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Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

11 Model years 2016–2026

53 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

5,601 Complaints owner reports, all years

B Newest grade 2026 Safety Signal

2017 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2026 Accord →Which years to avoid Compare it

2026 Honda Accord

Every Honda Accord model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2026	Hybrid Gas	B	2	13	★★★★★	48 mpg
2025	Hybrid Gas	B	3	119	★★★★★	48 mpg
2024	Hybrid Gas	D	6	230	★★★★★	48 mpg
2023	Hybrid Gas	D	9	230	★★★★★	48 mpg
2022	Hybrid Gas	C	4	315	★★★★★	47 mpg
2021	Hybrid Gas	C	4	293	★★★★★	48 mpg
2020	Hybrid Gas	D	6	403	★★★★★	48 mpg
2019	Hybrid Gas	D	6	792	★★★★★	48 mpg
2018	Hybrid Gas	D	6	2,011	★★★★★	47 mpg
2017	Hybrid Gas	B	3	584	★★★★★	48 mpg
2016	Gas	D	4	611	★★★★★	30 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2017

On the filed record so far, the 2017 is the cleanest Accord year we hold, and the 2016 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2017	B	0.3	65
2018	D	0.8	251
2021	C	0.8	59
2019	D	0.9	113
2020	D	1	67
2022	C	1	79
2023	D	3	77
2016	D	0.4	61	1 critical

Which Honda Accord years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2016 vehicle speed control complaints at 0.4× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 12,000 miles). Latest: 2019 fuel/propulsion system at 3.56× (62,590 miles).

Year	Electrical System	Service Brakes	Engine	Fuel/Propulsion System	Vehicle Speed Control	Forward Collision Avoidance
2020	1.21×	1.32×	0.8×	2.41×	—	3.16×
2019	0.79×	1.2×	1.88×	3.56×	0.85×	1.2×
2018	0.53×	0.46×	1.4×	2.66×	0.71×	1.47×
2017	0.91×	0.73×	0.67×	1.22×	—	—
2016	1.02×	—	0.61×	1.47×	0.4×	—

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Honda Accord, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

automatic emergency braking problems 1,212 complaints, every model year electrical problems 1,194 complaints, every model year engine problems 1,186 complaints, every model year fuel system problems 995 complaints, every model year brake problems 692 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2026: 3 → 4 EPA configurations
2023: best combined mpg 47 → 48; 5 → 3 EPA configurations
2022: best combined mpg 48 → 47
2021: 7 → 5 EPA configurations
2019: best combined mpg 47 → 48
2018: best combined mpg 48 → 47
2017: added hybrid; best combined mpg 30 → 48; 6 → 7 EPA configurations

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All Accord head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2026 Accord vs Hyundai Sonata · Large Sedan	Sonata +5.5
2026 Accord vs Dodge Charger · Large Sedan	Charger +10.6
2026 Accord vs Kia K5 · Large Sedan	Accord +2.1
2026 Accord vs Lucid Air · Large Sedan	Toss-up
2026 Accord vs Genesis G80 · Large Sedan	G80 +21

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 33 of 79 0.86× the mileage of same-age vehicles Honda Accord owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 20,250 miles across 2018–2021 (fleet 23,512), earlier than vehicles of the same model year. 992 readings.

Common questions about the Honda Accord

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Honda Accord year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2017 Accord comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade B (81/100), 3 recalls and 584 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Honda Accord years should I avoid?

2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 have the weakest recall records in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Accord model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Honda Accord have?

Across model years 2016–2026, NHTSA has posted 53 recall campaigns for the Honda Accord. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.