2005 Honda Accord Hybrid Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 13%of 30 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 97,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the brakes of the 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid, 13% of the 30 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 97,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“It always happens in the winter time, I get in my car to leave and I have no brakes. The pedal is very hard/stiff and you have to pull the emergency brake in order to actually stop. In fact I almost hit a car today and the car had actually already been warm and went into a place for about 30 min and I assumed they would still be warm, wrong that's when I about hit a vehicle because I couldn't stop!”
NHTSA complaint #10561096, filed 2014-01, 86,000 miles“At any time when first operating vehicle when temperatures are below freezing, brakes fail to function. Must wait for brakes/brake fluid to warm before they function correctly. Stopping impossible before system warms. I am in georgia, so I would hate to have this vehicle in new york.”
NHTSA complaint #10576971, filed 2014-04, 95,000 miles“I started to notice this issue months after purchasing it used from a private party. During the winter time when it was particularly cold outside, I noticed that my power brakes would start working when I first start up the car. Eventually, I would discover that the brake booster check valve was sticking and preventing the power brakes from being active when starting a vehicle in the cold weather. It was very confusing at first because there would be stored power brakes in the vacuum booster from the day before that would be used up when backing out of my parking spot. …”
NHTSA complaint #11183604, filed 2019-03, 100,000 miles“Have noted on a few occasions that the brake booster is not activated when a car has been sitting overnight or for extended duration of time. What typically happens is that I start the vehicle and shift it into gear and proceed. However, if I have to brake within 1-2 minutes of starting the car, the brake booster appears to not be working and I am left using manual brakes essentially since the vacuum boost is not working. Once the car has been running for a few minutes, the brake booster starts working normally. …”
NHTSA complaint #10789061, filed 2015-11, 108,500 milesBrakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 38% |
| 2024 | 15 | 19% |
| 2023 | 47 | 33% |
| 2022 | 11 | 20% |
| 2021 | 4 | 8% |
| 2020 | 5 | 13% |
| 2019 | 8 | 9% |
| 2018 | 13 | 11% |
| 2017 | 15 | 33% |
| 2015 | 8 | 21% |
| 2014 | 4 | 17% |
| 2005 | 4 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid
17 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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