NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Honda Accord Recalls
The 2018 Honda Accord has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Honda Accord. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 1,895
- Crashes reported
- 35
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Honda Accord, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2018 Honda Accord
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 26V332000
- Reported
- May 21, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017, 2019–2022 Accord, 16 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V858000
- Reported
- December 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,490,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2017, 2019–2022 Accord, 19 other models
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 23V158000
- Reported
- March 9, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 448,613
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Accord, 5 other models
Electrical system: body control module: software
- Campaign
- 20V771000
- Reported
- December 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 737,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 103, windshield defrosting and defogging
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Accord, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 20V314000
- Reported
- May 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 135,995
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Accord, 6 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 18V629000
- Reported
- September 13, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 232,140
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2018 Honda Accord complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,895 owner complaints about the 2018 Honda Accord, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 35 describe a crash (2%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 39 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Honda Accord, the component group named most often is the engine (29%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (18%) and the fuel/propulsion system (16%).
None of the 2018 Honda Accord's 6 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Honda Accord owners gave the mileage (607 complaints), the median was 22,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine559
- Forward Collision Avoidance341
- Fuel/Propulsion System309
- Electrical System296
- Unknown Or Other251
- Service Brakes249
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 123 | |
| 2019 | 159 | |
| 2020 | 122 | |
| 2021 | 127 | |
| 2022 | 192 | |
| 2023 | 181 | |
| 2024 | 349 | |
| 2025 | 337 | |
| 2026 | 302 |
Complaints about the 2018 Honda Accord peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 349. 28% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Honda Accord drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Honda Accord year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the Honda Accord years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 1,895 complaints about the 2018 Honda Accord are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Accord by model year
Other 2018 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted