IllustrationFUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED A SPLIT ON SEAM. CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUSLY SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES, AND HAD THE VEHICLE EXAMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
1992 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Honda Accord do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 356.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
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.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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
What owners actually said
206 reportsTHE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT STAY LOCKED WHEN PLUGGING IT IN
THE HEATING/AC KNOBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE PLASTIC CRACKS TOO EASILY!*AK
THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY LOOSE POWER WHILE TURNING, DESPITE THE FACT THE HIS FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SNAILS PACE,
WHILE WORKING ON SUSPENSION NOTICED INSIDE OF TIRES WERE SCALLOPING. SIDEWALL RUBBER WAS SEPARATING FROM CASING ON ALL 4 TIRES. NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER. MICHELIN XH4, P185/70R14. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION THAT CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER, CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED A BULGE IN THE TREAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE, ONE MONTH LATER CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE, BOTH TIRES FAILED DUE TO THE STEEL BE…
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WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION THAT CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER, CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED A BULGE IN THE TREAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE, ONE MONTH LATER CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE, BOTH TIRES FAILED DUE TO THE STEEL BELTS GIVING OUT.(FIRESTONE F570 18570R14)*JB JG
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW RUNS SLOWLY; INSPITE OF BEING LUBED ---- REAR PASSENGER LOCK ACTUATORS MOVED SLOWLY OR NOT AT ALL AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED ---- CAR STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50MPH 3 TIMES ONE DAY B/F I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP; ONCE IT HAD STALLED OUT, IT WAS VERY HARD TO START; DEALER REPLACED THE…
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FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW RUNS SLOWLY; INSPITE OF BEING LUBED ---- REAR PASSENGER LOCK ACTUATORS MOVED SLOWLY OR NOT AT ALL AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED ---- CAR STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50MPH 3 TIMES ONE DAY B/F I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP; ONCE IT HAD STALLED OUT, IT WAS VERY HARD TO START; DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH ---- CAR WOULDN'T START IN HOT HUMID WEATHER; MAIN RELAY WAS REPLACED ---- WHILE SITTING ON FLAT TERRAIN AND NOT MOVING, I WOULD WATCH THE NEEDLE ON THE FUEL GUAGE FLUCTUATE BY UP TO 3/4 OF A TANK; DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT; THE UNIT WAS REPLACED TWICE TOTAL, THE SECOND TIME IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY
ON JUNE 27, 2001 ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NEXT DAY, AND DEALER RESET ABS COMPUTER AND LIGHT WENT OFF. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT ABS CONTROL UNIT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED IF LIGHT COMES BACK ON. *AK *SLC
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. DEALER RESET ABS SYSTEM. ALSO, INFORMED CONSUMER IF LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN ABS CONTROL UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AT 91,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP.*AK *JB
Official recalls
293V056000 · 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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.