2015 Honda Accord
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 601 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 14th highest complaint count among 25 Accord model years with reports.
Of the 2015 reports, 37 involved a crash and 7 involved a fire. 33 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpDec 18, 2023
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
Campaign 23V858000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, driveline, driveshaftDec 10, 2020
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Accord vehicles equipped with a 4-cylinder engine and a continuously-variable transmission that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The drive shafts were assembled with a lubricant that may have degraded the drive shafts' protective coating, making it more susceptible to damage from road salt or other contaminants, and potentially cause it to break.
A broken drive shaft may cause a sudden loss of drive power. The vehicle could also roll away if the parking brake has not been applied before the vehicle has been exited. Either condition can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drive shafts, replacing both the left and right drive shafts, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 4, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.
Campaign 20V769000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, other, delivery, fuel pumpJan 29, 2019
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Acura MDX, 2015-2019 Acura TLX and 2015-2017 Honda Accord vehicles, equipped with a 3.5L V6 engine. Particulates in fuel may adhere to the internal components of the fuel pump, reducing its performance.
Reduced fuel pump performance can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the fuel injection engine control unit (FI-ECU) software and, if necessary, replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's recall number for this recall is P3W. Honda's recall number for this recall is N3X.
Campaign 19V060000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, 12v/24v/48v batteryJun 29, 2017
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Honda Accord vehicles. The case for the battery sensor, part of the battery management system, may allow water to get in, potentially causing an electrical short.
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensor, free of charge. Dealers will perform an interim remedy of applying adhesive to the case to prevent water intrusion. The recall began November 8, 2017. Owners may contact American Honda Customer Support Center at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KG0.
Campaign 17V418000 on NHTSA.gov
Engine and engine cooling, engineMar 2, 2015
American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Accord L4 vehicles manufactured July 29, 2014, to July 31, 2014, 2015 Accord L4 vehicles manufactured August 14, 2014, to January 30, 2015, and 2015 CR-V vehicles manufactured September 9, 2014, to February 6, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with improperly torqued connecting rod bolts, which can cause the engine to lose power or leak oil.
Loss of engine power may result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash. If the engine leaks oil in the proximity of hot engine or exhaust components, there is an increased risk of a fire.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine short block, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JP2 (for Accord models) and JP3 (for CR-V models).
Campaign 15V121000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
601 reports, newest first.
Other or unspecified, Apr 26, 2020
PROBLEMS STARTING. THOUGHT IT WAS TIME FOR A NEW BATTERY SO I BOUGHT A TOP OF THE LINE ONE SO THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY 3 YEARS. STILL DOES THE SAME THING. TAKES SOMETIMES 4 AND EVEN 7 TIMES TO START. WHEN LEAVING IN THE MORNING FOR ERRANDS WILL START BUT DON'T WANT TO TURN OFF AFRAID THAT I WILL BE STUCK. I BOUGHT THE HONDA THINKING I WAS GETTING A RELIABLE CAR. SO IS MY STARTER OR IGNITION AN ISSUE. OR ELECTRICAL. I DON'T LIKE HAVING CAR PROBLEMS, I AM NOT VERY HAPPY. PLEASE HELP
Electrical system, Apr 24, 2020
CAR WILL NOT START. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T56656_DS799830 THIS IS MY SECOND TIME WITH THIS PROBLEM.
Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 15, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPRING BRANCH HONDA (10250 KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TX 77043, (713) 464-7482) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V060000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER) AS POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,324.
Other or unspecified, Apr 11, 2020
THE CAR BEEN HAVING HARD TIME STARTING. MOST OF THE TIME IT STARTS RIGHT AWAY AND SOMETIME IT WILL JUST CLICK AND WONT START. BUT WILL START AFTER A FEW TRIES. HAD THE BATTERY ,ALTERNATOR,AND STARTER CHECK. AND EVERYTHING CAME OUT GOOD. SOMETIMES AFTER A QUICK STOP TO THE STORE THE CAR WONT START. CHECK FOR RECALL ON MY CAR AND IT SHOWS 0 UNREPAIRED CALLS. SEEM LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES.
Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Apr 4, 2020
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, NO ACCELERATION WHILE ENGAGING THE GAS FOOT PEDAL, SHACKING OF CAR AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. FIRST TIME, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET SECOND TIME, WHILE TURNING TO MERGE ON TO FREEWAY RAMP AND CONTINUES TO DO IT SOON AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BECOMING MOBILE ON CITY STREETS.
Suspension, Other or unspecified, Mar 11, 2020
THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS STARTING UP. THE STARTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MANY PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM.
Electrical system, Engine, Mar 9, 2020
MY CAR SOMETIMES STARTS, SOMETIMES DOESN'T START. SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT AWAY ON THE FIRST TRY. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE TRIES AFTER A FEW SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES. THE TIMES WHEN IT DOESN'T START, I TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND HEAR ONE SINGLE TINY CLICK. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS COME ON, RADIO PLAYS, AIR COND. WORKS, WIPERS WORK HEADLIGHTS WORK. EVENTUALLY, AFTER A FEW RETRIES, THE ENGINE WILL START. SOMETIMES IT STARTS AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I DO GET THE CAR STARTED, IT RUNS PERFECTLY SMOOTH. NO STALLING OR SPUTTERING, NO WEIRD NOISES, NO PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. IT'S ONLY ON STARTING WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6/7 MONTHS.
