BATTERY DIED AFTER LESS THAN 2 YRS OF USE. BATTERY DIES ABOUT ONCE A WEEK WHAT CAN I DO, VERY DANGEROUS IF HAPPEN TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGH.
2017 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2017 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
229 reports with mileage · 305 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 152 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 62 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 55 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
534 reportsMY 2017 HONDA ACCORD COUPE HAS JUST ABOVE 8000 MILES ON IT AND ALMOST EVERYDAY WILL STALL IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND ALSO TRY TO SWITCH LANES FROM TIME TO TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY TIMES WHERE THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY ON THE ROAD AND IT IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE STATION AND SINCE THEY COU…
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MY 2017 HONDA ACCORD COUPE HAS JUST ABOVE 8000 MILES ON IT AND ALMOST EVERYDAY WILL STALL IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND ALSO TRY TO SWITCH LANES FROM TIME TO TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY TIMES WHERE THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY ON THE ROAD AND IT IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE STATION AND SINCE THEY COULDN'T FIND A CODE WHEN SCANNING, THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE CAR HASN'T STOPPED STALLING AND IT LOOKS LIKE MY MODEL HAS A RECALL ANNOUNCED FOR IT BUT IT'S FOR A V6 ENGINE AND NOT A V4 WHICH IS WHAT I DRIVE. THE PICTURE BELOW SHOWS ALL THE LIGHTS THAT TURN ON FROM MY DASHBOARD WHEN THE CAR STALLS.
LED STRIP IN HEADLIGHT CANNOT BE REPLACED AND REQUIRES THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT TO BE REPLACED. HEADLIGHT WAS FINE, ONLY LED LIGHT WENT OUT AT $37,000 MILES BUT HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT. NO LED STRIP REPLACEMENT IS OFFERED.
PASSENGER SIDE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT STOPPED WORKING APPROX 50K MILES WENT TO BIGISLAND HONDA THE PARTS DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE QUOTED ME $2K $1500 FOR THE LIGHT AND $500 TO INSTALL THAN SOON AFTER IDLER TENSIONER STARTED MAKING A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH THESE 2 PROBLEMS AND BOTH ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS …
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PASSENGER SIDE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT STOPPED WORKING APPROX 50K MILES WENT TO BIGISLAND HONDA THE PARTS DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE QUOTED ME $2K $1500 FOR THE LIGHT AND $500 TO INSTALL THAN SOON AFTER IDLER TENSIONER STARTED MAKING A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH THESE 2 PROBLEMS AND BOTH ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THESE MODEL HONDA ACCORDS OTHER THAN THESE PROBLEMS THIS IS A GREAT CAR BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL EVER BUY A HONDA ACCORD AGAIN BASICALLY LEFT STRANDED WITH NO HELP FROM THE BIGISLAND HONDA THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME I'M SORRY IT'S WAY OUT OF THE WARRANTY MILEAGE AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I GOOGLED TO SEE HOW MUCH PEOPLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE IT'S LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH HONDA ACCORDS. HONDA SHOULD STEP UP THERE GAME OR THERE GOING TO LOOSE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS OVER THE NEXT UPCOMING YEARS. HONDA OF AMERICA PLEASE PUT A RECALL AND FIX THESE ISSUES BEFORE IT TURNS INTO A EPIDEMIC THANKS.
SUN ROOF EXPLODING WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE
AT 48K MILE, DRIVER SIDE LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT FAILED.
WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE, IN MOTION, THE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM (CMBS) LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY FOR NO REASON. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING IN BOTH CITY STREET & HIGHWAY DRIVING AS WELL. THE CMBS SYSTEM HAS ALSO FULLY ACTIVATED BY ITSELF A FEW TIMES, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, RESULTING IN THE BRAKES LOCKING UP COMPL…
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WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE, IN MOTION, THE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM (CMBS) LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY FOR NO REASON. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING IN BOTH CITY STREET & HIGHWAY DRIVING AS WELL. THE CMBS SYSTEM HAS ALSO FULLY ACTIVATED BY ITSELF A FEW TIMES, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, RESULTING IN THE BRAKES LOCKING UP COMPLETELY. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MY BEING HIT FROM BEHIND AS I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. APPARENTLY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES I FEEL VERY UNSAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2017. *THE DATE SELECTED BELOW IS THE FIRST OF MANY OCCURRENCES, TO INCLUDE JUST YESTERDAY*
REAR VIEW CAMERA GLITCHES THEN WENT BLACK. VERY SHORT INTERMITTENT ON, BUT THEN GLITCHES AND SCREEN GOES BLACK AGAIN. NOW THE SCREEN STAYS BLACK WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR TRY DIFFERENT ANGLES. CLEAN LENS AND NO OBSTRUCTIONS.
