2015 Honda Accord reliability

Is it reliable?

The 2015 Honda Accord has 601 complaints with NHTSA after 12 years, or 49 per year. That is about even with the other Accord years here. Their median is 48 complaints per year. NHTSA has 5 recalls on file, including Fuel pump, Driveshaft, and 12V/24V/48V battery.

Honda Accord, 2013–2015 body — Photo by TTTNIS, resized from the original. Wikimedia Commons CC0

Complaints

601

Per year

Recalls

Years on the road

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Electrical system (237 of 601), then Engine (106) and Steering (78). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 40,000 miles, and the middle half falls between 14,776 and 65,000 miles. Those filings include 37 that report a crash, 7 that report a fire, and 26 that report an injury.

Next to 2014 and 2016

The 2014 Accord has 980 complaints, 64 per year, and the 2016 has 603 complaints, 67 per year. The 2015 has fewer complaints per year than the 2014. The 2015 has fewer complaints per year than the 2016.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2015 Honda Accord. How we count. Data as of 2026-10-16.

Recalls (5)

Recall Fuel pump 2023-12-18 · NHTSA campaign 23V858000

Summary 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.

Remedy 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.

Vehicles affected 2,490,460

Recall Driveshaft 2020-12-10 · NHTSA campaign 20V769000

Summary 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.

Remedy 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.

Vehicles affected 235,034

Recall other fuel system, delivery, fuel pump 2019-01-29 · NHTSA campaign 19V060000

Summary 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.

Remedy 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.

Vehicles affected 437,032

Recall electrical system, 12V/24V/48V battery 2017-06-29 · NHTSA campaign 17V418000

Summary 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.

Remedy 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.

Vehicles affected 1,148,550

Recall Engine 2015-03-02 · NHTSA campaign 15V121000

Summary 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.

Remedy 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).

Vehicles affected 137

NHTSA's count is every vehicle in that campaign. A campaign can cover other model years and other models.

Complaints by component (601 total)

Electrical system

237

Engine

106

Steering

Powertrain

Service brakes

Fuel and propulsion system

Speed control

Air bags

Forward collision avoidance

Structure

Wheels

Seats

Suspension

Electronic stability control (ESC)

Visibility and wipers

Exterior lighting

Lane departure

Engine and engine cooling

Hydraulic brakes

Fuel system, gasoline

Seat belts

Tires

Visibility

Back-over prevention

Equipment

Fuel system, other

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Crash-flagged

Fire-flagged

Injury reports

Death reports

Of the 368 complaints that include an odometer reading, the median is 40,000 miles. The middle half fall between 14,776 and 65,000 miles.

Complaints filed per year

Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings

"the visor won't close all the way and once when braking it cut my husband's forehead. if we get into an accident it could cut slice his forehead. my husband and children noticed this but I never did because I am shorter…"
Structure · filed 2026-08-28
"this has actually been a problem since I first got the car in 2015 but probably started happening in 2016. but it happens so intermittently that I hardly thought about it or figured it just needed a new battery. but I…"
Electrical system, Engine · filed 2026-08-28
"In my 2015 Honda Accord. The ABS, adaptive cruise control, vehicle stability assist, power steering, lane departure warning, forward collision warning, traction control, hill start assist, and brake system dash lights…"
Electrical system, Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance · filed 2026-08-10
"the paint on the original rims has a problem and causes air leaking"
Wheels · filed 2026-08-09
"First time my 2015 Accord 4dr FWD V6 AT failed to turn, I was coming out of parking area onto busy highway when I suddenly wasn't able to turn steering wheel to right enough to complete the turn and crossed over…"
Steering, Electrical system · filed 2026-07-25

NHTSA crash ratings

Version	Overall	Front	Side	Rollover
2015 Honda Accord 2 DR FWD	5 stars	5 stars	5 stars	5 stars
2015 Honda Accord 4 DR FWD	5 stars	4 stars	5 stars	5 stars
2015 Honda Accord Hybrid 4 DR FWD	5 stars	4 stars	5 stars	5 stars
2015 Honda Accord Plug In Hybrid 4 DR FWD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim	Engine	Transmission	Drive	City	Hwy	Combined	Annual fuel cost
Accord	3.5L, 6-cyl	Manual 6-speed	Front-wheel drive	18	28	21 MPG	$3100
Accord	3.5L, 6-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Front-wheel drive	21	34	25 MPG	$2600
Accord	3.5L, 6-cyl	Automatic (6-speed)	Front-wheel drive	21	31	24 MPG	$2700
Accord	2.4L, 4-cyl	Manual 6-speed	Front-wheel drive	23	34	27 MPG	$2400
Accord	2.4L, 4-cyl	Automatic (variable gear ratios)	Front-wheel drive	27	35	30 MPG	$2150
Accord	2.4L, 4-cyl	Automatic (AV-S7)	Front-wheel drive	26	34	29 MPG	$2250
Accord hybrid	2L, 4-cyl	Automatic (variable gear ratios)	Front-wheel drive	49	45	47 MPG	$1400

Specs and fitment

9th generation, 2013–2017

Body styles Sedan, Coupe

Oil 0W-20 , 4.4 qt capacity

Tire size 205/65R16 (LX), 215/55R17 (EX/EX-L), 235/40R19 (Sport/Touring)

Known issues for this generation

2013-2017 Accord V6 models with the 6-speed automatic transmission are affected by a documented judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch, felt while driving between 20 and 60 mph. Honda notes the problem is typically misdiagnosed as a bad torque converter: American Honda investigated and found the torque converter was not causing the judder and that the transmission is not damaged by it. The cause is transmission fluid that deteriorates faster than expected on certain drive cycles. Service Bulletin 17-017 has the dealer confirm the judder from a data snapshot, update the PGM-FI or A/T software, then flush the transmission with Honda ATF DW-1; a companion bulletin, 17-018, covers cars that still deteriorate fluid after the software update. Four-cylinder CVT models are not covered by this bulletin.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2015 Honda Accord reliable?

What are common problems with a 2015 Honda Accord?

Is the 2015 Honda Accord more reliable than the years next to it?

Has the 2015 Honda Accord been recalled?

The 2015 Honda Accord has 5 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2015 Honda Accord?

Owners have filed 601 complaints about the 2015 Honda Accord with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2015 Honda Accord get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2015 Honda Accord is 29 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What generation is the 2020 Honda Accord?

10th generation (2018-2022).

Does the Honda Accord have head gasket or oil dilution problems?

Certain 2018-2022 Accords with the 1.5L turbo engine have a documented head-gasket coolant leak issue; there is no NHTSA recall, but Honda has issued dealer service communications.