NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Honda Accord Recalls
The 2021 Honda Accord has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Honda Accord. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 245
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Honda Accord, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2021 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 2016–2020, 2022 Accord, 16 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 24V064000
- Reported
- February 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 750,114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022 Accord, 14 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 2013–2020, 2022 Accord, 19 other models
Seat belts: rear/other: retractor
- Campaign
- 21V900000
- Reported
- November 18, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,346
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2021 Honda Accord complaints by year
NHTSA has received 245 owner complaints about the 2021 Honda Accord, the newest on October 18, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (6%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Honda Accord, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (25%) and the engine (16%).
None of the 2021 Honda Accord's 4 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2021 Honda Accord owners gave the mileage (27 complaints), the median was 69,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System68
- Forward Collision Avoidance62
- Unknown Or Other57
- Engine38
- Service Brakes29
- Air Bags15
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 64 | |
| 2026 | 87 |
Complaints about the 2021 Honda Accord peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 87. 38% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Honda Accord drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Honda Accord year in the same window: 23rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Honda Accord years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 245 complaints about the 2021 Honda Accord are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Accord by model year
Other 2021 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted