NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Honda Accord Recalls
The 2005 Honda Accord has 24 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Honda Accord. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 24
- Owner complaints
- 656
- Crashes reported
- 92
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Honda Accord, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
24 recalls on the 2005 Honda Accord
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V499000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2006–2007 Accord, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V501000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,657,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2007 Accord, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V182000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2006–2007, 2009 Accord, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V268000
- Reported
- April 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,335
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2012 Accord, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V178000
- Reported
- March 30, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,602
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2007 Accord
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V370000
- Reported
- June 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,498,481
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2007 Accord, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V320000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,281,043
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2006–2007 Accord, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Accord, 9 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V353000
- Reported
- June 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Accord, 8 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 12V222000
- Reported
- May 17, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 625,762
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2007 Accord, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 11V395000
- Reported
- August 4, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,512,107
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 Accord, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 07V097000
- Reported
- March 14, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 166,561
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 07V001000
- Reported
- January 3, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 81,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Accord
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 05V132000
- Reported
- April 5, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,923
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 04V551000
- Reported
- November 18, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 257,616
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Accord
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 Accord, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E032000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Accord, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Accord, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 Accord, 19 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E004000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 Accord
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E031000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 Accord
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Accord, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Accord, 46 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2007 Accord, 7 other models
2005 Honda Accord complaints by year
NHTSA has received 656 owner complaints about the 2005 Honda Accord, the newest on January 29, 2026. Of these, 92 describe a crash (14%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 92 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Honda Accord, the component group named most often is the air bags (32%), followed by the power train (17%) and the electrical system (15%).
11 of the 2005 Honda Accord's 24 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Honda Accord owners gave the mileage (499 complaints), the median was 72,746 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags209
- Power Train113
- Electrical System96
- Vehicle Speed Control58
- Steering40
- Structure39
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41 | |
| 2006 | 26 | |
| 2007 | 25 | |
| 2008 | 33 | |
| 2009 | 28 | |
| 2010 | 64 | |
| 2011 | 57 | |
| 2012 | 45 | |
| 2013 | 40 | |
| 2014 | 59 | |
| 2015 | 73 | |
| 2016 | 26 | |
| 2017 | 31 | |
| 2018 | 39 | |
| 2019 | 31 | |
| 2020 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Honda Accord peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 73. 20% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Honda Accord drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Honda Accord year in the same window: 16th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 656 complaints about the 2005 Honda Accord are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Accord by model year
Other 2005 Honda models
Newest record on this page: January 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted