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2014 Honda Accord: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
27%
252 of 978 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2014 Honda Accord. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 27% of relevant complaints.

Better than 75% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
252
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
978
this model year
Fires reported
9
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
4
52 crashes · 52 injuries

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM378 · 39%
ENGINE179 · 18%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER146 · 15%
STEERING141 · 14%
SERVICE BRAKES121 · 12%
POWER TRAIN64 · 7%

The years either side

2010
41%
201 of 640
2011
29%
55 of 311
2012
26%
81 of 380
2013
22%
296 of 1,430
2014
27%
252 of 978
2015
28%
161 of 601
2016
22%
98 of 599
2017
27%
131 of 534
2018
44%
782 of 1,869
2019
41%
264 of 682
2020
35%
110 of 356
2021
25%
52 of 228
2022
19%
44 of 241
2023
20%
16 of 85

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYS07/15/2018CRASH3 INJURED
I WAS SLOWLY MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO AND PULLING INTO A FRONT END IN PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR AS ALREADY GOING STRAIGHT INTO THE PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, COULD NOT BE SLOWED DOWN OR STOPPED BY THE BRAKE, JUMPED THE CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE BUILDING. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPL…
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE07/19/20172 INJURED
BODY: THE TENSION BAR DOES NOT OPEN THE CAR TRUNK LID ALL THE WAY WHICH MORE OFTEN DROPS DOWN AND HIT THE PERSON'S HEAD OR FACE WHO IS PUTTING STUFFS IN THE TRUNK ASSUMING IT IS FULLY OPEN ALL THE WAY. I DID GOT HIT TWICE BY THE CORNER AND EDGE OF THE TRUNK LID ON THE FOREHEAD AND LEFT TEMPLE. THE LATTER CAUSED BRUISE…
POWER TRAIN11/10/2022CRASH1 INJURED
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated while his father shifted the gear from park to drive, the vehicle accelerated at extreme speed without any warning, causing the vehicle to crash into the curb and two other vehicles, causing front-ended damages to the vehicle. The air bags deployed. The contact’s…

Three of 252 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (4)

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
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 …
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 manufacture…
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
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 origi…

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