Honda engine problems
Across all Honda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 14,460 complaints involve engine. The Accord accounts for the largest share (23%). The single worst model year is the 2016 Pilot with 821 engine complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 14,460 about engine, all Honda models
- Most affected
- Accord 23% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 7,264 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 295 and 324
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Honda models
Worst model years for engine
- 2016 Honda Pilot821 complaints
- 2018 Honda Accord587 complaints
- 2018 Honda CR-V545 complaints
- 2017 Honda CR-V540 complaints
- 2017 Honda Pilot489 complaints
Engine complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 19 |
| 1991 | 27 |
| 1992 | 28 |
| 1993 | 55 |
| 1994 | 114 |
| 1995 | 77 |
| 1996 | 163 |
| 1997 | 115 |
| 1998 | 269 |
| 1999 | 328 |
| 2000 | 207 |
| 2001 | 231 |
| 2002 | 280 |
| 2003 | 429 |
| 2004 | 327 |
| 2005 | 374 |
| 2006 | 626 |
| 2007 | 504 |
| 2008 | 633 |
| 2009 | 297 |
| 2010 | 362 |
| 2011 | 180 |
| 2012 | 357 |
| 2013 | 535 |
| 2014 | 522 |
| 2015 | 550 |
| 2016 | 1,211 |
| 2017 | 1,302 |
| 2018 | 1,679 |
| 2019 | 928 |
| 2020 | 418 |
| 2021 | 351 |
| 2022 | 201 |
| 2023 | 152 |
| 2024 | 177 |
| 2025 | 374 |
| 2026 | 57 |
| 2027 | 1 |
Among the 7,264 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.