IllustrationTHE FRONT BALANCE SHAFT FAILED WHICH CAUSED AN OIL LEAK. *JB
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
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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
What owners actually said
543 reportsAT ABOUT 100,000 MILES STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH VARIOUS ELECTRICAL DISPLAYS: GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR DOESN'T LIGHT UNLESS YOU HIT IT HARD WITH YOUR HAND. INSIDE CONSOLE LIGHTS NOT SHOWING UNLESS YOU JIGGLE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TURN KNOB. CLOCK DISPLAY FAILS TO LIGHT UNLESS YOU PRESS THE DISPLAY BUTTON ON CLOCK.
THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN 120,000 MILES 7 YEARS. DT
ABS LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY CONTINUOUS PUMPING OF THE MODULATOR ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER QUOTED $1600 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. NLM
ABS SYSTEM LEAKED ALL ITS FLUID,CAUSING CAR TO SKID OFF ROAD WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED.*AK
OFTEN AFTER COMPLETING LONG FREEWAY DRIVE OF OVER 2HOURS IN LENGTH AND WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY JUMPED TO OVER 3,000 AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION. HAD TO EXERT EXTREME FORCE ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING FORWARD. AFTER PULLING OVE…
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OFTEN AFTER COMPLETING LONG FREEWAY DRIVE OF OVER 2HOURS IN LENGTH AND WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY JUMPED TO OVER 3,000 AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION. HAD TO EXERT EXTREME FORCE ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING FORWARD. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE ENGINE STILL RACING UNCONTROLLABLY, SHIFTED INTO PARK AND BEGAN TO RELEASE THE BRAKE. AS BRAKE WAS RELEASED, ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO DROP, RETURNING TO NORMAL IDLE. TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED ENGINE. PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEND AGAIN AS DRIVE RESUMED. TOOK VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS AFTER PROBLEM HAPPENED. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE. REPORTED PROBLEM TO HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION. THEY CLAIMED THAT HAD NO REPORTS OF SUCH PROBLEM, NO SERVICE BULLENTIN OR RECALL NOTICES ON THIS PROBLEM. NTSA WEB SITE HAS OVER A DOZEN REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. WILL CONTACT HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION AGAIN.*AK
THIS SEEMS TO BE A PERSISTENT ISSUE FOR 1994 THROUGH 1998 HONDA CARS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
ABS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER ROUTINE SERVICE. SERVICE MECHANIC SAYS LEAKAGE AROUND SEALS OF ABS UNIT. PAID $150 TO HAVE SEALS REPLACED--MOSTLY LABOR. AFTER SERVICE, BRAKES MUSHY AND ABS LIGHT STILL COMES ON. BASED ON MECHANIC RECOMMENDATION HAD MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND SYSTEM BLED AGAIN. PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. ABS PUMP W…
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ABS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER ROUTINE SERVICE. SERVICE MECHANIC SAYS LEAKAGE AROUND SEALS OF ABS UNIT. PAID $150 TO HAVE SEALS REPLACED--MOSTLY LABOR. AFTER SERVICE, BRAKES MUSHY AND ABS LIGHT STILL COMES ON. BASED ON MECHANIC RECOMMENDATION HAD MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND SYSTEM BLED AGAIN. PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. ABS PUMP WILL WORK FOR FIRST FEW MINUTES WHILE DRIVING, BUT THEN RUNS CONSTANTLY AND QUITS, CAUSING ABS WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON AND SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN. MECHANIC SAYS NEXT STEP IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY AT $1200+. FOR A SYSTEM THAT IS HARDLY USED, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR!*AK
ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING, TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE MODULATOR WAS LEAKING AND THAT POSSIBLY OTHER ABS COMPONENTS WERE BAD BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $70 TO CHECK IT OUT. WAS QOUTED "ANYWHERE FROM $300 TO $3,000" TO FIX AND AFTER TELLING THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I HAD READ THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 95 ACCORDS, H…
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ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING, TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE MODULATOR WAS LEAKING AND THAT POSSIBLY OTHER ABS COMPONENTS WERE BAD BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $70 TO CHECK IT OUT. WAS QOUTED "ANYWHERE FROM $300 TO $3,000" TO FIX AND AFTER TELLING THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I HAD READ THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 95 ACCORDS, HE CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS BUT SAID "IT'S REALLY NO BIG DEAL YOU STILL HAVE REGULAR BRAKES". I BELIEVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A CAR WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES AND HAVE READ OF MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL\YEAR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK HONDA SHOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE SINCE IT IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE.*AK
ORIGINAL RIMS OF THE CAR 3 TO 4 YEARS LATER BEGAN LEAKING, NOT HOLDING AIR IN TIRES. CHROME WAS COMING OFF INSIDE THE WHEELS. OWNER REPLACED RIMS WITH SAME MODEL, AND THE REPLACED RIMSEXHIBITED SAME FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
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