IN THE FIRST SEVERAL WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP, I NOTICE A SLIGHT VIBRATION INSIDE THE CAR--FLOORBOARD, STEERING WHEEL, DASH BOARD--WHEN THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS TURNED ON WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. IT WAS FAINT AT FIRST, BUT THE VIBRATION HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VIBRATION SEEMS MORE EXAGGERATED WHEN THE BLOWER AND A/C ARE ON TOG…
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IN THE FIRST SEVERAL WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP, I NOTICE A SLIGHT VIBRATION INSIDE THE CAR--FLOORBOARD, STEERING WHEEL, DASH BOARD--WHEN THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS TURNED ON WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. IT WAS FAINT AT FIRST, BUT THE VIBRATION HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VIBRATION SEEMS MORE EXAGGERATED WHEN THE BLOWER AND A/C ARE ON TOGETHER, BUT THE VIBRATION IS STILL PRESENT WITH ONLY THE BLOWER MOTOR ON WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I DON'T RECALL ANY SOUND WITH THE VIBRATION. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE VIBRATION WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. I TURNED THE BLOWER MOTOR ON FOR HEAT OR OUTSIDE AIR WHEN I NOTICED A FAINT VIBRATION AS I SAT IDLING, AT A STOP LIGHT. NOW, WHEN THE BLOWER MOTOR IS USED WITH VENTILATION, A/C, HEAT, ETC., THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR EMITS A DISTINCT VIBRATION UNTIL THE BLOWER MOTOR IS TURNED OFF. WITH THE ENGINE OFF, I HAVE TURNED THE BLOWER MOTOR ON AND THERE IS NO NOTICEABLE VIBRATION, SO THE BLOWER MOTOR VIBRATION APPEARS TO BE LINKED TO THE RUNNING ENGINE.
MY CAR BRAKING SYSTEM AND ALL THE SAFETY SYSTEMS STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON MY CAR WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY (GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SOUTH) THIS MORNING, 3/15/2019. MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AT ALL. WHEN IT INITIALLY STARTED TO SHOW THE ERROR MESSAGES I TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES AND IT FELT LIKE MY CAR ACCELERATED. …
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MY CAR BRAKING SYSTEM AND ALL THE SAFETY SYSTEMS STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON MY CAR WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY (GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SOUTH) THIS MORNING, 3/15/2019. MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AT ALL. WHEN IT INITIALLY STARTED TO SHOW THE ERROR MESSAGES I TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES AND IT FELT LIKE MY CAR ACCELERATED. I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO ALLOW MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN NATURALLY AND GET OFF AT A REST STOP (MONMOUTH REST AREA, AND FORCE PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO A STOP AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK. IT WAS REALLY A SCARY SITUATION ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY TO HAVE YOUR BRAKES NOT WORK AT ALL. I WAS ADVISED IT COULD BE A LIE BATTERY INDICATOR OF THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT IS ALL CONNECTED TO EVEN THE BRAKES. IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS THAT AN ELECTRICAL GLITCH OR MALFUNCTION CAN COMPLETELY DISABLE MY BRAKING SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER SAFETY FEATURES.
Official recalls
326V332000 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification:front Passenger
May 21, 2026
Honda (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-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.
23V858000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
Dec 18, 2023
Honda (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 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
19V060000 · Fuel System, Other:delivery:fuel Pump
Jan 29, 2019
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Acura MDX, 2015-2019 Acura TLX and 2015-2017 Honda Accord vehicles, equipped with a 3.5L V6 engine. Particulates in fuel may adhere to the internal components of the fuel pump, reducing its performance.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Reduced fuel pump performance can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the fuel injection engine control unit (FI-ECU) software and, if necessary, replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's recall number for this recall is P3W. Honda's recall number for this recall is N3X.
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.
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