1992 Honda Accord Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 25about this part
- Share
- 12%of 206 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 118,950miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1992 Honda Accord, 12% of the 206 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 118,950 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I am the second owner of the 1992 Honda Accord. I have experienced automatic transmission failure on this vehicle that will generally require overhaul or replacement of the transmission. After several on-line researches on Honda accords 1990 to date, I find numerous problems, I.e., acceleration failure. When engine gets hot, the car has acceleration failure. Even further research reveals ?certified transmission mechanics revealed that this known premature automatic transmission failure is due to an engineering design flaw. …”
NHTSA complaint #10639937, filed 2014-09, 82,000 miles“A faulty transmission control unit, caused the vehicle to at random shift in to an improper gear or into neutral at or during take off from stop. This resulted in loss of power when trying to join traffic, or once already in traffic. Tcu would also fail to lock or unlock t/c when it was designed to. On one occasion the tcu locked the t/c at a stop light, stalling the engine in traffic. Tcu failed to alert the driver of a problem through the d4 or check engine lamps, and produced non existent codes when put into diagnostic mode.”
NHTSA complaint #10573177, filed 2014-03, 271,000 miles“D4 light comes on and stays on for 10 minutes. Transmission hunts for gears at cruising speeds without warning, often landing no gear, causing a scary scenario. A web search revealed thousands of complaints by 1989 to 1993 owners of that model Honda Accord who are having the same problem. It is supposedly a failure of the transmission computer. Honda dealers have no safety or maintenance recall/bulletin on this issue. They offer to replace the TCM (guess that is the computer) for $570.00 plus labor! Several hundreds of thousands of these years' models were sold and are on the road. …”
NHTSA complaint #10139662, filed 2005-10, 118,950 miles“1992 Honda Accord. Consumer writes in regards to engine problems. The consumer stated the vehicle had multiple failures and stalled while being driven. The consumer stated the fuel system, ABS system, engine, power steering, and electrical system failed. The consumer stated the recall repairs need to be completed.”
NHTSA complaint #11386972, filed 2021-01“The car is got some electrical shorts in the wire my maintenance said, and now it has a problem shifting into all the gears, it stalls when you go to take off, it don't seem like it has any power behind it. It happens every time you go to take off it stalls.”
NHTSA complaint #10629087, filed 2014-08Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5% |
| 2024 | 6 | 4% |
| 2023 | 3 | 3% |
| 2022 | 8 | 3% |
| 2021 | 14 | 6% |
| 2020 | 16 | 4% |
| 2019 | 43 | 6% |
| 2018 | 139 | 7% |
| 2017 | 33 | 6% |
| 2016 | 29 | 5% |
| 2015 | 40 | 7% |
| 2014 | 65 | 7% |
| 2013 | 110 | 8% |
| 2012 | 27 | 7% |
| 2011 | 21 | 7% |
| 2010 | 45 | 8% |
| 2009 | 36 | 5% |
| 2008 | 70 | 5% |
| 2007 | 58 | 11% |
| 2006 | 50 | 12% |
| 2005 | 113 | 17% |
| 2004 | 348 | 34% |
| 2003 | 924 | 47% |
| 2002 | 478 | 46% |
| 2001 | 209 | 23% |
| 2000 | 201 | 17% |
| 1999 | 246 | 22% |
| 1998 | 276 | 23% |
| 1997 | 33 | 7% |
| 1996 | 27 | 6% |
| 1995 | 18 | 3% |
| 1994 | 21 | 6% |
| 1993 | 17 | 9% |
| 1992 | 25 | 12% |
| 1991 | 18 | 8% |
| 1990 | 15 | 8% |
| 1989 | 3 | 3% |
| 1988 | 11 | 13% |
| 1987 | 7 | 6% |
| 1986 | 5 | 9% |
| 1985 | 1 | 8% |
| 1983 | 1 | 14% |
| 1982 | 1 | 10% |
| 1981 | 1 | 14% |
Other parts of the 1992 Honda Accord
34 complaintsElectrical system
26 complaintsSeat belts
24 complaintsBody and structure
24 complaintsEngine cooling
19 complaintsBrakes
18 complaintsTires
15 complaintsVehicle speed control
12 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsSuspension
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1992 Honda Accord
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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