Honda Recalls by Model: Reliability and Common Problems

Honda recalls by model

Recall campaigns NHTSA lists for each Honda model, model years 2010 to 2025, read Oct 2, 2026. Each campaign counts once per model, however many years it covers. NHTSA's recall service returned no answer for Accord 2025; Civic 2013; Fit 2017; HR-V 2017, so those years are not counted. Recall repairs are free at the dealer; check one car with its VIN.

Not a recall: In August 2026 Honda extended head gasket warranty coverage on many Accord, Civic and CR-V models, among them the 2018 to 2022 Accord and the 2017 to 2026 CR-V, to 10 years from purchase or 150,000 miles. A Honda dealer checks eligibility by VIN, and our head gasket cost guide lists the models.

• Honda Pilot
  Most often: airbag system
  43
• Honda Odyssey
  Most often: fuel system
  42
• Honda CR-V
  Most often: airbag system
  39
• Honda Accord
  Most often: airbag system
  34
• Honda Civic
  Most often: airbag system
  33
• Honda Ridgeline
  Most often: airbag system
  33
• Honda Fit
  Most often: airbag system
  25
• Honda HR-V
  Most often: fuel system
  13

Honda complaints by model

Owner complaints to NHTSA for each Honda model with at least 1,000 of them, model years 2010 to 2025, and the year that drew the most. A best-seller draws more reports than a rare model, so read these as counts, not failure rates. 21 smaller models are left out.

• Honda CR-V
  Most: 2018 · engine
  10,465
• Honda Accord
  Most: 2018 · engine
  8,994
• Honda Civic
  Most: 2016 · steering
  6,482
• Honda Pilot
  Most: 2016 · engine
  6,454
• Honda Odyssey
  Most: 2018 · electrical system
  4,860
• Honda HR-V
  Most: 2023 · wiper system
  1,800
• Honda Ridgeline
  Most: 2017 · electrical system
  1,548
• Honda Fit
  Most: 2015 · electrical system
  1,314

Honda model years with the most complaints

The ten Honda model years owners complained about most, with the system they named most. These are the years to inspect hardest before you buy, not a verdict on every car.

• 2018 Honda CR-V
  Engine 25%
  2,122
• 2018 Honda Accord
  Engine 29%
  1,853
• 2017 Honda CR-V
  Engine 30%
  1,756
• 2016 Honda Pilot
  Engine 45%
  1,685
• 2013 Honda Accord
  Steering 35%
  1,418
• 2019 Honda CR-V
  Automatic emergency braking 24%
  1,081
• 2016 Honda Civic
  Steering 41%
  1,073
• 2014 Honda Accord
  Electrical system 37%
  977
• 2018 Honda Odyssey
  Electrical system 26%
  965
• 2019 Honda Odyssey
  Electrical system 22%
  925

Most common Honda problems

The systems owners named most across every Honda model and year in the file, counted from each model year's six most-named systems.

• Electrical system
  18% of the complaints
  8,268
• Engine
  18% of the complaints
  8,056
• Steering
  12% of the complaints
  5,360
• Powertrain
  6% of the complaints
  2,919
• Fuel and power delivery
  6% of the complaints
  2,705
• Automatic emergency braking
  5% of the complaints
  2,341

Our guides for these problems

Check engine codes Honda owners name

The OBD-II codes owners wrote into their complaints for the 5 Honda model years we have read in full, one count per complaint. Tap a code to read our guide; grey codes have no guide yet.

Common questions

What the complaint record can't tell you

Sources