1985 Honda Accord Problems

Complaints

13filed with NHTSA

Median mileage

117,000miles, 1 complaints with mileage

Recalls

1campaigns on record

Trend

Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA crash rating

—overall rating starts with 2011 models

EPA fuel economy

24 mpgcombined, 1.8L 4-cyl FWD · 22 city / 27 hwy

Sources: NHTSA records for the 1985 Honda Accord (complaints, recalls, investigations), EPA fuel economy. Report an error

NHTSA recorded 13 consumer complaints for the 1985 Honda Accord. The part named most often is fuel system, with 4 complaints (31% of the total), followed by seat belts (2) and suspension (2). 1 of the complaints include a mileage, and 0% of those were filed for vehicles with under 50,000 miles; the median is 117,000 miles. Of all complaints, 3 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 3 an injury, 1 a death, according to the filers. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign and 0 technical service bulletins for this model year. Fuel system complaints overlap with 1 recall campaign covering the filler pipe and cap filed under the same part.

This model year has fewer than 25 complaints on record, so the numbers below can change a lot with a few new reports.

Which parts are reported most

Complaints can name more than one part, so the counts add up to more than the total. Select a part to see its complaints, recalls and bulletins.

• Fuel system4 31%
• Seat belts2 15%
• Suspension2 15%
• Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)2 15%
• Brakes1 7.7%
• Engine cooling1 7.7%
• Exterior lighting1 7.7%
• Other or unknown1 7.7%
• Body and structure1 7.7%
• Tires1 7.7%

Also reported: Transmission and drivetrain (1), Vehicle speed control (1).

Example complaints

Mileage when problems were reported

0% of the 1 complaints with a mileage were filed for vehicles with under 50,000 miles; the middle half falls between 117,000 and 117,000 miles.

Complaints by year filed

Fewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

Recalls and investigations

• 92V028000Mar 3, 1992
  Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap
  Covers: Honda Accord 1982–1985

  If the plastic coating of the fuel filler and/or breather pipe is damaged, salt water may accumulate between the plastic coating and the steel pipes, and the accumulation could cause corrossion which would eventually rust through the affected pipes, allowing…

Recall details for the 1985 Honda Accord → · Check a VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls

NHTSA investigations

• DP87013Honda high engine speedClosed · Mar 3, 1987
• PE86066Sudden accelerationClosed · Jul 28, 1986

Technical service bulletins

No technical service bulletins are on record for the 1985 Honda Accord.

Other model years of the Honda Accord

All Honda Accord model years · Best and worst years by complaints

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