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Year · Make · Model

2021 Honda Accord Hybrid

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
67
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
37
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

67 filed
2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Automatic Emergency Braking
    11
  • Unknown OR Other
    10
  • Engine
    10
  • Electrical System
    7
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Warnings
    4
  • Service Brakes
    4
  • AIR Bags
    4
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    3

Recalls

2 campaigns
24V064000·AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER2024-02-01

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX, 2020-2022 Acura RDX, and 2020-2021 Acura TLX vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.

RiskAn air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury.

FixDealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024, October 18, 2024, and August 2025. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for these recalls are XHP and VHQ.

21V900000·SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR2021-11-18

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly may deactivate improperly, which can result in an unsecured child restraint system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

RiskAn unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

FixDealers will replace the second-row center seat belt assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2022. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
EA24002·FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2024-04-15

Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

EA24002·FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:SOFTWARE2024-04-15

Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

EA24002·FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING2024-04-15

Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

EA24002·FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2024-04-15

Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

EA24002·FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: RADAR2024-04-15

Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

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