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2012 Honda Accord — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 380 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

380

Complaints

filed with NHTSA

Involved a Crash

owner-reported

Involved Fire

owner-reported

45 / 1

Injuries / Deaths

across all reports

Years to Avoid

Honda Accord — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

2010 Honda Accord

580 complaints

2011 Honda Accord

296 complaints

2012 Honda Accord

380 complaints

2013 Honda Accord

1,425 complaints

2014 Honda Accord

981 complaints

2015 Honda Accord

601 complaints

2016 Honda Accord

609 complaints

2017 Honda Accord

539 complaints

2018 Honda Accord AVOID

1,891 complaints

2019 Honda Accord

696 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Seats 64 reports

Air Bags 58 reports

Steering 51 reports

Engine 44 reports

Service Brakes 38 reports

Electrical System 32 reports

Power Train 30 reports

Unknown Or Other 28 reports

In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Engine ODI 11292197 12/30/2019

UPON START OF I HEARD A RATTLE AND IT STOPPED AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS. I GOT ONLINE AND SEE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY HONDA THE VTC ACTUATOR GOES OUT FREQUENTLY.

Wheels ODI 11057140 12/28/2017

I JUST BROUGHT THIS CAR IN 2016 AND IT ALREADY NEEDING NEW TIRES I THINK WHERE I GOT THE CAR FROM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ME SOME NEW TIRES.

Seats ODI 10816479 12/28/2015

DRIVERS SEAT FELT LIKE METAL WAS PUSHING THROUGH IT, CAUSING DISCOMFORT WHEN I SAT; WORSE WHEN GETTING IN/OUT OF THE CAR. I DID NOT OWN CAR 3 YEARS BUT MILEAGE PAST WARRANTY. HONDA SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE SEAT AS A "GOODWILL GESTURE". REPIAIR DONE BY HONDA DEALER, MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. I CALLED IMMEDIATELY. ALTHOUGH THE ESTIMATE I RECEIVED TO FIX THE SEAT INCLUDED REPLACING …

Suspension ODI 10490260 12/27/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN VIBRATING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT OF THE TIRES WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONT…

Suspension ODI 11056690 12/26/2017

TIRES ON HONDA ACCORDS ARE CUPPING FOR NO GIVEN REASON, THERE WAS A RECALL ON HONDA CIVIC FOR CUPPING, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR CUPPING ON HODA ACCONRD V6 AND SEDDAN, TOOOOOO MANY COMPLAINTS , EVEN WHEN ALIGNMENTS TIRE ROTATION AND ALL DONE ON TIME

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2012 Honda Accord, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2012 Honda Accord reliable?

Owners have filed 380 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2012 Honda Accord, most often about seats. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.

Which Honda Accord years should I avoid?

The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.

Where do these complaints come from?

Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.

Do complaints mean a recall is coming?

Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.