Honda transmission problems
Across all Honda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 5,048 complaints involve transmission. The Accord accounts for the largest share (40%). The single worst model year is the 2003 Accord with 588 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 5,048 about transmission, all Honda models
- Most affected
- Accord 40% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 3,896 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 138 and 27
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Honda models
Worst model years for transmission
- 2003 Honda Accord588 complaints
- 2002 Honda Odyssey484 complaints
- 2002 Honda Accord347 complaints
- 2003 Honda Odyssey337 complaints
- 2001 Honda Civic317 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 16 |
| 1991 | 16 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 18 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1995 | 23 |
| 1996 | 37 |
| 1997 | 92 |
| 1998 | 343 |
| 1999 | 409 |
| 2000 | 353 |
| 2001 | 673 |
| 2002 | 982 |
| 2003 | 1,147 |
| 2004 | 335 |
| 2005 | 173 |
| 2006 | 86 |
| 2007 | 129 |
| 2008 | 61 |
| 2009 | 22 |
| 2010 | 27 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Among the 3,896 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.