 545 |
| 2016 | 1,124 |
| 2017 | 1,080 |
| 2018 | 1,182 |
| 2019 | 1,081 |
| 2020 | 665 |
| 2021 | 416 |
| 2022 | 344 |
| 2023 | 244 |
| 2024 | 374 |
| 2025 | 402 |
| 2026 | 77 |
| 2027 | 2 |
Among the 7,291 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.