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1998 Honda Accord steering problems

The 1998 Honda Accord has 29 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 2% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

29

Steering complaints

2%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Accord steering complaints by model year496 complaints1984: 1 complaints1987: 2 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 4 complaints1990: 8 complaints1991: 8 complaints1992: 7 complaints1993: 5 complaints1994: 2 complaints1995: 3 complaints1996: 13 complaints1997: 12 complaints1998: 29 complaints1999: 25 complaints2000: 25 complaints2001: 21 complaints2002: 24 complaints2003: 96 complaints2004: 69 complaints2005: 43 complaints2006: 48 complaints2007: 44 complaints2008: 34 complaints2009: 33 complaints2010: 18 complaints2011: 20 complaints2012: 51 complaints2013: 496 complaints2014: 138 complaints2015: 77 complaints2016: 30 complaints2017: 23 complaints2018: 59 complaints2019: 27 complaints2020: 20 complaints2021: 8 complaints2022: 12 complaints2023: 13 complaints2024: 43 complaints2025: 35 complaints
Accord steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 1998 Honda Accord have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 1998 Honda Accord steering — 2% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.