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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 24 safety complaints about the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid with the US government. Of those, 3 describe a crash, 1 mentions a fire, 3 people were injured and no death is recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering the hybrid propulsion system.

The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 4 complaints, 17% of the total. The typical failure was reported at 18,240 miles, the median across the 17 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers June 2014 to June 2024 · How this is counted

What is on file

24 complaints on file

24

Complaints

3

Describe a crash

1

Mention fire

3

People injured

0

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 · 17%
POWER TRAIN 4 · 17%
SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 17%
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 · 13%
STEERING 3 · 13%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 · 13%
AIR BAGS 2 · 8%
ENGINE 2 · 8%
STRUCTURE 2 · 8%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 · 8%
VISIBILITY/WIPER 2 · 8%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 · 4%
0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 24.

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2014 at 4.

8 6 4 2
14 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24

This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2014 to 2024.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA crashes a car into a barrier and a pole and measures what happens to the dummies inside. This is what it awarded the 2014 Honda ACCORD HYBRID, and it is a separate question from what owners report going wrong later.

Test 4 DR FWD
Overall
Frontal crash
Frontal, driver
Frontal, passenger
Side crash
Side barrier
Side pole
Rollover
Chance of rollover 9.9%
Stability control standard Forward collision warning standard Lane departure warning standard

A dash means NHTSA did not rate that test for this vehicle.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM

15V602000 · September 25, 2015

The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Honda Accord Hybrid vehicles manufactured August 29, 2013, to May 30, 2015. Electrical interference may cause the hybrid system to switch into fail-safe mode, disabling the gasoline engine, limiting the vehicle's speed to 40 miles per hour and functioning only on battery power. Once the battery is discharged, the vehicle will stall.
The risk
A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the hybrid system software, free of charge. The recall began on November 6, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JT7.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 6,786 vehicles across all model years covered

Defect investigations

1 on file

An investigation means NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.

Pedestrian alert sounds

DP22005

Closed defect petition · opened January 27, 2023 · closed August 7, 2023 · led to recall 22V063000

the electrical system

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.

In owners’ own words

Quoted from the complaint file

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · towed · 9,860 miles

MARCH 19,2016 I WAS IN A SMALL PARKING LOT. I STARTED THE CAR PUSH GENTLY ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR HIT THE FIRST CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE HOOD CAME UP. IT HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I APPLIED THE BRAKE . IT HIT TWO OTHER PARKED CARS BEHIND ME AND A CURB AND FINALLY STOPPED.THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING.FORTUNATELY THE OTHER CARS WERE EMPTY SO I WAS THE ONLY ONE INJURED. WILLIAMSBURG,VIRGINIA

NHTSA complaint 10851026. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

1 injured · crash · towed · 9,860 miles

AFTER STARTING MY CAR IN A SMALL PARKING LOT, I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND I PRESSED GENTLY ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR LURCHED BACKWARD AND KEPT ACCELERATING EVEN THOUGH I APPLIED THE BRAKES. AFTER IT HAD SMASHED INTO THE PARKING LOT CURB, SHRUBS AND CARS PARKED 20 TO 30 FEET BEHIND ME, IT FINALLY STOPPED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN AND MY CAR CONTACTED THE FIRST FIXED OBJECT. FORTUNATELY, THE OTHER CARS WERE EMPTY SO I WAS THE ONLY ONE INJURED. MY CAR AND TWO OTHERS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. TWO OTHER CARS WERE DAMAGED SLIGHTLY.

NHTSA complaint 10851126. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · 10,759 miles

DRIVER LEFT A STORE IN A PARKING LOT, BACKED UP, TURNED RIGHT AND PROCEEDED ABOUT 15 YARDS WHEN SIDE AND OVERHEAD DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO COLLISION. WITNESSES AT COFFEE SHOP SAID THEY DID NOT SEE OR HEAR OF A COLLISION IN AN AREA THAT HAS THEM OFTEN. WAS SCUFFING ON LEFT REAR MUD GUARD AND SLIGHT INDENTATION (HAVE PIX) ON BUMPER. COLLISION CENTER MANAGER ACTUALLY PUSHED IT OUT WITH HIS HAND. COLLISION CENTER SAID THERE WAS SLIGHT BLUE PAINT TRANSFER ON WHEEL YET CAR WAS TOWED 10 MILES TO HONDA DEALERSHIP. HONDA LITERATURE SAYS AIR BAGS ONLY DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A MODERATE OR SEVERE COLLISION. TOP AIR BAG ONLY TO DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A ROLLOVER. JUST RETURNED FROM A 5,500 MILE

NHTSA complaint 10653352, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire

2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. Hybrid engine fuse block exploded /burned

NHTSA complaint 11536532. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The driver side visor has flopped down and has needed to be replaced twice. It is very difficult to repair this yourself and I have had to do it twice. This is ridiculous. It’s a safety hazard because it won’t stay up in position and it won’t go towards the windshield either. I initially replaced this four years ago.

NHTSA complaint 11592622. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
Driver side driveshaft broke - vehicle towed and driveshaft replaced. There is a recall for this (20V769000) but Honda customer service says it does not apply to my VIN.

NHTSA complaint 11539788. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM

260,000 miles

The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 80 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The “Reduced Engine Power” warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that he veered to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle to allow the engine to cool down. The contact was able to restart the vehicle multiple times. The contact stated that upon research, he referenced that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V602000 (Hybrid Propulsion System). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of

NHTSA complaint 11532694, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM

towed · 150,000 miles

The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. While attempting to restart the vehicle the message "High Temp Power Reduced" was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the Power Control Unit had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V602000 (Hybrid Propulsion System). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 150,000.

NHTSA complaint 11494066. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES
Caliper had to be replaced after 93,000 miles. Could have started a fire if I didn't take the car in to the hop when I did. Also it was located on same side as the gas tank (rear drivers side)

NHTSA complaint 11484754. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Honda Accord Hybrid

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 23 2 —
2024 76 4 —
2023 140 6 —
2022 54 1 —
2021 48 3 —
2020 39 5 1
2019 94 5 —
2018 115 4 —
2017 45 2 —
2015 39 1 —

Other 2014 Honda models

Accord 981 CR-V 587 Odyssey 308 Civic 291 Pilot 116 Ridgeline 34 Crosstour 31

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every Honda on this site — 192 vehicles.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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