IllustrationBOUGHT 4 CONTINENTAL TIRES IN 2012, HAD TWO BLOWOUTS ON THE FRONT, A HAD TWO BACK TIRES LEAKING ON THE SIDE WALLS. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. THE TIRES HAD OVER HALF OF THE TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRES..
1995 Honda Accord
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 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
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 69 of 543 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 211 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 122 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 43 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
81 crash reports5 fire reports49 injury reports
Unknown Or Other complaints
13 reportsPOWER WINDOW KEEPS RUNNING OFF THE TRACK. IT NEEDS A NEW ROTATOR ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS. ABS MODULATOR HAS A LEAK IN IT. I AM INTERESTED IN A CLASS ACTION, LESS THEY WANT TO FIX MY CAR. I DON'T THINK THAT IT IS FAIR THAT WE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THESE CARS WITH THE TUNE-UPS, AND THEY STILL BREAK DOWN
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE MOST OF THE TIME, CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRIGHTNESS CONTROLS, WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE, FIDDLING WITH THE PANEL BRIGHTNESS CONTROLS WILL CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO AT LEAST BLINK.*JB
DEALER SAID THE REQUIRED PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND HE CAN NOT ESTIMATE WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE CAR.*AK
DEALER REPORTED 6 OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE WAITING FOR PART, WHICH IS BACKORDERED AND MAY BE 6 MONTHS BEFORE WE GET. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NOISE AT STARTUP, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, DEALER REPLACED O-RING AND SEAL ($200), NOISE AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STILL COME ON, NOW DEALER SAYS $500-700 TO REPLACE UNIT
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL BLEW OUT. ALSO, OIL LIGHT CAME ON & VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE FUEL. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP & THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT THE BALANCE SHAFT SEAL. *AK
I AM A LARGE PERSON AND CANNOT FASTEN THE SEAT BELT. NO SEAT BELT EXTENDER AVAILABLE FROM MANUFACTURER OR OTHER SUPPLIER. THIS MEANS I CANNOT WEAR A SEAT BELT, WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. IT ALSO MEANS I MUST BREAK THE LAW EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY HONDA AUT
THE FLOOOR MATS SLIDE UNDERNEATH THE PEDALS, CAUSING MISGUIDANCE OF PEDAL APPLICATION. THE PEDALS WILL NOT GO TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.
Official recalls
298V231000 · Electrical System:wiring:front Underhood
Sep 22, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEDAN, COUPE AND WAGON PASSENGER VEHICLES EXCEPT THE DX MODEL AND MODELS WITH V6 ENGINES. THE FACTORY INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER WIRE HARNESS WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED ALLOWING SOME WIRES TO RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER, EVENTUALLY CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE SHORT CIRCUIT CANPOSSIBLY CAUSE THE UNDERHOOD WIREING TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A SHORT CIRCUIT CAN ALSO RESULT IN A BLOWN FUSE OR DEAD BATTERY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR PROPER ROUTING OF THESE WIRES. ANY HARNESS IMPROPERLY ROUTED WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND THE ROUTING WILL BE CORRECTED. IF ANY INSULATION IS WORN THROUGH AND THE COPPER WIRES ARE EXPOSED, THE HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL PLASTIC TUBING TO PROTECT THE HARNESS.
96V217000 · Air Bags
Oct 4, 1996
THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS TYPE OF UNANTICIPATED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN ABRASION TO THE HANDS, ARMS, OR FACE OF A PROPERLY-POSITIONED FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT, OR COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS INJURY TO AN OUT-OF-POSITION OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.
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
2DP01002 · Abs
Opened Mar 1, 2001 · Closed Aug 6, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
No summary supplied.
PE96014 · Oversensitive Air Bag Deployment
Opened Feb 23, 1996 · Closed Oct 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
There is no summary currently available