2002 Honda Accord - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

🔎 Common problems of the 2002 Honda Accord

1,247 problems have been reported for the 2002 Honda Accord. The following chart shows the 24 most common problems for 2002 Honda Accord. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train with 467 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (272 problems).

Table 1. Common problems of the 2002 Honda Accord

📈 PPMY Index and Problem Occurrence Trend

In our research we use the PPMY index to compare the reliability of vehicles. The PPMY index of a certain model is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. The total sales of the 2002 Honda Accord in the United States are 423,220 units [1]. If the total number of problems reported by Honda Accord owners in the last 23 years is 1247, and the age of the vehicle is 23, the PPMY index can then be calculated as

      PPMY Index = 1247 / 423,220 / 23 * 1000 = 0.13.

For more information, refer to this page: A study of reliability comparison across Honda Accord model year vehicles.

The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 2002 Honda Accord in 2002.

Table 2. PPMY Index and Problem Occurrence Trend

Service Year Number of Problems
  2025
1
  2024
8
  2023
11
  2022
3
  2021
0
  2020
12
  2019
43
  2018
41
  2017
40
  2016
49
  2015
56
  2014
50
  2013
40
  2012
58
  2011
86
  2010
139
  2009
125
  2008
109
  2007
66
  2006
52
  2005
43
  2004
53
  2003
33
  2002
3

📊 Compare the 2002 Honda Accord with Other Model Years

When making the decision between buying a new or used Honda Accord, the following table can be used to compare the 2002 Honda Accord with the Honda Accord from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2002 Accord is 1,247 while the average number of problems reported for the 30 model years of the Honda Accord is 944.

Table 3. Compare the 2002 Honda Accord with other model years

Model Year Number of Problems
  2025 Accord
44
  2024 Accord
212
  2023 Accord
329
  2022 Accord
274
  2021 Accord
280
  2020 Accord
470
  2019 Accord
948
  2018 Accord
2,515
  2017 Accord
714
  2016 Accord
735
  2015 Accord
820
  2014 Accord
1,383
  2013 Accord
1,829
  2012 Accord
497
  2011 Accord
366
  2010 Accord
787
  2009 Accord
845
  2008 Accord
1,839
  2007 Accord
672
  2006 Accord
527
  2005 Accord
840
  2004 Accord
1,301
  2003 Accord
2,350
  2002 Accord
1,247
  2001 Accord
1,154
  2000 Accord
1,477
  1999 Accord
1,332
  1998 Accord
1,422
  1997 Accord
544
  1996 Accord
575


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