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2008 Honda Accord brakes problems

The 2008 Honda Accord has 583 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 31% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

583

Brakes complaints

31%

Share of year

7

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Accord brakes complaints by model year583 complaints1982: 1 complaints1984: 1 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 3 complaints1987: 5 complaints1988: 2 complaints1989: 5 complaints1990: 14 complaints1991: 18 complaints1992: 19 complaints1993: 15 complaints1994: 78 complaints1995: 139 complaints1996: 81 complaints1997: 41 complaints1998: 56 complaints1999: 54 complaints2000: 58 complaints2001: 59 complaints2002: 35 complaints2003: 192 complaints2004: 68 complaints2005: 50 complaints2006: 54 complaints2007: 52 complaints2008: 583 complaints2009: 239 complaints2010: 130 complaints2011: 15 complaints2012: 39 complaints2013: 114 complaints2014: 119 complaints2015: 37 complaints2016: 33 complaints2017: 43 complaints2018: 255 complaints2019: 87 complaints2020: 56 complaints2021: 26 complaints2022: 11 complaints2023: 16 complaints2024: 9 complaints2025: 5 complaints
Accord brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2011. THE BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED ON THE FRONT AND BACK TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED THIS YEAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND CONSTANTLY MADE NOISES. A WEEK AGO, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · December 4, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2008 Honda Accord have?

NHTSA has 583 complaints about the 2008 Honda Accord brakes — 31% 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.