2017 Honda Accord Exterior Lighting Problems
- 10
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- daytime running · 9 records
- running lights · 5 records
- running light · 5 records
- passenger side · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Many new cars are now equipped with daytime running lights. I have experienced many drivers including myself, who have started out driving at dusk and not realized that they are driving with the daytime running lights on only. The vehicles taillights are not operable with only the daytime running lights activated. I just recently approached a vehicle on a poorly lit roadway that did not have any tail lamps…
ODI 11277354
Exterior Lighting
Drl's problem, the daytime running lights on my 2017 honda accord touring are having problem's. The left side works perfectly fine as the right side has completely stopped working.
ODI 11228432
Exterior Lighting
At 48k mile, driver side led daytime running light failed.
ODI 11193952
Engine · Exterior Lighting
Passenger side day time running light stopped working approx 50k miles went to bigisland honda the parts department representative quoted me $2k $1500 for the light and $500 to install than soon after idler tensioner started making a weird grinding noise went online to research these 2 problems and both are very common problems with these model honda accords other than these problems this is a great car but i don't…
ODI 11194813
Exterior Lighting
Led strip in headlight cannot be replaced and requires the entire headlight to be replaced. Headlight was fine, only led light went out at $37,000 miles but had to replace the entire headlight. No led strip replacement is offered.
ODI 11195243
Exterior Lighting
The led daytime running light (drl) strip is out on my drivers side after only 9 months. I have read about 8 other complaints and spoken with other accord owners with the same issue. It is absurdly expensive to replace considering it is all one assembly. I am a police officer and having issues with the drl in that short of a time, a component that is extremely important to safety, is a sign of poor…
ODI 11149966
Exterior Lighting
Led headlights, led light strip for daytime running light on the passenger side went out after 25000 miles and almost 2 years.
ODI 11133145
Exterior Lighting
Led drl premature failure: i write concerning premature drl led failure in the led headlights of my 2017 honda accord touring v6. The led drl failed less than 18 months and 22k miles into brand-new ownership. The unit's design is such that, should it fail, complete and costly replacement of the unit is necessary: $1500+. While the item is covered under the new car warranty, subsequent failures of this supposed…
ODI 11139355
Exterior Lighting
The daytime running light led bar went out on my drivers side around 30k miles, now the passenger side has gone out around 35k miles. The drivers side was replaced under warranty but have not gotten to take it in yet for the passenger side.
ODI 11040813
Exterior Lighting
The led inside of the headlight assembly melts the surrounding plastic causing failure of the daytime running lights. Complete replacement of the headlight is required to repair it. This is a widespread problem across all 2016 and 2017 models.
ODI 11040868
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2017 Honda Accord.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.