2019 Honda Accord Problems, Recalls & Reliability
1,060 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2019 Honda Accord, alongside 6 recall campaigns and 2 defect investigations. It scores 38/100 on the trouble index — a below-average year for this model. Driver assistance leads the reports, typically around 19,750 miles.
Below average
Where 2019 sits among all Accord years
What owners report
“It happens way too often, but my automatic emergency braking will brake randomly. Several times I’ve almost been hit by a car behind or in front of me. I also notice when the sun hits the vehicle in front of me just right it will do my automatic braking even when I am not close to the vehicle.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2019 Accord
“The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…”— owner report to NHTSA, 2019 Accord
“Car randomly started misfiring took car to Honda was told the vehicle was low on coolant and needed the head gasket replaced”— owner report to NHTSA, 2019 Accord
“While i was driving in a road with speed limit of 45, somehow, the system was showing the speed limit as 90 mph. It happened only once.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2019 Accord
“I was driving my brake light came on there were no cars in front of me. The next day my acc light is on and collision mitigation braking system light is on”— owner report to NHTSA, 2019 Accord
“While driving, car automatically applies brakes. Speed will slow all the way down, almost to a stop. Multiple warning lights dealing with brake system will randomly pop up, but also leave on their own just to reoccur later on. I just got this car a month ago with only 19,xxx miles.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2019 Accord
Mileage when trouble shows up
Among the 293 reports that include an odometer reading, problems most often appear around 18,890 miles. Half of those reports fall between 6,663 and 70,000 miles — a useful range to weigh against the mileage of the exact car you're looking at.
Recalls (6)
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V,…
Fix: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for…
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda…
Fix: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall…
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle…
Fix: Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belt buckle release buttons or the buckle assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 18, 2023.…
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit,…
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.…
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, and 2019-2020 Insight vehicles. A software error may cause intermittent or continuous disruptions in communication between the Body Control Module (BCM) and other…
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the BCM software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 22, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.…
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside…
Fix: Honda will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 22, 2020. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.
Federal defect investigations
Complaint history for this model year
When owners filed their reports — a long tail means problems kept surfacing for years.
Questions buyers ask
Is the 2019 Honda Accord reliable?
The 2019 Honda Accord drew 1,060 complaints in federal safety records — a below-average year for this model. Its trouble index is 38/100, scored against the model's worst year (2003).
What are the most common 2019 Honda Accord problems?
The top reported problems for the 2019 Honda Accord are driver assistance (229 complaints), fuel system (181), and engine (172).
At what mileage do 2019 Honda Accord problems show up?
Owners most often report 2019 Honda Accord problems around 18,890 miles. Half of all reports that include an odometer reading fall between 6,663 and 70,000 miles.
Does the 2019 Honda Accord have recalls?
6 recall campaigns apply to the 2019 Honda Accord. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.