2014 Honda Accord problems and recalls

Owners have filed 977 complaints on the 2014 Honda Accord, and NHTSA has issued 4 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (378 complaints).

977
Complaints
4
Recalls
52
Crash reports
9
Fire reports
52
Injuries
68.6
Severity index

Severity index 68.6 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 68.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 70 of 139 by severity index among 2014 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 50% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2014 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 378 complaints (38.7%)378 39%EngineEngine: 179 complaints (18.3%)179 18%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 146 complaints (14.9%)146 15%SteeringSteering: 140 complaints (14.3%)140 14%Service BrakesService Brakes: 121 complaints (12.4%)121 12%Power TrainPower Train: 64 complaints (6.6%)64 7%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 54 complaints (5.5%)54 6%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 41 complaints (4.2%)41 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM37838.7%
ENGINE17918.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER14614.9%
STEERING14014.3%
SERVICE BRAKES12112.4%
POWER TRAIN646.6%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE545.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL414.2%

Complaints filed per year

0651302013: 32014: 702015: 652016: 532017: 882018: 1142019: 1272020: 812021: 1092022: 612023: 732024: 532025: 572026: 23 (partial year)1314151617181912720212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20133
201470
201565
201653
201788
2018114
2019127
202081
2021109
202261
202373
202453
202557
2026 (year to date)23
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (183 against 251).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V41800029/06/2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERYHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Honda Accord vehicles. The case for the battery sensor, part of the battery management system, may allow water to get in, potentially causing an electrical short.
15V12100002/03/2015ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINEAmerican Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Accord L4 vehicles manufactured July 29, 2014, to July 31, 2014, 2015 Accord L4 vehicles manufactured August 14, 2014, to January 30, 2015, and 2015 CR-V vehicles manufactured September 9, 2014, to February 6,
20V76900010/12/2020POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Accord vehicles equipped with a 4-cylinder engine and a continuously-variable transmission that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentu
23V85800018/12/2023FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 H

Other Honda Accord model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 11 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-21. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.