Vehicle complaints, recalls & safety data — sourced from NHTSA

2010 Honda Accord: Complaints, Recalls, and Known Problems

Owners have filed 580 safety complaints about the 2010 Honda Accord with U.S. regulators. Here's what the federal data shows, system by system.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · Retrieved September 7, 2026 · Counts change as new reports are filed

580

Complaints

Recalls

Investigations

Complaints for this vehicle report 37 crashes, 6 fires, 45 injuries, 2 deaths.

Key findings

Airbags & restraints leads the complaint list, cited in 137 of 580 complaints, followed by Brakes & stability.
Stalling is a recurring theme. 34 of the 580 reports describe the engine stalling — many while driving.
Complaints peaked 6 years after the model year (90 filed in 2016) — a pattern consistent with wear-out failures rather than assembly defects.
1 NHTSA defect investigation is associated with this vehicle.

What owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle system involved. For the 2010 Honda Accord, here is how reports break down by system.

Complaints by vehicle system

System mentions in 580 complaints · a complaint can cite more than one system

Airbags & restraints

137

Brakes & stability

134

Engine & cooling

128

Body & structure

Power train / transmission

Other / unspecified

Electrical

Speed control

"FOR WHATEVER REASON SINCE I GOT THIS CAR THERE IS SOMETHING EXTREMELY OFF WITH THE LACERATION BEING A BIT DELAYED AND THE CAR STEERING US EXTREMELY DELICATE KEEPING THE CAR NOT STEADY DRIVING IN A SINGLE LANE STRAIGHT WITHOUT GOING LEFT OR RIGHT IS IMPOSSIBLE. AS WELL WHEN EXTREMELY TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT STEERING WHEEL SHAKES A BIT. I HABE ALSO JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT MY AIR BAGS"

Owner complaint filed December 2020 · Steering,Air Bags,Vehicle Speed Control · NHTSA ODI 11377411

"PASSENGER AIR BAG KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF . THERE IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT AND BACK LOCKS . THE VCT ACTUATOR HAS GONE BAD ON THE CAR WHICH CAUSE IT TO MAKE A LOUD RATTLE NOISE . THERE IS ALSO SOMETHING UNDER THE CAR THAT'S LOOSEN UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN YOU HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE . *TR"

Owner complaint filed May 2020 · Electrical System,Air Bags,Unknown Or Other · NHTSA ODI 11326056

When complaints were filed

For most vehicles, complaint volume spikes early and tapers off. The 2010 Honda Accord peaked later than usual, in 2016.

Complaints filed per year — 2010 Honda Accord

Year the complaint was filed, not the incident year

1011121314151617181920212223242526

2026 is a partial year (through September 7, 2026). A late peak is the signature of wear-out failures: parts that don't fail until the vehicle has years and miles on it.

How the 2010 compares with other model years

Across the Honda Accord model years we track, the 2018 has the most complaints on file (1,864); the 2010 ranks 9 of 10.

Total complaints by model year — Honda Accord

All complaints on file per model year, as of September 7, 2026

2008

1,520

2009

722

2010

580

1,418

977

601

599

534

1,864

677

Older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate complaints — compare adjacent years, not endpoints.

Recall history: 13 recalls

13 recalls apply to some or all 2010 Honda Accord vehicles. Recall repairs are free at any dealer, with no time limit.

Nov 200909E-063

Equipment

HONDA IS RECALLING AFTERMARKET FULL NOSE MASKS, PART NUMBER 08P35-TA0-100 AND 08P35-TA6-100 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 9, 2007 THROUGH DECEMBER 11, 2007. THE ACCESSORY WAS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 HONDA ACCORD 4-DOOR VEHICLES. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE NOSE MASK MATERIAL TO INTER…

Dec 201010V-640

Suspension

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 HONDA ACCORD V6 AND MODEL YEAR 2011 HONDA PILOT VEHICLES. THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE LOWER LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT DAMPER BRACKET TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND THE SPINDLE NUTS ON THE PILOT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF STE…

Jan 201111V-004

Electrical System

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 HONDA ACCORD AND CR-V VEHICLES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FAILURE WITH THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WHICH MAY CAUSE INTERMITTENT SPARK FIRING OR THE ENGINE TO STALL.

Aug 201111V-395

Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 ACCORD, 2007-2010 CR-V, AND 2005-2008 ELEMENT PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2004, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3, 2010. THE OUTER RACE OF THE SECONDARY SHAFT BEARING MAY BE BROKEN DURING CERTAIN DRIVING STYLES. A BROKEN OUTER RACE MAY CAUSE ABNORMAL NO…

Feb 201616V-056

Air Bags

American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Accord vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail.

May 201616V-346