IllustrationWHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED FROM THE BUCKLE. THE SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE, FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. NLM SCC
1994 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 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: 52 of 369 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.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 84 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 58 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 46 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
74 crash reports4 fire reports39 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
14 reportsIT IS DIFFICULT TO BUCKLE DRIVER'S SEATBELT. IT TAKES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT BUCKLES. SOMETIMES BUCKLE WILL RELEASE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER YET.*AK
SEAT BELTS HAVE CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS RETRACTING; THUS, CONSTANTLY GETTING SLAMMED IN DOORS AND SCARRING DOOR JAMS. RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT HAS FAILED TO RETRACT TWICE, AND IT IS CURRENTLY COMPLETELY SPRUNG AND UNABLE TO RETRACT.*AK
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILS TO LOCK IN BUCKLE MECHANISM PROPERLY. WILL NOT STAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK LOCKING MECHANISM. *AK
TWO OF THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING PORPERLY. THE BELTS ON THE FRONT DO NOT RETRACT COMPLETELY AND ARE LEFT PARTIALLY HANGING. THIS HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO ONE DOOR PANEL BY THE BELT LOCKING MECHANISM STRIKING THE PANEL WHEN CLOSING THE FRONT DOOR. THE RIGHT REAR BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL. *AK
REAR PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS KEEP GETTING TWISTED, CAUSING THEM TO BECOME USELESS.
WHILE DRIVING THE SRS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE ONLY TIME THE LIGHT GOES OFF IS WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. *AK
DURING REAR IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. *AK *JB
SEAT BELT TORE IN HALF IN ACCIDENT, ALLOWING PASSENGER TO BE EJECTED FROM VEHICLE/KILLED. *DH
SEAT BELT NOT DESIGNED TO FIT AROUND HEAVY SET PERSON. *DSH
Official recalls
194V155000 · Tires:valve
Aug 16, 1994
THE TIRE VALVE STEMS WERE DAMAGED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SIGNIFICANT AIR LOSS CAN RESULT IN STEERING PULL,TIRE OVERHEATING, AND EVENTUAL TIRE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALER WILL INSPECT ALL TIRES TO DETERMINE IF THE VALVE STEMS WERE DAMAGED. ANY DAMAGED TIRE STEMS WILL BE REPLACED.
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.