IllustrationWHILE TURNING ON A GRAVEL ROAD CONSUMER HIT A HILL AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO A ROADSIDE MOUND, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*JB
1992 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Honda Accord do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 356.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 22 of 206 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
41 crash reports2 fire reports31 injury reports
What owners actually said
206 reportsTHE PAINT ON HOOD WENT FROM BLUE TO CHALKY WHITE, I'VE SEEN IT ON SEVERAL SIMILAR HONDA'S (SAME COLOR&AROUND SAME YEAR, ALSO HAD LOTS OF ENGINE, A.C. AND OIL LEAK. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE LOST ITS ENTIRE TREAD, TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE P185/65R14, SERIAL NUMBER W27J-MNB-257.*SLC *NLM
LOWER BALL JOINT STUD SEPARATED FROM BALL, CAUSING ENTIRE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION AND DRIVESHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM CAR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK THERE WAS A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND. CONSUMER TRIED TO SHUT OFF ENGINE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, THERE WAS A FIRE ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. *AK *YH
THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER BUT WOULDN'T START FROM PARKED POSITION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTER IGNITOR AND ROTOR. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AGAIN GOING UP A STEEP GRADE. THE IGNITOR AND ROTOR WERE ONCE AGAIN REPLACED. *JG
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE OIL LEAK, DEALER STATED THE SEAL ON THE BALANCE SHAFT HAD BROKEN OFF AND THE LEAK HAD DAMAGED A NUMBER OF BELTS WITHIN THE AREA, DEALER ALSO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ACCORDS FROM 1994 TO PRESENT ARE COVERED UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER HER VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. *SLC
TIRE BLEWOUT AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY. WHEN IT CAME APART IT CAUED $1400 DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THE COMPANY SAID THAT THE TIRE WAS RUN LOW ON AIR. IT WAS RUN WITH OUT AIR AFTER TIRE BLEW OUT UNTIL CAR COULD BE STOPPED. TIRE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGN OF ROAD HAZARD TO CAUSE BLOWOUT. COMPANY TRYING TO COVER UP THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFEC…
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TIRE BLEWOUT AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY. WHEN IT CAME APART IT CAUED $1400 DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THE COMPANY SAID THAT THE TIRE WAS RUN LOW ON AIR. IT WAS RUN WITH OUT AIR AFTER TIRE BLEW OUT UNTIL CAR COULD BE STOPPED. TIRE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGN OF ROAD HAZARD TO CAUSE BLOWOUT. COMPANY TRYING TO COVER UP THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: B9J6BX3X39 TIRESIZE: 185/70R14)
LAP/SHOULDER BELT SPRING TENSIONER FAILURE. *AK
HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Official recalls
293V056000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
Apr 22, 1993
THE REAR OUTSIDE SEATING POSITION SAFETY BELTS MAY LOCK UP AT ANGLES OTHER THAN THOSE REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES". THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: NON-CONFORMING SAFETY BELTS CAUSE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE THE SENSOR IN THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR.
91V185000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
Oct 22, 1991
THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE. SOME LEFT SEAT SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED ON THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON THE WRONG SIDE OFTHE CAR CAN NOT BE PULLED OUT OF THE RETRACTOR BECAUSE OF THE MOUNTING ANGLE,MAKING THE SAFETY BELT UNUSABLE, AND THE SEAT OCCUPANT OF AN UNUSABLE SEAT BELTWOULD BE EXPOSED TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
Remedy: INSTALL CORRECT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES ON THE CORRECT SIDE OF THE CAR.
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.