Used Honda Accord: Inspection checklist

Pick the model year you are going to see. Each sheet lists the checks for the problems owners reported on that year, in the order you would do them at the car. Owners filed 3,503 complaints across these 8 years; the 2018 drew the most.

Choose a model year

Problems that follow the Accord from year to year

Each of these is a top-three complaint area in at least two model years. Darker cells mean more complaints that year. Whatever year you are looking at, give these extra time.

Area	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total
Electrical	237	80	52	37	53	48	17	7	531
Automatic emergency braking	170	87	58	39	38	9	5	2	408
Brakes	150	56	37	20	13	22	10	6	314
Fuel system	270	122				17	24		433
Engine	254	73	30	15	14		7		393
Steering	64	28	22	8	10	20	49	24	225

Accord generations and updates

First years of a new generation and mid-cycle updates are marked. Each year links to its checklist.

11th generation
2023–2023
- 2023first year
Tenth generation
2018–2022
2020 update: Updated grille and wheel designs; New infotainment features

Mileages where Accord problems start

From owner reports for each model year, lowest mileage first. Compare these with the odometer of the car you are seeing.

Typical mileage	Problem	Year
380–4,800 miles	Warning-light cascade, power loss	2024
850–30,000 miles	Sudden power loss, brake warning	2023
1,500–2,000 miles	Steering rack popping noise	2025
2,600–6,000 miles	Premature rear brake wear	2020
3,300–6,000 miles	Steering clicking, creaking, sticking	2024
4,200–18,000 miles	Sticky highway steering	2018
10,000–11,000 miles	Fuel injector failure	2024
14,000–30,636 miles	Premature rear brake wear	2019
17,750–32,223 miles	Premature rear brake wear	2018
25,255–54,000 miles	Fuel pump failure	2019
28,000–40,000 miles	Highway power loss, flashing engine light	2021
29,540–60,440 miles	Steering rack noise when turning	2023
30,000–60,000 miles	Recurring steering sticking	2024
40,000–82,000 miles	Intermittent SRS warning light	2019