2014 Honda Accord · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 121owner reports
- 70,000median miles
- $1,800median quote
- 8involved a crash
Newest report Sep 15, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
121 of the 908 complaints on this car describe brake wear. Only dead battery is reported more often on this car.
Narrower sheets: ABS light on (83 reports) · Brake warning light stays on (38 reports)
Tick what matches of 121 reports
Brake wear on other Accord years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the ABS module (83 reports), the pads and rotors (6 reports) and the caliper (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the brakes on the Accord
Braking performance. Closed dec 14, 2011.
Abs. Closed aug 6, 2001.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
What owners paid
20 of the 121 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,400 to $2,600.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 40,000 and 103,000 miles, from the 52 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2014 Honda Accord that deal with this problem. 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.
DEALER MESSAGE AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2014-2015 ACCORDS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FEELING VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING.
What owners wrote
“ABS control module failed and warning lights have appeared. Honda needs to recall and repair this ABS control module. There are many complaints and youtube videos posted online about this problem. My car has less than 60,000 miles and this should not have occurred. Honda is making unreliable cars which they need to recall at their expense, since this can affect safety of passengers.”
Filed Aug 21, 2023 · 60,000 miles
“ABS modular failed causing ABS brakes FCW and LDW and Traction control to stop working”
Filed Jun 23, 2023
“Antilock Brake System modulator failure. Malfunction lights showed Forward Collision Warning System Failure, Antiskid malfunction, FCW and LDW lights illuminated. DTC Code 81-19. THis problem occurred over 2 week period. Dealer replaced ABS modulator.”
Filed Nov 22, 2022
“Car occasionally experiences unintended acceleration. This happening today 9/4/2022. Car was brought to a complete stop. It suddenly accelerated while the foot was still on the brake, causing it to rear-end the car in front. Thankfully there no physical injuries reported (yet) We had experienced this a couple of time before. I had contact Honda as well as the local dealer and they cleared the car with no changes.”
Filed Sep 4, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 8 of 121 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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Other problems on this car
- Battery dies or the car will not start 141 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 76 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 61 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 50 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 44 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 44 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 35 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 34 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 27 reports