Summary
The Honda Accord has 88 recalls spanning 1978 through the 2025 model year; the most urgent issue for current owners is a high-pressure fuel pump on 2023–2025 models that can crack and leak fuel, creating a fire risk near any ignition source.
For 2023–2025 Accord Hybrid models, a software error in the integrated control module can reset while driving and cut drive power entirely. The 2023–2024 models have two separate seat-related issues: the driver's seat cushion frame may be improperly tightened, leaving the seat loose in a crash, and front seat belt pretensioners on some vehicles may be missing a retaining rivet, preventing the belt from snapping tight during impact. A brake stability modulator valve on 2022–2023 vehicles can leak fluid, causing the car to creep when brake hold is engaged or the pedal to sink unexpectedly. The 2023 Accord Hybrid also has a transmission that can lose drive power due to an assembly error. On 2020–2022 models, the front passenger seat sensor can malfunction and cause the airbag to deploy when it should not. The 2018–2020 Accord has a body control module software fault that can knock out windshield wipers, the defroster, exterior lights, or the rearview camera simultaneously; a separate 2018 issue causes the rearview camera image to drop out in reverse.
The 2014–2015 Accord Hybrid can drop into a fail-safe mode that limits speed to 40 mph and cuts the gasoline engine due to electrical interference. The 2015 four-cylinder engine had connecting rod bolts that may have been undertorqued, which can cause knocking, oil leaks, or engine failure. The 2014–2015 four-cylinder engine also has an oil control valve issue that can cause a stall and oil leakage near hot exhaust components. The 2013 model year is particularly dense with issues: the fuel tank may leak, a battery sensor can allow moisture in and short-circuit, the high-pressure fuel pump can crack, front axle shafts can corrode and break causing loss of drive power or rollaway, and a CVT driveshaft can break and also allow rollaway when parked without the parking brake applied.
Going back to the 2010–2011 V6, front suspension damper bracket bolts may not have been properly tightened, which can cause a loss of steering. The 2008–2010 models have airbag control units that can corrode and fail to deploy the bags in a crash. The 2008 model has a side impact sensor that may be over-sensitive and deploy airbags without cause, and an accessory nose mask that can block the hood's secondary latch. The 2005–2010 secondary shaft bearing in the automatic transmission can break and cause an engine stall. The 2004–2007 models may have been fitted with incorrect passenger airbag modules that do not meet advanced airbag requirements. The 2003–2007 V6 power steering hose can crack and drip fluid onto a hot catalytic converter, creating smoke and a potential fire. A 2003 timing belt tensioner can allow the belt to contact the cylinder head, eventually causing the belt to fail and stall the engine, and the 2003 wiper motor can corrode internally and stop working. The 2001 driver's airbag inflator can rupture and send metal fragments through the airbag cushion. Several 2003