Electrical system, Mar 5, 2020
2015 ACCORD LX WILL NOT START SOMETIMES.JUST CLICKS WHEN KEY IS TURNED.ALL LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE ARE WORKING PROPERLY. NEW BATTERY HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND STILL HAVING SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS THIS IS HAPPENING TO NUMEROUS OTHER CONSUMERS BUT NO PROGRESS IS BEING MADE BY HONDA TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE ON OCCASION.
Other or unspecified, Mar 3, 2020
BACKUP CAMERA ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED ON 3/3/2020 EQUAL TO WHAT A CAR PAYMENT WOULD OF BEEN A MONTH AFTER FINISHING PAYING OFF VEH.
Other or unspecified, Mar 1, 2020
RECALL FOUND FOR REPLACE BATTERY MGMT SENSOR
Electrical system, Feb 29, 2020
CAR WON'T START RANDOMLY EVEN WITH BATTERY JUMP. IT HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. I THOUGHT PERHAPS WE LEFT A LIGHT ON OR SOMETHING BUT CAR STARTED WITH BATTERY JUMP. A FEW DAYS AGO, NOW MY WIFE COULD START A CAR WHILE SHE WAS WAITING FOR KIDS FROM SCHOOL PARKING LOT. THANKFULLY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET SOME HELP TO JUMP START THE CAR. LATER WHEN SHE RETURNED HOME, I ALSO FOUND IT NOT STARTING AGAIN IN MY HOME DRIVE WAY AND I CAN'T JUMP START THE CAR ANYMORE. IT HAS LESS THAN 26000 MILES... SHE IS NOW AFRAID TO TAKE THE CAR AS IT MAY START AT ALL.
Electrical system, Feb 26, 2020
I HAVE A 2015 HONDA ACCORD CP WITH ABOUT 60K MILES. I IT CAN NOT START THIS MORNING, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH AND IT ISN'T CRANKING. IT HAPPENED LAST YEAR BUT IT COULD START AFTER A HALF HOUR, AND IT RUN WELL UNTIL THIS MORNING. IT JUST WONT START NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRIED.
Wheels, Feb 20, 2020
TIRES HAVE A BUMP AT SLOW SPEEDS NOT NOTICEABLE AT HIGHER SPPEDS IT IS NOT ABOUT BALANCING THERE IS NO VIBRATION. SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN BELT
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Feb 20, 2020
BROUGHT THE CAR USED FROM DEALER AND AFTER 6 MONTHS I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND ONLY HEAD A CLICK NOISE. THE CAR WAS PARKED, CLUTCH PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL. THIS ONLY HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND SAID THE THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. LONG STORY SHORT THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, FINALLY THE OWNER OF THE LOT WAS THERE WHEN I CAME TO PICK UP THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START, HE TRIED TO START THE CAR MORE THAN 10 TIMES, AND FINALLY DIAGNOSE THE STARTED BEING THE PROBLEM. HAD THE STARTER REPLACED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. MAYBE 2 WEEKS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE ISSUE BEGAN TO HAPPEN AGAIN. FOR ONLY HAVING THIS CAR FOR A YEAR AND TO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT, I FEEL DISCOURAGED. IT IS A BIG INCONVENIENCE WONDERING IF YOUR CAR IS GOING TO START OR NOT WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF.
Electrical system, Engine, Feb 18, 2020
MY VEHICLE'S STARTER PERIODICALLY GRINDS AND WILL NOT ENGAGE THE RING GEAR TO START THE ENGINE. HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IMPROPER INSTALLATION AT THE FACTORY CAUSED THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE STARTER MOTOR GEAR AND TORQUE CONVERTER RING GEAR TO BE IMPROPER. SEE TSB 16-002. THE STARTER WILL ENGAGE AFTER REPEATED (SOMETIMES 5+) ATTEMPTS. IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO EXPERIENCE A STALL WHILE DRIVING, THE INABILITY TO RESTART THE ENGINE COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. IN ADDITION, A STARTER THAT RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY FAILS TO ENGAGE COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO BE STRANDED IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. HONDA HAS DECLINED TO EXTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE TO THIS PART THAT HAS FAILED DUE TO AN ADMITTED ERROR ON THEIR PART.
