2020 Honda Accord problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2020 Honda Accord include 1 fatality report, 14 crashes and 2 fires across 355 filings.

355
Complaints
5
Recalls
14
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
11
Injuries
56.5
Severity index

Severity index 56.5 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 56.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 52 of 103 by severity index among 2020 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 50% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2020 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 100 complaints (28.2%)100 28%EngineEngine: 70 complaints (19.7%)70 20%Service BrakesService Brakes: 55 complaints (15.5%)55 15%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 51 complaints (14.4%)51 14%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 50 complaints (14.1%)50 14%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 41 complaints (11.5%)41 12%Air BagsAir Bags: 35 complaints (9.9%)35 10%SteeringSteering: 21 complaints (5.9%)21 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE10028.2%
ENGINE7019.7%
SERVICE BRAKES5515.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5114.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM5014.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4111.5%
AIR BAGS359.9%
STEERING215.9%

Complaints filed per year

0551102020: 262021: 352022: 432023: 192024: 592025: 1052026: 68 (partial year)20212223242510526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
202026
202135
202243
202319
202459
2025105
2026 (year to date)68
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 1.8x those in 2020 to 2022 (183 against 104).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
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
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
24V06400001/02/2024AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX
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-

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 2026-08-29. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.