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2015 Honda Accord — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 601 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

601

Complaints

filed with NHTSA

Involved a Crash

owner-reported

Involved Fire

owner-reported

Injuries

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 AVOID

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

2020 Honda Accord

364 complaints

2021 Honda Accord

241 complaints

2022 Honda Accord

257 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Electrical System 237 reports

Engine 106 reports

Unknown Or Other 94 reports

Steering 78 reports

Service Brakes 40 reports

Power Train 40 reports

Fuel/propulsion System 35 reports

Vehicle Speed Control 26 reports

In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Steering ODI 11385742 12/31/2020

MY WHEEL IS LOCK AND I CAN'T UNLOCK IT. FOR 3-4 DAYS I'VE HAD TO WIGGLE THE WHEEL AND KEYS JUS TO TURN MY CAR ON. AND IT DOESN'T EVEN LET ME DO THAT ANY MORE

Unknown Or Other ODI 11632958 12/29/2024

While I was driving my 2015 Honda accord my car suddenly slowed down. Then it stopped driving so I pulled to the side of the road. When I stopped and put it in park to turn off/on it didn’t move an inch. This happened on my way to work in traffic I have no idea what is going on. I’m located in the US Virgin Islands but the car was shipped down from Florida to here. We have an…

Air Bags ODI 11056990 12/27/2017

FEB 25 2016 I HAD ACCIDENT AND CAR GOT TOTAL LOSS MY AIR BAG FAIL TO OPEN AND HAD HEAD INJURY

Electrical System ODI 11291242 12/26/2019

VEHICLE NEEDS NEW BATTERY EVERY 2 YEARS. HAS LEFT ME STRANDED TWICE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES AND IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. HONDA HAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL SOME TYPE OF BATTERY SENSOR BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED. THERE ARE TWO TSB'S THAT I KNOW OF: TSB 16-002 AND TSB 17-057. CAR GURUS WEBSITE HAS A BLOG WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF ACCORD OWNERS ALL IN THE SAME BOAT. PEOPLE ARE RE…

Service Brakes ODI 11163530 12/26/2018

HAD MY 2015 HONDA ACCORD EX-L IN FOR SERVICE TODAY, AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE PEDAL WAS SOFT AGAIN. IN THE LAST YEAR TO TRY AND CORRECT THE SOFT PEDAL I HAVE REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS, AND A FEW MONTHS HAD THE BRAKES BLED. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY HAVE SEEN ISSUES WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER, LUCKY I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT WILL ONLY COST ME THE …

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2015 Honda Accord reliable?

Owners have filed 601 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2015 Honda Accord, most often about electrical system. 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.