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2008 Honda Accord lighting problems

The 2008 Honda Accord has 117 lighting complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

117

Lighting complaints

6%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Lighting complaints by year

Accord lighting complaints by model year127 complaints1982: 4 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 1 complaints1987: 7 complaints1988: 3 complaints1990: 3 complaints1991: 5 complaints1993: 2 complaints1994: 6 complaints1995: 8 complaints1996: 5 complaints1997: 4 complaints1998: 11 complaints1999: 18 complaints2000: 44 complaints2001: 27 complaints2002: 20 complaints2003: 59 complaints2004: 44 complaints2005: 21 complaints2006: 15 complaints2007: 14 complaints2008: 117 complaints2009: 22 complaints2010: 6 complaints2011: 2 complaints2012: 5 complaints2013: 15 complaints2014: 19 complaints2015: 8 complaints2016: 127 complaints2017: 21 complaints2018: 23 complaints2019: 11 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 3 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Accord lighting complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“PERSON PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I STRUCK HER WITH FRONT AND EDGE OF BUMPER. THE SIDE CURTAIN DEPLOYED, BUT NOT THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG. I WENT FORWARD AND WAS HIT IN THE CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS WAS ON A 4 LANE STREET LEADING OUT OF TOWN THE SPEED WAS 35 MPH”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Lighting · January 13, 2016 · crash

Common questions

How many lighting complaints does the 2008 Honda Accord have?

NHTSA has 117 complaints about the 2008 Honda Accord lighting — 6% 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.