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2020 Honda Accord Hybrid Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
8%of 39 total for the year
Median mileage
5,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, 8% of the 39 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“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

“The contact's client owns a 2020 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while his client was driving at about 45 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated on his own, drove off the road and drove down in a steep embankment, hit 8-9 fence posts, ramped up over the driveway of the embankment, and crashed into a tree. The contact did not know whether the air bags deployed. The contact's client sustained severe injuries including broken bones. The contact's little brother who was in a forward-facing child seat in the rear driver's side seat was pronounced dead at the scene. …”

NHTSA complaint #11448374, filed 2022-01

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202528%
202479%
20232014%
202038%
201966%
201876%
2015410%
2014417%
200513%

Other parts of the 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid

Other or unknown
15 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
8 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Engine
5 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Vehicle 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