Tenth generation
2021 Honda Accord Hybrid
The most reported problem on the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid is misfire, with 7 complaints.
- 48owner complaints
- 3recalls
- 2involved a crash
- 40,000median miles at failure
Newest report Aug 14, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Problem sheets
No single problem on the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid has enough owner reports for a sheet of its own yet. The counts below still cover every complaint on file.
Is the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid reliable?
The 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid has 48 owner complaints on file with NHTSA, less than half the median of 145 for 2021 sedans on this site. Of the 11 Accord Hybrid model years since 2014, it has the 6th most complaints. Complaint counts rise with sales as well as faults, so read what owners report below before deciding.
At a glance
- Next to the 2020 and 2022
- Each model year from the 2020 to the 2022 draws more complaints for its age than the one before it: 6 a year, then 8 for the 2021, then 11.
- Top problem
- Two problems run close. Misfire has 7 complaints and phantom braking has 7, out of 48 in all. Too few of the misfire reports give a mileage to say when it starts.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 2 of the 48 complaints (4%) report a crash, a fire or an injury, a little under the 6% typical of vehicles on this site.
- Recalls behind the top problems
- 3 recalls are on file, but no problem here has enough reports to set against them.
- When owners filed
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 18, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 2 more have come in.
When each problem shows up
Each bar covers the middle half of the mileages owners reported for that problem. A quarter saw it earlier, a quarter later. The tick is the median. Most reported: check engine light or misfire, 7 complaints.
middle half of reports, median tick. The heavier grey bars have 75 or more reports.
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How this compares
48 complaints is 4.0 times fewer than the median 2021 model on this site and 3.0 times fewer than the median 2021 sedan. Among the 7 Accord Hybrid model years here it ranks 6th for complaints. Counts follow sales volume as much as reliability, so a truck that sells 700,000 a year draws more reports than a sedan that sells 200,000.
Service bulletins for the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid
Honda filed 41 bulletins and other notices with NHTSA that list the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid. 3 of them deal with a problem owners have reported on this car. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Check engine light or misfire 3 bulletins · 7 complaints
Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire and/or DTCs P0300 thru P0304 stored.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2019-2022 Accord FHEVs with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P030X (Cylinder Misfire Detected) stored.
1 more on this problem
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2021 Accord 1.5Ts & CR-Vs with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P030X (Cylinder Misfire Detected) or P0172 (Fuel System Too Rich) stored.
Complaints filed by year
18 complaints came in 2025, 2.2 times the year before. Owners file in waves when a problem gets press or an investigation, so a spike measures attention as much as failures.
NHTSA investigations
Inadvertent automatic emergency braking. Open.
NHTSA summary
Pedestrian alert sounds. Closed aug 7, 2023, led to recall 22V-063.
NHTSA summary
Recalls that include the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX, 2020-2022 Acura RDX, and 2020-2021 Acura TLX vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for these recalls are XHP and VHQ.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly may deactivate improperly, which can result in an unsecured child restraint system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will replace the second-row center seat belt assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2022. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.
All 3 recalls on the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
Guide NHTSA has an open investigation on this car. What the investigation stages mean
Questions
What is the most common problem on the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid?
Misfire, with 7 of the 48 complaints.
At what mileage do 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid problems start?
Of the 10 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 28,000 miles and half by about 40,000.
Is the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid better or worse than the 2020 and 2022?
Counted per year on the road, the 2021 has more complaints than the 2020 and fewer complaints than the 2022: 8 a year against 6 and 11.
How many 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
2 of them (4%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.
Is there a recall for misfire on the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid?
No recall on file for the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid is on the same system as misfire. Another recall may still cover your car, so check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.