IllustrationWHEN CAR PARKS AND KEY INSIDE (IN STATIONARY) AND WHEN YOU LEAVE THE CAR MAY BE AROUND 1 MINUTE, THE DOOR WILL LOCK ITSELF. THIS WOULD LIKELY CREATES SAFETY HAZARDS TO OTHER VEHICLES IF THE VEHICLE HAPPEN TO PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF ROADWAY.
2015 Honda Accord Hybrid
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 39.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Accord Hybrid years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
170–25K
325–50K
450–75K
175–100K
4100–150K
0150K+
29 reports with mileage · 10 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
Structure complaints
3 reportsDUE TO HONDA USING SOY BASED WIRING, RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRING IN OUR ENGINE AREA AND IN THE UNDERSIDE OF OUR HOOD AREA. REQUIRED REPAIR OF OVER $3000 AT FOLSOM LAKE HONDA. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM... WHY NO RECALL? THEY SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. THEY ARE SELLING RODENT PROOF TAPE AT DEALER OR SUGGEST PUTTING DRYER SH…
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DUE TO HONDA USING SOY BASED WIRING, RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRING IN OUR ENGINE AREA AND IN THE UNDERSIDE OF OUR HOOD AREA. REQUIRED REPAIR OF OVER $3000 AT FOLSOM LAKE HONDA. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM... WHY NO RECALL? THEY SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. THEY ARE SELLING RODENT PROOF TAPE AT DEALER OR SUGGEST PUTTING DRYER SHEETS IN OUR ENGINE AREA??!,, I BELIEVE CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS BEGUN IN CALIFORNIA. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED.
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 6:45AM ON FRIDAY, 10/14/2016. I WAS TRAVELING ON AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON I95 NORTH IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE IDEAL. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, I HEAD A DEAFENING AND STARTLING EXPLOSION; THE NOISE WAS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A LOUD SHOTGUN BLAST. I SWERVED TO …
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I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 6:45AM ON FRIDAY, 10/14/2016. I WAS TRAVELING ON AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON I95 NORTH IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE IDEAL. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, I HEAD A DEAFENING AND STARTLING EXPLOSION; THE NOISE WAS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A LOUD SHOTGUN BLAST. I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT - I WAS LUCKY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. I LOOKED AROUND BUT TRAFFIC WAS PROCEEDING NORMALLY. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS OF A TRUCK TIRE EXPLODING BUT I SAW NO TRUCKS. I THEN CONSIDERED SOMEONE MAY BE DISCHARGING A WEAPON. FINALLY, I HEARD NOISE OF THE WIND ABOVE MY HEAD AND PULLED OFF AT THE CLOSEST REST AREA. ONCE I STOPPED SHAKING, I INSPECTED THE ROOF OF THE CAR AND SAW THE SHATTERED GLASS. I CALLED MY HUSBAND THEN MY SUPERVISOR. FINALLY, I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE ISSUE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT HONDA TO REPORT THE EVENT. THEY INITIALLY TOLD ME THAT RENTING A VEHICLE WOULD BE $33 PER DAY. AFTER THE SERVICE MANAGER ARRIVED AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SPOKE TO HIM, HE AUTHORIZED A RENTAL AT NO COST. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, I WAS ASSIGNED A RENTAL VEHICLE AND I DROVE HOME. THE CSA CALLED ME AND REPORTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD FOUND EVIDENCE OF SOMETHING STRIKING THE FRONT OF THE CAR, BOUNCING ONTO AND SHATTERING THE SUNROOF, THEN DENTING THE TRUCK OF THE CAR. FROM A DYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS POSSIBLE PLUS THE ONLY NOISE OF WHICH I WAS AWARE WAS FROM OVERHEAD. ALSO, GRANTED IT HAS BEEN ONLY FOUR DAYS, BUT I AM VERY SKITTISH ABOUT DRIVING. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE. *TR
Official recalls
115V602000 · Hybrid Propulsion System
Sep 25, 2015
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Honda Accord Hybrid vehicles manufactured August 29, 2013, to May 30, 2015. Electrical interference may cause the hybrid system to switch into fail-safe mode, disabling the gasoline engine, limiting the vehicle's speed to 40 miles per hour and functioning only on battery power. Once the battery is discharged, the vehicle will stall.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the hybrid system software, free of charge. The recall began on November 6, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JT7.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds
Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.