2018 Honda Accord · symptom sheet
Fuel pump failure
- 155owner reports
- 91,560median miles
- $1,800median quote
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Sep 25, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
933 of the 1,883 complaints on this car are about the fuel and propulsion. 155 of those describe fuel pump.
Tick what matches of 155 reports
Fuel pump 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: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
A lot of fuel pump complaints are tied to a recall. Owners describe a car that stalled or wouldn't start, sometimes at highway speed, and many mention that a recall covers it and the part isn't available yet. Others paid for the pump themselves before a recall existed, or on a car the recall didn't include.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the fuel pump (155 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the fuel and propulsion cover the 2018 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
All 6 recalls on the 2018 Honda Accord, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the fuel and propulsion on the Accord
Ignition-park interlock system. Closed sep 5, 2003.
Honda high engine speed. Closed may 4, 1987.
None of these investigations covers the 2018 model year.
What owners paid
42 of the 155 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $800 to $4,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 65,000 and 121,000 miles, from the 47 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.
Due to swelling of the fuel pump motor impeller, the fuel pump may seize and stop working. If this occurs, the engine may not start, or the engine could stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Replace the fuel pump motor.
What owners wrote
“All dash lights are on and the Honda dealership told me I have a blown head gasket, need a turbo replacement & fuel pump in which I wasnât able to drive the car for 7 months at 112,276 miles..This seems like a known issue for this make and model vehicle after 100,000 miles”
Filed Mar 4, 2026 · 112,276 miles
“Honda recall letter received February 2024, stating that car's fuel pump is defective, and will be replaced as part of the recall. It is now mid-May, four months later, and local Honda dealer has no idea when the fuel pump will be available. Meanwhile we feel unsafe driving this car. This is a very big problem for us.”
Filed May 13, 2024
“They said that it would take over a month to get the part and its a fuel pump recall. Honda Superstition Mesa Arizona”
Filed Jan 25, 2024
“I had gotten my fuel injector replaced back in 12/07/2020 and I saw where now the fuel pump recall was recently put out, but I sold my car back in 08/2023 but I paid for my fuel injector to be replaced, will I be eligible for a reimbursement?”
Filed Jan 25, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 155 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.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 349 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 282 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 255 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 250 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 228 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 167 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 124 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 109 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 103 reports
- Turbo failure or loss of boost 101 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 92 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 60 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 55 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 42 reports
- Loses power when accelerating 41 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 36 reports
- Paint peels or body rusts 28 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 26 reports