1985 HONDA ACCORD — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 13 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: FUEL SYSTEM (3 complaints · 23.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 3
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 3
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution FUEL SYSTEM appears in 3 of 13 owner complaints (23.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. FUEL SYSTEM: 3 complaints, 23.1% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 3 · 23.1% SEAT BELTS: 2 complaints, 15.4% of reports SEAT BELTS 2 · 15.4% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports SUSPENSION: 2 complaints, 15.4% of reports SUSPENSION 2 · 15.4% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 1 complaints, 7.7% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 7.7% STRUCTURE: 1 complaints, 7.7% of reports STRUCTURE 1 · 7.7% · 1 crash reports TIRES: 1 complaints, 7.7% of reports TIRES 1 · 7.7% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 1 complaints, 7.7% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 · 7.7% · 1 crash reports VISIBILITY: 1 complaints, 7.7% of reports VISIBILITY 1 · 7.7% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 12 complaints, 92.3% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12 · 92.3% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
FUEL SYSTEM 3 23.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 2 15.4% 1 crashes · 1 fires
SUSPENSION 2 15.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 7.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 1 7.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 1 7.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 7.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 1 7.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12 92.3% 2 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Mar 1992. 1995-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1995-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 1986 Oct 2003 Recall campaign 92V028000 ◆ Recall campaign 92V028000 Investigation PE86066 ● Investigation PE86066 Investigation DP87013 ● Investigation DP87013
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q3 Owner reports 1
1995-Q4 Owner reports 1
1996-Q2 Owner reports 1
1996-Q4 Owner reports 1
1997-Q1 Owner reports 1
1997-Q2 Owner reports 3
1999-Q3 Owner reports 1
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2001-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 92V028000
Defect investigation 1 PE86066
Defect investigation 1 DP87013
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 92V028000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    GASOLINE FUMES AND/OR FUEL LEAKAGE THROUGH THE FILLER ORBREATHER PIPES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
    Remedy:
    CORRODED FILLER OR BREATHER PIPES WILL BE CLEANED AND RECOATED OR REPLACED AS NEEDED.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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