IllustrationCONSUMER COMPLAINED OF AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM. BRAKES WOULD GRAB FROM THE FRONT WHEEL, LOCATION UNKNOWN. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. VEHICLE HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND SOME PARTS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEMS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
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.
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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 reportsI HAVE WRITTEN TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. THEIR REPLY WAS LESS THAN SATISFACTORY. I HAVE PAID TO REPLACE THIS FAILED PART. THE 1994 HONDA ACCORD SRS CONTROL UNIT WAS RECALLED. I CANNOT LOCATE ANY PATENT INFORMATION WHICH WOULD INDICATE THE 1995 SRS CONTROL UNIT IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE 1994 SRS CONTROL UNI…
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I HAVE WRITTEN TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. THEIR REPLY WAS LESS THAN SATISFACTORY. I HAVE PAID TO REPLACE THIS FAILED PART. THE 1994 HONDA ACCORD SRS CONTROL UNIT WAS RECALLED. I CANNOT LOCATE ANY PATENT INFORMATION WHICH WOULD INDICATE THE 1995 SRS CONTROL UNIT IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE 1994 SRS CONTROL UNIT.
POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED TWO TIMES.
THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE THE CONSUMER FINALLY HAD IT CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THAT A NEW PASSENGER'S AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NEEDED BECAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT AT 20,000 MILES, IT IS BLOWING HOT AIR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN IT GOT STUCK DOWN IN THE DOOR AND WILL NOT COME BACK UP. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. TAKEN TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER ON THIS ISLAND WHO WANTS TO REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT FOR $545.00
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKES LEAK FLUID AND NEED A NEW MODULE. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES, PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. *AK
AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER HAVING DEALER RESET THE SYSTEM ON TWO OCCASIONS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY. WHY MUST CONSUMER KEEP PAYING DEALER $50.00 TO RESET SYSTEM IN WHICH THE SENSOR LIGHT REAPPEARS WITHIN 3 DAYS UP TO ONE MONTH. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK TO DEALER A THIRD TIME AND THEY…
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AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER HAVING DEALER RESET THE SYSTEM ON TWO OCCASIONS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY. WHY MUST CONSUMER KEEP PAYING DEALER $50.00 TO RESET SYSTEM IN WHICH THE SENSOR LIGHT REAPPEARS WITHIN 3 DAYS UP TO ONE MONTH. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK TO DEALER A THIRD TIME AND THEY RESET SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE, LIGHT HAS NOT REAPPEARED SINCE. *AK *ML
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
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