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1984 Honda Prelude

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 11.5

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
2Seat Belts
1Steering
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 5 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.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

5 reports
Mileage unknown · Mar 16, 2002
Steering

ORIG. POWER STEERING RACK CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. REPLACEMENT RESEALED AFTER 1 MONTH, CRACKED AND REPLACED AFTER APPROX. 3 YEARS. CONTACTED HONDA, THEY DID NOT RESPOND. SECOND REPLACEMENT NOW HAS PROBLEMS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #759429

Mileage unknown · Mar 29, 1999
Unknown Or Other

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #705080

Mileage unknown · Oct 12, 1998
Engine And Engine Cooling

MUFFLER FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #781154

Mileage unknown · Feb 11, 1998
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE OWNER WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #821444

Mileage unknown · May 24, 1995
Seat Belts

SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #486500

Official recalls

1

92V028001 · Fuel System, Gasoline

Apr 15, 1993

IF THE PLASTIC COATING OF THE FUEL FILLER AND/OR BREATHER PIPE IS DAMAGED, SALT WATER MAY ACCUMULATE BETWEEN THE PLASTIC COATING AND THE STEEL PIPES, AND THE ACCUMULATION COULD CAUSE CORROSION WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY RUST THROUGH THE AFFECTED PIPES, ALLOWING GASOLINE FUMES AND FUEL TO LEAK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: GASOLINE FUMES AND/OR FUEL LEAKAGE THROUGH THE FILLER ORBREATHER PIPES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy: REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO VEHICLES WITH CORRODED FILLER OR BREATHER PIPES.

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

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.