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2020 Honda Accord Hybrid Engine Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
13%of 39 total for the year
Median mileage
25,501miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the engine of the 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, 13% of the 39 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,501 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.

“While diving at highway speeds (first at 55mph in may 2025 and then again in July 2025 at 65mph) I got a warning on screen about power loss and a critical failure and that power will be reduced and to stop at the side of the road. Within 30 seconds or a minute of the warning the car power cut out significantly impacting the speed and both times almost causing traffic behind me to hit me from behind. I took it to Honda dealership in dulles, va back in may 2025 and they told me it was the electric water pump which I had replaced. …”

NHTSA complaint #11671387, filed 2025-07, 46,002 miles

“This vehicle when driving at normal speeds tends to make a high accelerating notices, it makes a person feel as if some other vehicle was passing on the left side at a very high speed. The first time I heard this noise, I moved to the right side of the road, thinking that a speeding driver was passing me. Since then, the vehicle continues to make this accelerating noise, six to seven times on a average of a thirty mile trip. I feet that this is not normal for a vehicle that is less than a year old. …”

NHTSA complaint #11384983, filed 2020-12, 5,000 miles

“Five times the past year, while driving on the freeway, the first incident I cannot remember, but I do know that the other four incidents were on a slight incline. The car acted as if it wasn’t getting enough gas and slowed down and was shaking. Giving gas would not help, and it kept slowing down. The check engine light would come on and once I turned off the car and turned it back on, the car acted normal again. Sometimes I had to keep it turned off at least a minute before it would run normal again. …”

NHTSA complaint #11680006, filed 2025-08

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025313%
20241114%
20233222%
2022611%
20211021%
2020513%
20192729%
20182522%
2017613%
20151538%
201428%
2005413%

Other parts of the 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid

Other or unknown
15 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsForward collision avoidance
8 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsLane departure
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology