2021 Honda Accord Problems, Recalls & Reliability
333 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2021 Honda Accord, alongside 4 recall campaigns and 1 defect investigation. It scores 12/100 on the trouble index — one of this model's quieter years. Driver assistance leads the reports, typically around 62,000 miles.
One of the quieter years. Relative to its siblings, the 2021 Honda Accord has drawn well-below-average complaint volume with at least four years on the road.
Better year
Where 2021 sits among all Accord years
What owners report
“Rear seat belt will not click and lock in. With the forward collision warning there was times I was driving on the freeway where there is no vehicle in front of me and Hard brake on me and shows forward collision warning. This happened like 3 or 4 times”— owner report to NHTSA, 2021 Accord
“Radio/ car play jumping screens cuts in and out just randomly. Sometimes goes completely black screen”— owner report to NHTSA, 2021 Accord
“Touch screen radio is not responding to my touch as well as it is pressing the buttons on the touch screen itself like a ghost.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2021 Accord
“Head gasket blew randomly. Just hit 100,000 miles. I was on the highway and my speed just started to decrease 65 to 35”— owner report to NHTSA, 2021 Accord
“Dashboard showing brake system issue. See dealer. Took it to dealer they advised changing brake sensor”— owner report to NHTSA, 2021 Accord
Recalls (4)
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 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020…
Fix: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Honda customer service at…
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 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly may deactivate improperly, which can…
Fix: Dealers will replace the second-row center seat belt assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2022. 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 2021 Honda Accord reliable?
The 2021 Honda Accord drew 333 complaints in federal safety records — one of this model's quieter years. Its trouble index is 12/100, scored against the model's worst year (2003).
What are the most common 2021 Honda Accord problems?
The top reported problems for the 2021 Honda Accord are driver assistance (91 complaints), electrical (55), and other (53).
Does the 2021 Honda Accord have recalls?
4 recall campaigns apply to the 2021 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.