2017 Honda Accord: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2017 Honda Accord include 2 reports of a fatality, alongside 38 crashes and 9 fires across 528 filings.

528
Complaints
3
Recalls
38
Crash reports
9
Fire reports
23
Injuries
89.0
Severity index

Severity index 89.0 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 89.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Honda Accord sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Honda Accord ranks 44 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 68% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 148 complaints (28.0%)148 28%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 126 complaints (23.9%)126 24%EngineEngine: 61 complaints (11.6%)61 12%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 54 complaints (10.2%)54 10%Service BrakesService Brakes: 43 complaints (8.1%)43 8%WheelsWheels: 43 complaints (8.1%)43 8%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 34 complaints (6.4%)34 6%Power TrainPower Train: 32 complaints (6.1%)32 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM14828.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER12623.9%
ENGINE6111.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM5410.2%
SERVICE BRAKES438.1%
WHEELS438.1%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE346.4%
POWER TRAIN326.1%

Complaints filed per year

043862016: 52017: 462018: 372019: 712020: 472021: 452022: 462023: 612024: 502025: 862026: 34 (partial year)161718192021222324258626
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20165
201746
201837
201971
202047
202145
202246
202361
202450
202586
2026 (year to date)34
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.4x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V06000029/01/2019FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Acura MDX, 2015-2019 Acura TLX and 2015-2017 Honda Accord vehicles, equipped with a 3.5L V6 engine. Particulates in fuel may adhere to the internal components of the fuel pump, reducing its performance.
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
26V33200021/05/2026AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.