2001 Honda Accord Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 49about this part
- Share
- 5%of 922 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 54,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 49 complaints about the brakes of the 2001 Honda Accord, 5% of the 922 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 54,000 miles. 14 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I own a 2001 Honda Accord ex v6. The brakes have been making a scrubbing sound when I stop. It is continuously doing this. I took it to the Honda place and they were to busy to check the brakes and rotors I paid 200$ dollars. What a ripe off. Going back again and they will check the problem or I am calling american Honda. I will not buy another Honda again.”
NHTSA complaint #10335870, filed 2010-06, 106,900 miles“Our 2001 Honda Accord had the same type of brake problem as the recent Honda odyssey and elements recall problem. This occurred during cold weather and began about one year after we had extensive brake repairs done. One cold mornings the brakes had almost no feel and required us to try to jam the pedal to the floor to slow or stop the car. The local Honda dealer could never find the reason for the problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10320677, filed 2010-03, 25,000 miles“Vehicle developed leaks in brake line and fuel line in region below floor pan. This was due to rust-through. Service advisor informed me that this condition has been showing up lately, and showed me an assembly that had been recently replaced on a similar vehicle. Vehicle was impounded by dealer because of potential total failure of systems. Vehicle required almost two weeks to repair because Honda had a national backorder on the replacement parts. This suggests to me that there may be a sudden demand for these parts.”
NHTSA complaint #10437630, filed 2011-11, 234,117 miles“My mother had picked up my niece from her school and was waiting for my nephew and his friend to get out of high school. When ready to go, the car was difficult to start. Took about 10 min to get the car to start. After the car started, went into reverse and backed out of the parking space. Put the car in drive and it chugged a couple of times. Then the car accelerated unexpectedly. She was unable to slow the car down by applying the brakes. The car traveled 460 feet accelerating the whole time.the approximate speed of the car was between 60-80 MPH. …”
NHTSA complaint #10472905, filed 2012-08, 190,000 miles“Front brakes failed prematurely since ownership of this vehicle february, 2001. Front brake replaced as good will by Honda at 18618 miles because they did not feel this was to early. This is my third Honda, and I have never gotten less than 35,000 miles usage of front brakes. Brakes failed again at 40522 miles, this time paid for replacement of pads and rotors resurfaced. Now at 53554 miles brake pads gone again.”
NHTSA complaint #10045419, filed 2003-11, 18,618 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10014232Feb 16, 2004Grunt noise after sitting for several hours.
- 10013779Nov 16, 2002Anti-lock braking system (abs) or tcs diagnostic trouble code (dtc) 51 and/or 53 troubleshooting. Honda tech line summary.
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8% |
| 2024 | 11 | 7% |
| 2023 | 15 | 17% |
| 2022 | 17 | 6% |
| 2021 | 31 | 13% |
| 2020 | 58 | 16% |
| 2019 | 92 | 13% |
| 2018 | 260 | 14% |
| 2017 | 45 | 8% |
| 2016 | 33 | 5% |
| 2015 | 40 | 7% |
| 2014 | 122 | 12% |
| 2013 | 118 | 8% |
| 2012 | 39 | 10% |
| 2011 | 15 | 5% |
| 2010 | 131 | 23% |
| 2009 | 236 | 32% |
| 2008 | 577 | 38% |
| 2007 | 52 | 10% |
| 2006 | 53 | 12% |
| 2005 | 49 | 7% |
| 2004 | 62 | 6% |
| 2003 | 172 | 9% |
| 2002 | 34 | 3% |
| 2001 | 49 | 5% |
| 2000 | 53 | 4% |
| 1999 | 49 | 4% |
| 1998 | 51 | 4% |
| 1997 | 37 | 8% |
| 1996 | 81 | 17% |
| 1995 | 127 | 23% |
| 1994 | 68 | 18% |
| 1993 | 13 | 7% |
| 1992 | 18 | 9% |
| 1991 | 17 | 8% |
| 1990 | 10 | 5% |
| 1989 | 5 | 6% |
| 1988 | 2 | 2% |
| 1987 | 5 | 5% |
| 1986 | 3 | 6% |
| 1985 | 1 | 8% |
| 1984 | 1 | 5% |
| 1982 | 1 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2001 Honda Accord
407 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
209 complaintsElectrical system
78 complaintsVehicle speed control
57 complaintsBody and structure
47 complaintsSeat belts
36 complaintsSuspension
33 complaintsEngine cooling
29 complaintsTires
24 complaintsSteering
21 complaintsFuel system
18 complaintsOther or unknown
17 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 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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