Eleventh generation · first-year watch
2025 Honda Accord, day 617
- 85complaints since Jan 23, 2025
- 0recalls
- 5involved a crash
- 6,000median miles at failure
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Changed since August
- 6 new complaints in September, mostly about steering, brakes and airbags.
- Nothing filed yet on transmission failure, engine failure or fire.
- 30th most complaints of the 36 2025 models on this site.
What's been reported
NHTSA's own component codes. One report can cite several.
- Steering40
- Collision avoidance19
- Other19
- Electrical9
- Lane keeping7
- Brakes7
- Transmission and drivetrain5
- Seat Belts3
Problems so far
- Steering sticks, feels notchy or jerks 17 reports
- Steering wheel clicks, clunks or grinds when I turn 15 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 10 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 8 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 7 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 7 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 6 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 5 reports
Recent reports
“The vehicle wanders down the road side to side. Itâs constantly wandering you have to keep correcting it. It also feels like the steering has a gap in it when you go to correct it. It has been at Honda several times. We were told the last time it may need an alignment so Honda did an alignment and it just made it worse. Vehicle has 11000 miles or so.”
Filed Feb 13, 2026
“I am experiencing a knocking/creaking noise at low speeds and when stopped while turning the steering wheel. This seems to be a known and commonly reported issue, though Honda has not formally acknowledged it. I am concerned about the potential long-term impact if the issue is left unaddressed and American Honda declines to authorize a steering rack replacement.”
Filed Dec 15, 2025
“The steering sticks and over turns making the car go all over the place. When parked, the steering makes alot of noises when you turn the steering wheel.”
Filed Dec 15, 2025
“While driving in Adaptive Cruise Control, a vehicle in the other lane was slowing down and turning right, but my car started applying the brakes for no reason. This has caused panic for me, since it was a 45 mph zone, and it was OK.”
Filed Nov 17, 2025
At a glance
- Next to the 2024
- The 2025 is too new for a fair per-year comparison. It has 85 complaints so far; the 2024, on sale longer, has 142.
- Top problem
- Two problems run close. Sticky steering has 17 complaints and steering noise has 15, out of 85 in all. Too few of the sticky steering reports give a mileage to say when it starts.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 6 of the 85 complaints (7%) report a crash, a fire or an injury, about the 6% typical of vehicles on this site. Counted separately (one report can carry more than one), 5 reports mention a crash and 11 people were hurt. The most crash reports, 4 of 5, fall under brake wear.
- Recalls behind the top problems
- There's no recall on file for this model year, so the problems above are owner complaints with no campaign behind them.
- When owners filed
- Every complaint so far came in during 2025. So far in 2026, 60 more have come in.
Service bulletins for the 2025 Honda Accord
Honda filed 39 bulletins and other notices with NHTSA that list the 2025 Honda Accord. 5 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.
Steering sticks, feels notchy or jerks 1 bulletin · 17 complaints
Customer complains of a clicking, light ticking, or binding sound while turning the steering wheel due to lack of sufficient clearance between the steering gearbox motor housing and the steering rack.
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 4 bulletins · 7 complaints
Over The Air - Due to a software programming issue of the Telematics Control Unit (TCU, also referred to as TSU), certain functions may not operate as designed when accessed from the Screen Audio display.
Due to a software programming issue of the telematics control unit (TCU/TSU), certain functions may not operate as designed when accessed from the Screen Audio display.
2 more on this problem
Over The Air - Due to a software programming issue of the telematics control unit (TCU/TSU), certain functions may not operate as designed when accessed from the Screen Audio display.
When the vehicle is put into reverse, the rear camera may display a black and white image. This could occur intermittently, and can change between color display to a black and white display.
Recalls
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
No recalls on file for this model year.
Guide Seeing this on your own car? How to file a complaint with NHTSA
The log
Complaints by the month NHTSA received them, newest first. Blue bars mark a month with a recall or an investigation.
Questions
What is the most common problem on the 2025 Honda Accord?
Sticky steering, with 17 of the 85 complaints.
At what mileage do 2025 Honda Accord problems start?
Of the 13 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 2,000 miles and half by about 6,000.
How many 2025 Honda Accord complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
6 of them (7%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.
Is there a recall for sticky steering on the 2025 Honda Accord?
No recall on file for the 2025 Honda Accord is on the same system as sticky steering. Another recall may still cover your car, so check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.