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2018 Honda Accord brakes problems

The 2018 Honda Accord has 255 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

255

Brakes complaints

9%

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

“MAY 13TH, 2018 DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 50-55 GOING EASTBOUND ON THE BAY BRIDGE IN SAN FRANCISCO -'OUT OF NO WHERE' THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE CAME ON! AND I DIDN'T PUSH NO BUTTONS! NOT QUITE SURE OF THE MALFUNCTIONING, BUT IT COST AN ACCIDENT' CAUSE SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND! ALSO MY AIRBAGS…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · May 13, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2018 Honda Accord have?

NHTSA has 255 complaints about the 2018 Honda Accord brakes — 9% 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.