2020 Honda Accord Problems

347 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Forward Collision Avoidance · verdict AVOID 9/100

Source NHTSA public complaint and recall record · methodology

What breaks, by owner reports

Forward Collision Avoidance95
Engine69
Service Brakes55
Electrical System50
Fuel/Propulsion System49
Unknown Or Other40

In the owners’ words

“The fueling system is/has failed. The car randomly stops accelerating while on the highway. Yes, it's available for inspections. The car has stopped accelerating while I was on I95, causing others to have slammed on breaks & swerved to avoid hitting me. Yes. Not yet. No, they only appeared after the failure cause the automatic functions to be disabled as well.”NHTSA complaint, 2020 Honda Accord owner
“I was driving on the hwy going about 75 mph which is the posted speed when all of a sudden my car went into limp mode almost causing a 18 wheeler to run over top of my car with me and my child in it no warning or anything and the car would only go about 20 miles per hour after of that and now all the lights are on in the dash only have a 115000 miles on the car at this time very unsafe and gonna cause someone to get ”NHTSA complaint, 2020 Honda Accord owner
“The car has a blown head gasket at 72k miles the odometer. This seems to be a major problem with 2018-2022 honda accords with the 1.5 turbo engine. it also has a bad fuel pump.”NHTSA complaint, 2020 Honda Accord owner

Recall campaigns

ReportedComponentSummary
10/12/2020Electrical System:Body Control Module:Software SAFETYHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, and 2019-2020 Insight vehicles. A software error may cause intermittent or continuous disruptions in communication between the
25/03/2021Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump SAFETYHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan
18/12/2023Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump SAFETYHonda (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
01/02/2024Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification:Front Passenger SAFETYHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passpo
21/05/2026Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification:Front Passenger SAFETYHonda (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, 201

Questions owners ask

Is the 2020 Honda Accord reliable?

On the federal record it scores 9/100: 347 owner complaints (57.83 per year on the road) and 5 recall campaigns, 5 touching safety-critical systems.

What is the most common problem with the 2020 Honda Accord?

The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Forward Collision Avoidance, with 95 of 358 categorised reports.

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The 2020 Honda Accord scored 9/100 on the federal record.

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