Honda lighting problems
Across all Honda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,479 complaints involve lighting. The Accord accounts for the largest share (28%). The single worst model year is the 2016 Accord with 128 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,479 about lighting, all Honda models
- Most affected
- Accord 28% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 1,486 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 58 and 39
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Honda models
Worst model years for lighting
- 2016 Honda Accord128 complaints
- 2005 Honda CR-V128 complaints
- 2006 Honda CR-V125 complaints
- 2008 Honda Accord117 complaints
- 2002 Honda CR-V72 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 20 |
| 1997 | 20 |
| 1998 | 26 |
| 1999 | 31 |
| 2000 | 84 |
| 2001 | 107 |
| 2002 | 173 |
| 2003 | 187 |
| 2004 | 129 |
| 2005 | 208 |
| 2006 | 203 |
| 2007 | 136 |
| 2008 | 166 |
| 2009 | 43 |
| 2010 | 39 |
| 2011 | 20 |
| 2012 | 40 |
| 2013 | 63 |
| 2014 | 55 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 188 |
| 2017 | 69 |
| 2018 | 67 |
| 2019 | 50 |
| 2020 | 39 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2023 | 58 |
| 2024 | 45 |
| 2025 | 49 |
| 2026 | 13 |
Among the 1,486 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.