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2012 Honda Accord brakes problems

The 2012 Honda Accord has 39 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

39

Brakes complaints

8%

Share of year

6

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

“THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING UP AND WHEN PUT IN DRIVE TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I WAS BRAKING AS HARD AS I COULD AND IT WENT OVER THE BLOCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND HITTING THE BUILDING CAUSING DAMAGE . THIS HAPPENED AFTER FILLING MY CAR UP WITH GAS THE NIGHT BEFORE.…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · December 1, 2017 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2012 Honda Accord have?

NHTSA has 39 complaints about the 2012 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.