Electrical system, Engine, Feb 7, 2020
STARTER BEGAN GRINDING AND SKIPPING AT 55,000 MILES. I DRIVE 70 MILES ROUND TRIP EACH DAY, SO THE MILEAGE DOESN'T REPRESENT THE ACTUAL LIMITED AMOUNT OF STARTS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. TSB FROM HONDA DECLARES 'IMPROPER CLEARANCE IN STARTER WITH PINION GEAR MAY CAUSE STARTING MALFUNCTION.' MUST ROTATE TORQUE CONVERTER BOLTS ONE ROUND CLOCKWISE AND REPLACE STARTER TO FIX. BUT, THIS WON'T FIX THE ISSUE. THE IMPROPER CLEARANCE IS A DESIGN FLAW. NEW STARTER WILL DO THE SAME THING. IF THE STARTER MALFUNCTIONS AGAIN, THEN A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER IS REQUIRED. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND UNFOUNDED IN CAR MAINTENANCE. A BAD STARTER DESIGN COSTS OWNERS +3,400$ TO REMEDY THE SECOND TIME. WHICH STILL WON'T FIX IT. THE THIRD STARTER STILL WON'T HAVE THE PROPER CLEARANCE.
Electrical system, Feb 4, 2020
CAR DOES NOT START EVEN THOUGHT BATTERY IS FINE. HONDA IS UNWILLING TO HELP WITHOUT A DIAGNOSTIC FEE ON AN ISSUE MANY 2013-2015 ACCORD MODELS HAVE. CAR WAS PARKED AFTER RUNNING COMPLETELY FINE, WHEN I WAS TRYING TO START IT AGAIN IT REFUSED TO TURN ON COMPLETELY. TIRE LIGHT FLASHES AND AVS/ENGINE/BATTERY LIGHT ARE ON.
Electrical system, Jan 28, 2020
INCONSISTENT START UP. ONE CLICK WITHOUT ACTUALLY STARTING. IT MAY TAKE 1-20 ATTEMPTS TO TURNOVER. BATTERY IS ABOUT A YEAR OLD. MILEAGE IS 117,000 MILES. BASIC MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE.
Electrical system, Jan 21, 2020
MY CAR HAS 58,000 MILES. AND NOW THE CAR START UP FIRST TIME AND AFTER STARTING AND STOPPING IT THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. WHEN I PUSH THE PUSH START BUTTON THE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE RADIO AND THE HEAT COMES ON BUT IT JUST CLICKS. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY RECOMMEND THE I REPLACE THE STARTER AND ROTATING THE TORQUE CONVERTER ONE BOLD HOLE COUNTERCLOCKWISE.
Electrical system, Jan 20, 2020
VEHICLE IS NOT STARTING WHEN I PUSH THE IGNITION. I'VE BEEN TO MANY FORUMS WHERE SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND MANY SOLUTIONS TRIED BUT NO FIX FOUND. PEOPLE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND STILL NO FIX. I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND HAD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TESTED WITH NO ISSUE FOUND. HONDA ISSUED TSB 16-002 FOR V6 ACCORD MODELS BUT DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE ON MY V4 MODEL. VEHICLE IS PARKED - ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING AND IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I AM NOT DRVING IT! SPOKE WITH HONDA CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REP AND INFORMED THAT THE TSB STILL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. IN THE MID-WEST DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE RISK OF BEING STRANDED IN SUB-ZERO TEMPS IS VERY REAL WITH THIS ISSUE AND HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TO ME TWICE.
Power train, Engine, Jan 16, 2020
MANUAL TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND CAN'T ENGAGE IN 2ND GEAR. WAS TOLD FROM TRANSMISSIONS SHOPS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH OTHER 2015 HONDA ACCORDS WITH LOW MILEAGE.
Structure, Jan 13, 2020
THERE IS A WARRANTY EXT. ON THE PAINT AND HONDA CORP. WILL NOT COVER RENTAL WHICH WILL TAKE 7 DAYS TO REPAIR. IT IS NO FAULT OF MY OWN THAT THE PAINT IS PEELING, AND I CAN GO WITH OUT A CAR.
Electrical system, Jan 13, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH START BUTTON FEATURE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO FUNCTION; TAKING MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ACTIVATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, HE DISCOVERED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: A16-002 WHICH HE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Power train, Jan 9, 2020
2015 HONDA ACCORD V6 BOUGHT AS NEW NOW WITH 72K MILES HAS STARTER PROBLEM. CAR WILL HAVE A WINDING/GRINDING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START (FROM OFF AND STATIONARY POSITION) BUT WILL NOT START. WHEN INSPECTING PROBLEM, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FLYWHEEL HAS BEEN DAMAGED LIKELY DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER RING GEAR OR BAD STARTER MOTOR. CALLED TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE COMPONENTS ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTIES. SERVICE CAMPAIGN ONLINE WAS FOUND WITH REFERENCE TSB NO. 16-002 ISSUED FEBRUARY 5, 2016. BUYER WAS NOT AWARE OF SUCH PROBLEMS SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE AS HONDA NEVER ISSUED A RECALL OR MAILED OUT NOTIFICATION TO THE BUYER. MANY HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE ONLINE. BUYER WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF SERVICE BULLETIN VIA PAPER OR ELECTONIC MAIL, NO RECALL WAS MADE, CAR IS NOW APPARENTLY NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND REQUIRING MULTIPLE PARTS REPAIRS.
Engine, Jan 6, 2020
STARTER GRINDS WHEN PRESS START BUTTON. HONDA WANTS $1000 TO FIX BUT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL....