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1992 Honda Accord

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Owner complaints for the 1992 Honda Accord do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 356.

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Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 22 of 206 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

41 crash reports2 fire reports31 injury reports

Seat Belts complaints

24 reports
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269,000 miles · Mar 18, 2014
Seat Belts

FRONT LEFT SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED IN, MAKING AUDIBLE CLICK, AND TURNING OFF INDICATOR LAMP ON DASH BOARD. WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELT POPPED OUT OF ITS LATCH. AT NO POINT DURING THE DRIVE DID ANY LAMP OR CHIME WARN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT FULLY LATCHED. CAUSE FOR CONCERN, SEEING NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF PEOPLE BEING INJURED OR …

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FRONT LEFT SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED IN, MAKING AUDIBLE CLICK, AND TURNING OFF INDICATOR LAMP ON DASH BOARD. WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELT POPPED OUT OF ITS LATCH. AT NO POINT DURING THE DRIVE DID ANY LAMP OR CHIME WARN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT FULLY LATCHED. CAUSE FOR CONCERN, SEEING NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF PEOPLE BEING INJURED OR KILLED BY SEAT BELTS OF THESE CARS FAILING IN CRASHES. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10573164

70,000 miles · Nov 22, 2004
Air BagsEngine And Engine CoolingSeat Belts

WHILE DRIVING , THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE DONE BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. JB THERE WAS A BAD DISTRIBUTOR, SEAT BELT FAILURE AND AN INOPERATIVE AIR BAG. *SC

NHTSA ODI #10092250

Mileage unknown · Sep 4, 2001
Seat Belts

LAP/SHOULDER BELT SPRING TENSIONER FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #751632

Mileage unknown · Aug 8, 2001
Seat Belts

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT STAY LOCKED WHEN PLUGGING IT IN

NHTSA ODI #750060

Mileage unknown · Aug 16, 2000
Seat Belts

AFTER FASTENING YOUR SEAT BELT AND HEARING A 'CLICK' TO CONFIRM IT THAT IT IS FASTENED, IT HAS COME 'UNLOCKED' ON IT'S OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES! IT DOES OCCUR ON BOTH SIDES; DRIVER AND PASSENGER. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT OCCURS IN THE BACK SEAT. I RARELY CARRY PASSENGERS BACK THERE..

NHTSA ODI #728110

Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 1999
Seat Belts

MANUFACTURER FAILED TO SEND RECALL LETTER. VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 93V056002. HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACED THE FAILED PART. *AK *ML

NHTSA ODI #833900

Mileage unknown · Jan 7, 1998
Seat Belts

FRONT SEAT BELTS UNCLIPPED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER CLAIMS DEALER DID WRONG RECALL REPAIRS. INSTEAD OF REPAIRING REAR SEAT BELTS, DEALER REPAIRED FRONT SEAT BELTS (93V-056-001). *AK

NHTSA ODI #522905

Mileage unknown · Apr 15, 1996
Seat Belts

EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTIONING OF PASSENGER FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT WHEN CAN'T PULL OUT OF DOOR RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY, RENDERING BELT INOPERATIVE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #982662

Mileage unknown · Feb 20, 1996
Seat BeltsInjury

SEAT BELT FAILED DURING COLLISION. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

NHTSA ODI #525919

Mileage unknown · Feb 2, 1996
Seat Belts

DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN DURING ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ODI #501205

Official recalls

2

93V056000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage

Apr 22, 1993

THE REAR OUTSIDE SEATING POSITION SAFETY BELTS MAY LOCK UP AT ANGLES OTHER THAN THOSE REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES". THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: NON-CONFORMING SAFETY BELTS CAUSE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

Remedy: REPLACE THE SENSOR IN THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR.

91V185000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage

Oct 22, 1991

THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE. SOME LEFT SEAT SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED ON THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON THE WRONG SIDE OFTHE CAR CAN NOT BE PULLED OUT OF THE RETRACTOR BECAUSE OF THE MOUNTING ANGLE,MAKING THE SAFETY BELT UNUSABLE, AND THE SEAT OCCUPANT OF AN UNUSABLE SEAT BELTWOULD BE EXPOSED TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

Remedy: INSTALL CORRECT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES ON THE CORRECT SIDE OF THE CAR.

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NHTSA investigations

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