1. Honda Accord
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  3. Exterior Lighting

Honda Accord Exterior Lighting Problems

399
Owner complaint records in our dataset
25
Years with records
1990–2018
Stored years

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.

Among these 399 stored complaint records:

  • 9 indicate a crash
  • 3 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi129
30–60k mi87
60–100k mi42
100–150k mi29
150–400k mi11

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • January 25, 2020 · 130,000 miles

    Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Seat Belts

    The srs light of my car come on and goes off all the time. Sometimes when i am driving, suddenly will turn on for a while. I usually pull over and turn off the engineer and turn it on back and wait a few. This happens constantly, and i have read the manual, this has to do with the front air bags, and according to the manual book can be 'an alert to a potential airbags, side curtain airbags, front seat belt…

    ODI 11302077

    2004 records in this system

  • December 28, 2019 · 57,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    I was leaving a friends house at night on december 28 and when i turn the car on none of the lights in the center consul lit up. I couldn't see the radio to operate it nor the time. It was difficult to operate in trying to select climate control. I was unable to see any of the selections for a hot cold, the ability to increase or decrease the flow of the heat, selecting which item to use such as the defrost button.…

    ODI 11292296

    2003 records in this system

  • December 16, 2019 · 20,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    The headlights are overly-bright. In the low-beam position the headlights are a painful even to glance at. When the car goes over a bump the headlights make an even more bright flash. With so many cars like this on the roads the driving conditions are becoming dangerous as the blinding headlights create both discomfort and disability glare as well as a substantial distraction. Those blinding led headlights should be…

    ODI 11289528

    2018 records in this system

  • November 7, 2019 · 71,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    Daytime led running light not working. A recall notice was sent in early 2019 but it can't be found.

    ODI 11278766

    2016 records in this system

  • November 1, 2019 · 65,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Steering

    This vehicle and model has had 2 recalls regarding aftermarket parts in steering wheels, holes in leaking hoses and valves and fire hazardous. The second one is regarding low beam lights and very poor visibility, increasing probabilities of a crash. I have called american honda to honor the repairs of this 2 recalls and they do not want to do it, because the car is already 14 years old. So i am driving a faulty…

    ODI 11282901

    2004 records in this system

  • November 1, 2019

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    The led strip of light around my headlight on drivers side is partially blown. That is always a distraction to oncoming cars

    ODI 11297602

    2016 records in this system

  • October 27, 2019

    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

    2017 records in this system

  • September 25, 2019 · 46,836 miles

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    The driving lights on the drivers side have burned out

    ODI 11258434

    2016 records in this system