2018 Honda Accord - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

🔎 Common problems of the 2018 Honda Accord

3,102 problems have been reported for the 2018 Honda Accord. The following chart shows the 28 most common problems for 2018 Honda Accord. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling with 614 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's forward collision avoidance (351 problems).

Table 1. Common problems of the 2018 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 2018 Honda Accord in the United States are 323,377 units [1]. If the total number of problems reported by Honda Accord owners in the last 8 years is 3102, and the age of the vehicle is 8, the PPMY index can then be calculated as

      PPMY Index = 3102 / 323,377 / 8 * 1000 = 1.20.

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 2018 Honda Accord in 2018.

Table 2. PPMY Index and Problem Occurrence Trend

Service Year Number of Problems
  2026
383
  2025
536
  2024
488
  2023
370
  2022
282
  2021
247
  2020
242
  2019
280
  2018
1

📊 Compare the 2018 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 2018 Honda Accord with the Honda Accord from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2018 Accord is 3,102 while the average number of problems reported for the 31 model years of the Honda Accord is 985.

Table 3. Compare the 2018 Honda Accord with other model years

Model Year Number of Problems
  2026 Accord
19
  2025 Accord
180
  2024 Accord
357
  2023 Accord
416
  2022 Accord
486
  2021 Accord
436
  2020 Accord
629
  2019 Accord
1,245
  2018 Accord
3,102
  2017 Accord
797
  2016 Accord
841
  2015 Accord
858
  2014 Accord
1,438
  2013 Accord
1,898
  2012 Accord
508
  2011 Accord
372
  2010 Accord
793
  2009 Accord
854
  2008 Accord
1,846
  2007 Accord
679
  2006 Accord
533
  2005 Accord
841
  2004 Accord
1,310
  2003 Accord
2,358
  2002 Accord
1,247
  2001 Accord
1,157
  2000 Accord
1,479
  1999 Accord
1,332
  1998 Accord
1,422
  1997 Accord
544
  1996 Accord
575


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