2003 Honda Accord brakes problems
The 2003 Honda Accord has 192 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.
192
Brakes complaints
8%
Share of year
17
Crash-involved
0
Related recalls
Brakes complaints by year
What owners report
“BRAKES FAILED TO GRAB WHEN IN AN EMERGENCY BREAKING SITUATION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING A GRINGING NOISE WHEN APPLIED EVEN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A STONE BETWEEN THE PADS AND THE…”
Common questions
How many brakes complaints does the 2003 Honda Accord have?
NHTSA has 192 complaints about the 2003 Honda Accord brakes — 8% 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.