2026 Honda Accord problems, complaints & recalls
NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2026 Honda Accord, or 10.0 per year on the road — far fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.25, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 73 model-year 2026 vehicles we track, it ranks #32 of 73 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Honda models its rate is 86% lower; against other Midsize sedans it is 74% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Limited data: fewer than 30 complaints, so shares and indexes are unstable.
Complaints filed between 2026-06-11 and 2026-09-25. Median delay from incident to filing: 31 days.
Analysis
The previous model year (2025) drew 61.5 complaints per year, more than this one.
The most common problem area is Unspecified or other (50.0% of complaints), followed by Engine (10.0%) and Electrical (10.0%). Unspecified or other complaints are 5.6 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. No report describes a crash, fire, injury or death.
Half of the reported incidents happened within 5 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the first year (100% of incidents). In the last 12 months 10 complaints were filed, versus none in the 12 months before.
NHTSA lists no safety recalls for this model year.
Complaint index
- vs. all tracked vehicles0.25
- vs. other Honda models0.14
- vs. other 2026 models0.4
- vs. other Midsize sedans0.26
- #32 of 73 · 2026Rankings ›
1.00 means the same rate as the comparison group. 2.00 means twice as many complaints per year on the road.
What owners complain about
vs. all vehicles: 1.00 = All-vehicle average
Problem areas: Engine · Electrical · Driver-assist systems · Fuel system · Brakes · Unspecified or other · Steering · Airbags & seat belts · Body & structure · Transmission / powertrain · Wheels, tires & suspension
When complaints were filed
- Crashes reported: 0
- Fires reported: 0
- Injuries: 0
- Deaths: 0
Vehicle age at incident
Median age at incident: 5 months
What owners report
We were driving home after a day trip and the assisted everything (cruise control, power steering, adaptive lane control, brake assist), basically all of the driver assisted functions including the diagnostics for the phone app.
Just adding my vehicle due to using my plate for for a previous vehicle and wanted to list my current vehicle using those plates to register it for the possible safety recall listed for the gasket issue since my car seems to meet those requirements listed for…
Had a flat tire. Found that I had no spare just this pump. It had two cords and a little instruction pamphlet. It said to plug into the 12v socket in the car. My socket is in the console of my car. I plugged it in but I could not tell if the pump had power.
I would like to report a potential safety defect involving a Honda Accord Hybrid Sport, model year 2025/2026, which I rented in [XXX].
The contact owns a 2026 Honda Accord. The contact stated that after purchasing the vehicle from the factory, there were swirls etched in the windshield. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for tint.
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Segment peers · 2026 · Midsize sedans
| Models | Complaints | Complaints per year on the road | Complaint index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Nissan Altima | 1 | 1.0 | 0.02 |
| 2026 Hyundai Sonata | 6 | 6.0 | 0.15 |
| 2026 Honda Accord | 10 | 10.0 | 0.25 |
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year.
Investigations
No NHTSA investigation covers the tracked model years.