2012 Honda Accord Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 2%of 373 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 17,450miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the seat belts of the 2012 Honda Accord, 2% of the 373 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,450 miles. 2 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.
“The driver side seatbelt of my 2012 Honda Accord has jammed inside the belt housing on numerous occasions. The most recent event lasted over an hour and after several attempts to free the belt from the housing, I was forced to drive without a seatbelt on, which was terrifying and an extreme safety hazard. The belt eventually released from its housing and is working properly again, until the next incident, I suppose.”
NHTSA complaint #11266181, filed 2019-10, 60,000 miles“I was in a crash yesterday 04/18/17 at around 4:55-5:00pm due to my brakes not reacting as they should and stopping my car. I rear ended a car because of this and my front of my car is completely totaled. I have filed a claim with my insurance, but this was a frightening experience. My airbags did not deploy, and noticed that my seatbelt had unfastened after the incident. I was driving on the freeway, and was in traffic on the 405 southbound getting close to the 22 fwy exit by seal beach. …”
NHTSA complaint #10979279, filed 2017-04, 106,000 miles“Stopped for gas engine keep running at high level of rpms with foot on the brakes stopped the car by shifting to neutral and turning engine off this was the second time it happen in one day. In my other complain regarding Honda I said april instead of may.”
NHTSA complaint #10457896, filed 2012-05, 650 miles“We were traveling in my 2012 Honda Accord and stopped for fuel at a gas station in southern illinois. I turned the car off, removed the keys and exited the vehicle to start fueling it. My 6 year old grandson asked permission to exit the vehicle to use the restroom. He unbuckled the rear passenger side seat belt that I had fastened him into his booster seat with a few hours earlier. But somehow the seat belt had gotten twisted around his waist while in his booster seat and he could not get out. …”
NHTSA complaint #10509174, filed 2013-04, 14,901 miles“While driving in rainy weather in traffic, my 2012 Honda Accord coupe rear ended another Honda Accord, I was going under 20 MPH and my head hit my steering wheel due to seat belt failure.”
NHTSA complaint #10444522, filed 2012-01, 8,500 milesSeat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 3% |
| 2021 | 6 | 2% |
| 2020 | 7 | 2% |
| 2019 | 8 | 1% |
| 2018 | 30 | 2% |
| 2017 | 12 | 2% |
| 2016 | 4 | 1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 1% |
| 2014 | 5 | 1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0% |
| 2012 | 7 | 2% |
| 2011 | 3 | 1% |
| 2010 | 9 | 2% |
| 2009 | 8 | 1% |
| 2008 | 21 | 1% |
| 2007 | 22 | 4% |
| 2006 | 7 | 2% |
| 2005 | 28 | 4% |
| 2004 | 38 | 4% |
| 2003 | 26 | 1% |
| 2002 | 39 | 4% |
| 2001 | 36 | 4% |
| 2000 | 56 | 5% |
| 1999 | 22 | 2% |
| 1998 | 29 | 2% |
| 1997 | 23 | 5% |
| 1996 | 17 | 4% |
| 1995 | 29 | 5% |
| 1994 | 14 | 4% |
| 1993 | 18 | 10% |
| 1992 | 24 | 12% |
| 1991 | 58 | 27% |
| 1990 | 33 | 17% |
| 1989 | 32 | 37% |
| 1988 | 31 | 35% |
| 1987 | 34 | 31% |
| 1986 | 14 | 26% |
| 1985 | 2 | 15% |
| 1984 | 6 | 27% |
| 1983 | 1 | 14% |
| 1982 | 3 | 30% |
Other parts of the 2012 Honda Accord
64 complaintsAir bags
56 complaintsSteering
51 complaintsEngine
43 complaintsBrakes
39 complaintsElectrical system
32 complaintsOther or unknown
27 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
27 complaintsVehicle speed control
26 complaintsSuspension
23 complaintsBody and structure
22 complaintsWheels
17 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 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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