2019 Honda Accord: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2019 Honda Accord are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 337 of the 653 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

653
Complaints
6
Recalls
24
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
27
Injuries
48.7
Severity index

Severity index 48.7 - 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: 48.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2019 Honda Accord sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 123 2019 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2019 Honda Accord ranks 64 of 123 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 48% of its model-year peers. See the full 2019 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 158 complaints (24.2%)158 24%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 149 complaints (22.8%)149 23%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 104 complaints (15.9%)104 16%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 95 complaints (14.5%)95 15%Service BrakesService Brakes: 87 complaints (13.3%)87 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 77 complaints (11.8%)77 12%Fuel SystemFuel System: 75 complaints (11.5%)75 11%GasolineGasoline: 75 complaints (11.5%)75 11%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE15824.2%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE14922.8%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM10415.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM9514.5%
SERVICE BRAKES8713.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER7711.8%
FUEL SYSTEM7511.5%
GASOLINE7511.5%

Complaints filed per year

0801602019: 472020: 522021: 462022: 742023: 612024: 1532025: 1232026: 97 (partial year)1920212223241532526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201947
202052
202146
202274
202361
2024153
2025123
2026 (year to date)97
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 2.0x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V31400028/05/2020FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
20V77100010/12/2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWAREHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, and 2019-2020 Insight vehicles. A software error may cause intermittent or continuous disruptions in communication between the Body Control Module (BCM) and other components. This may r
21V21500025/03/2021FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport
23V15800009/03/2023SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLYHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle channel to interfere with t
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.