2021 Honda Accord Problems

219 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Forward Collision Avoidance · verdict AVOID 15/100

Source NHTSA public complaint and recall record · methodology

What breaks, by owner reports

Forward Collision Avoidance58
Electrical System55
Unknown Or Other51
Engine32
Service Brakes27
Air Bags14

In the owners’ words

“40,000 miles and 5 years after original in service date - failure of 2021 ACCORD 1.5T headgasket system between cylinder s #1-2. Required full head disassembly, removal, rebuild of head, and replacement of head gasket and associated components. $6000 quote from Honda Corporate as I was 55 DAYS outside of warranty. Absolutely ridiculous for a 5 year old car with low miles.”NHTSA complaint, 2021 Honda Accord owner
“My car stalled stopped and takes a While to turn on , all lights turned on .. coded came back and showed it was fuel pressure regulator / fuel pump. I believe it is part of the recalls put in place for other Honda accord lx as well since I’m having same problem”NHTSA complaint, 2021 Honda Accord owner
“My center screen has a ghost touch; I have brought it to my dealer since the day I bought it I have been having screen and CarPlay issues. never fixed always told its fake phone cable, even though my phone can be disconnected and the screen still goes crazy, either way I left it alone because I can't keep going to the dealer, today while I was backing up this ghost touch keep changing my camera angle and caused the s”NHTSA complaint, 2021 Honda Accord owner

Recall campaigns

ReportedComponentSummary
18/11/2021Seat Belts:Rear/Other:Retractor SAFETYHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly
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
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
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 2021 Honda Accord reliable?

On the federal record it scores 15/100: 219 owner complaints (43.8 per year on the road) and 4 recall campaigns, 4 touching safety-critical systems.

What is the most common problem with the 2021 Honda Accord?

The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Forward Collision Avoidance, with 58 of 237 categorised reports.

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The 2021 Honda Accord scored 15/100 on the federal record.

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