2021 Honda Accord · symptom sheet
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails
- 56owner reports
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Sep 26, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
107 of the 234 complaints on this car are about other. 56 of those describe infotainment, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2021 Accord.
Tick what matches of 56 reports
Infotainment 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: 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Screen complaints read like a list of small betrayals. The display goes black or freezes, the backup camera shows nothing when you shift into reverse, CarPlay or Android Auto keeps dropping, or the radio changes volume on its own. Many owners had a software update that didn't fix it. A narrower sheet covers backup camera failures on their own, and another covers screens that freeze.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the head unit or screen (44 reports) and the camera (7 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on other covers the 2021 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into other on the Accord
Ignition shift interlock. Closed oct 14, 2010, led to recall 10V-364.
Ignition park-shift interlock. Closed jan 5, 2009, led to recall 10V-364.
Ignition-park interlock. Closed feb 2, 2005, led to recall 05V-025.
Ignition-park interlock. Closed jan 13, 2005.
Ignition-park interlock. Closed dec 17, 2003, led to recall 03V-423.
None of these investigations covers the 2021 model year.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2021 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 searching for certain 2018-2022 Accords with customer complaint of Charging System Problem (battery icon) or Auto Engine Idle Stop Problem Lamp coming on the Multi-Information Display (MID).
ServiceNews Article - We have received information from the vendor (Alpine) that display panels are being replaced for cracks on the center display screen.
What owners wrote
“Radio/ car play jumping screens cuts in and out just randomly. Sometimes goes completely black screen”
Filed Oct 5, 2025
“The touch screen is malfunctioning. Its "ghost touching" as in the screen is pressing random buttons on the screen at random times while driving. It can change and has changed settings while driving (distance for breaking before a collision, etc). While its touching random things on the screen im unable to touch anything on the screen. As if its locking me from pressing anything.”
Filed Aug 20, 2025
“The control panel/display touch screen stops working and the display acquires a mind of its own. It begins selecting things randomly and quickly. Automatically changing the radio, volume, and calling people in my contacts. Major distraction while driving and has almost caused accident for me multiple times”
Filed Jun 27, 2025
“Infotainment screen is glitching. Randomly selecting options, turning on GPS, turning off GPS, changing the stations, and just selecting the different options on screen without actually having touched it with a finger.”
Filed Jun 16, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 56 reports involved a crash and 2 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.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 30 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 28 reports