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2010 Honda Accord engine problems

The 2010 Honda Accord has 128 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

128

Engine complaints

18%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Accord engine complaints by model year514 complaints1982: 1 complaints1984: 5 complaints1985: 2 complaints1986: 3 complaints1987: 8 complaints1988: 9 complaints1989: 13 complaints1990: 13 complaints1991: 18 complaints1992: 23 complaints1993: 39 complaints1994: 96 complaints1995: 49 complaints1996: 109 complaints1997: 59 complaints1998: 158 complaints1999: 176 complaints2000: 81 complaints2001: 43 complaints2002: 53 complaints2003: 147 complaints2004: 55 complaints2005: 56 complaints2006: 40 complaints2007: 55 complaints2008: 251 complaints2009: 140 complaints2010: 128 complaints2011: 29 complaints2012: 52 complaints2013: 185 complaints2014: 184 complaints2015: 109 complaints2016: 46 complaints2017: 61 complaints2018: 514 complaints2019: 159 complaints2020: 66 complaints2021: 28 complaints2022: 28 complaints2023: 11 complaints2024: 10 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Accord engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“105K MILES, REGULAR CAR MAINTENANCE, CLEAN TITLE (NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS/OTHER ISSUES), NO PENDING RECALLS. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SOMEHOW IGNITED AND CAUGHT FIRE. PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT, THERE WERE NO PENDING ISSUES, WHICH WERE CONFIRMED BY A RECENT INSPECTION…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · March 24, 2021 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2010 Honda Accord have?

NHTSA has 128 complaints about the 2010 Honda Accord engine — 18% 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.