Honda Accord Hybrid Reliability
1,156 NHTSA complaints (2005–2025). Complaint rate: 1879.7 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2018–2019 Honda Accord Hybrid. The 2014 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Honda Accord Hybrid Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 158 | 2.5% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 138 | 0.7% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 136 | 10.3% |
| ENGINE | 122 | 1.6% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 79 | 6.3% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 67 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 64 | 1.6% |
| POWER TRAIN | 49 | 6.1% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 45 | 26.7% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 29 | 13.8% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | — | 43 | 4 | — | View 2005View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 34 | 6 | 3 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 64 | 1 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2017 | — | 69 | 6 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018AVOID | — | 161 | 6 | 3 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019AVOID | — | 126 | 7 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 62 | 4 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 64 | 2 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 79 | 12 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023AVOID | — | 283 | 10 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 131 | 4 | 1 | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 38 | 4 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Honda Accord Hybridaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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