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2019 Honda Accord fuel system problems

The 2019 Honda Accord has 175 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

175

Fuel System complaints

17%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

3

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Accord fuel system complaints by model year453 complaints1981: 2 complaints1982: 5 complaints1983: 1 complaints1984: 4 complaints1985: 4 complaints1986: 19 complaints1987: 33 complaints1988: 4 complaints1989: 7 complaints1990: 4 complaints1991: 1 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 3 complaints1994: 21 complaints1995: 12 complaints1996: 11 complaints1997: 6 complaints1998: 83 complaints1999: 24 complaints2000: 32 complaints2001: 18 complaints2002: 11 complaints2003: 16 complaints2004: 14 complaints2005: 23 complaints2006: 4 complaints2007: 18 complaints2008: 11 complaints2009: 14 complaints2010: 13 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 17 complaints2013: 46 complaints2014: 37 complaints2015: 39 complaints2016: 42 complaints2017: 64 complaints2018: 453 complaints2019: 175 complaints2020: 54 complaints2021: 13 complaints2022: 17 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 19 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Accord fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

23V858000Fuel SystemDecember 18, 2023 · 2,490,460 units

Defect

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

21V215000Fuel SystemMarch 25, 2021 · 624,552 units

Defect

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-314.

20V314000Fuel SystemMay 28, 2020 · 135,995 units

Defect

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence

If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Honda will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 22, 2020. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.

What owners report

“Honda is delaying the safety recall and because of that I am loosing money ! Honda is costing my business to loose money ! How this can be handled ? This car also ended up in the crash and now my car value is not the same and I am in negative equity”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · November 16, 2023 · crash

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2019 Honda Accord have?

NHTSA has 175 complaints about the 2019 Honda Accord fuel system — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2019 Honda Accord fuel system?

Yes — 3 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the fuel system: 20V314000, 21V215000, 23V858000.

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.