2018 Honda Accord · symptom sheet
Brake warning light stays on
- 36owner reports
- 29,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Jul 21, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
36 of the 255 reports of brake wear on the 2018 Accord describe brake light on.
Part of Brakes grind, pulse or wear early (255 reports)
Tick what matches of 36 reports
Brake light on 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: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2018 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 2018 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 7,000 and 96,000 miles, from the 22 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2018 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.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2018-2020 Accords with a customer complaint of the red BRAKE warning light on with the DTC C1120-14 (Electric Parking Brake Switch Circuit Malfunction) stored or in active fault.
What owners wrote
“Serval warning lights come on in my vehicle Iâve have seen this happen in other models of this car and nothing has fixed it. Car drives fine.”
Filed Jan 29, 2026
“All my warning lights keep coming on in dashboard and my car isnât accelerating in cold weather after sitting overnight”
Filed Dec 8, 2025
“All warning lights came on (check engine, emissions problem, brake problem, tire pressure monitoring system problem, cruise control problem, brake problem, steering wheel problem, and lane keeping assist problem). In addition, sometimes the vehicle will vibrate or shake when first turned on and at times, when braking, the car will shake or vibrate.”
Filed Jul 29, 2024
“The warning lights appear out of nothing and the issue has happened without an incident. Iâve been scared to drive my car with all these dash lights on. I donât feel safe and I donât want to put my life or kids life in danger.”
Filed Oct 9, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 36 reports involved a crash. 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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- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 228 reports
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- Fuel pump failure 155 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 124 reports
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- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 55 reports
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- Loses power when accelerating 41 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 36 reports
- Paint peels or body rusts 28 reports
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