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2019 Honda Accord Hybrid problems
Owners have filed 140 complaints about the 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid with NHTSA. Forward collision avoidance accounts for 19.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 18.6%.
Complaints140
Crashes7
Fires0
Injuries1
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Forward collision avoidance 19.3% · 27
Engine 18.6% · 26
Electrical system 11.4% · 16
Unknown or other 11.4% · 16
Fuel/propulsion system 5.7% · 8
Fuel system, gasoline 5.7% · 8
Service brakes 5.7% · 8
Lane departure 5.0% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash and 1 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the Honda Accord Hybrid in this data, 2019 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2023 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 65 in the last three years against 55 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 11,500 miles.
In owners' own words
Noticed there is already an investigation open. My car is literally afraid of shadows and other objects that just aren't there. It will slam on the brakes as it detects that there is an impending crash despite any cars near me. It has almost caused 3 accidents with the cars behind me. I took it to my local honda dealership and they told me nothing was wrong with my car and everything was fine. Forward collision avoidance
I was driving on a local urban street, probably 20 mph, when car suddenly braked hard for no reason. My foot was not on the brake at the time, and there was not a car or potential collision in front of me to trigger this. I reported the problem to the dealer, and they performed a software update. They weren't able to tell me if it was a general update or one specific to this problem. Forward collision avoidance
On multiple occasion my vehicle will brake unexpectedly with no object in the road or surrounding my car. It has done it at freeway speeds as well as driving through parking lots. It often will sense construction repairs on the road and think I am departing the lane again slamming on the brakes (on the freeway) I have luckily avoided accidents but have had numerous close calls. Forward collision avoidance
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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