IllustrationNOISE AT STARTUP, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, DEALER REPLACED O-RING AND SEAL ($200), NOISE AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STILL COME ON, NOW DEALER SAYS $500-700 TO REPLACE UNIT
1995 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 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: 69 of 543 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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.
- Air Bags. Review the 211 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 122 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 43 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
81 crash reports5 fire reports49 injury reports
What owners actually said
543 reportsAIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN A CRASH. DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM. BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
SUNVISOR LIGHT WENT OFF. THEN THE INTERIOR LIGHT WENT OFF, AND THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER ISN'T OPERABLE. THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE FOR TEN MINUTES. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN DEALER'S SHOP FOR ROUTINE SERVICE DEALER NOTICED A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE ARMREST ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR HAS CRACKED. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD BY ZONE OFFICE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED BY DEALER. I DID AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ABUSE. THE ZONE OFFICE CUSTOMER …
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THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE ARMREST ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR HAS CRACKED. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD BY ZONE OFFICE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED BY DEALER. I DID AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ABUSE. THE ZONE OFFICE CUSTOMER REP ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT CRACKED BECAUSE I LIVE IN A HOT CLIMATE. THERE ARE TWO SERVICE BULLETINS RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM YET HONDA CLAIMS THEY HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A COMPLAINT AND THEY CHOOSE TO IGNORE THESE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH RECALL 96V217 BUT THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE RECALL AND SAID THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. *YH
GURLEY LEEP HONDA (ELKHART, IN) SERVICED CAR. REPORTED THAT ABS IS NOT SAFETY RELATED AND THAT SINCE NO RECALL WAS ISSUED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $1100 TO REPAIR THE FAULTY ABS CONTROLLER. I INTEND TO CONTEST THIS WITH THE REGIONAL REP. FROM HONDA. *AK
DIAGNOSED AS BAD SRS UNIT BY HONDA MECHANIC. $600.00 TO REPLACE. CAN'T AFFORD. HELP!!. *AK
WHILE DRIVING A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT CAUSED VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Official recalls
298V231000 · Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood
Sep 22, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEDAN, COUPE AND WAGON PASSENGER VEHICLES EXCEPT THE DX MODEL AND MODELS WITH V6 ENGINES. THE FACTORY INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER WIRE HARNESS WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED ALLOWING SOME WIRES TO RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER, EVENTUALLY CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE SHORT CIRCUIT CANPOSSIBLY CAUSE THE UNDERHOOD WIREING TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A SHORT CIRCUIT CAN ALSO RESULT IN A BLOWN FUSE OR DEAD BATTERY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR PROPER ROUTING OF THESE WIRES. ANY HARNESS IMPROPERLY ROUTED WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND THE ROUTING WILL BE CORRECTED. IF ANY INSULATION IS WORN THROUGH AND THE COPPER WIRES ARE EXPOSED, THE HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL PLASTIC TUBING TO PROTECT THE HARNESS.
96V217000 · Air Bags
Oct 4, 1996
THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS TYPE OF UNANTICIPATED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN ABRASION TO THE HANDS, ARMS, OR FACE OF A PROPERLY-POSITIONED FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT, OR COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS INJURY TO AN OUT-OF-POSITION OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.
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
2DP01002 · Abs
Opened Mar 1, 2001 · Closed Aug 6, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
No summary supplied.
PE96014 · Oversensitive Air Bag Deployment
Opened Feb 23, 1996 · Closed Oct 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
There is no summary currently available