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2011 Honda Accord engine problems

The 2011 Honda Accord has 29 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

29

Engine complaints

8%

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

“I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2015. THE FIRST THING THAT I HAD TO FIX WAS THE AXLE ( OUTPUT SHAFT ) SEAL LEAK WHICH THE HONDA DEALER DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR ONLY HAD 62,000. ALSO, IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE IN THE BACK WHEN I GO OVER THE SPEED BUMP WHICH IS COMING FROM THE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · September 18, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2011 Honda Accord have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 2011 Honda Accord engine — 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.