Honda exhaust system problems
Across all Honda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 470 complaints involve exhaust system. The Accord accounts for the largest share (37%). The single worst model year is the 1998 Accord with 43 exhaust system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 470 about exhaust system, all Honda models
- Most affected
- Accord 37% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 244 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 12
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Honda models
Worst model years for exhaust system
- 1998 Honda Accord43 complaints
- 2003 Honda Accord33 complaints
- 1998 Honda Civic32 complaints
- 1999 Honda Accord30 complaints
- 2000 Honda Civic23 complaints
Exhaust system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 17 |
| 1996 | 17 |
| 1997 | 25 |
| 1998 | 83 |
| 1999 | 62 |
| 2000 | 60 |
| 2001 | 27 |
| 2002 | 28 |
| 2003 | 61 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 244 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.