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2014 Honda Accord Air bags Problems

Complaints
37about this part
Share
4%of 982 total for the year
Median mileage
36,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 37 complaints about the air bags of the 2014 Honda Accord, 4% of the 982 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 36,000 miles. 20 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.

“As I made a right turn to the parking spot with my right foot on the pedal I slowed down to 2-3 MPH with foot still on the brake. At about 1-2 feet from the concrete retaining wall limiting the parking spot I pressed on the brake for the final stop. Car accelerated wildly and hit the concrete retaining wall ahead. My foot had never left the brake. Air bags did not inflate. The vehicle was in motion 2-3 MPH, on a parking lot. Acceleration happened when I was breaking.”

NHTSA complaint #10993332, filed 2017-06, 32,820 miles

“Accident occurred at south high school road and west 25th st. Indianapolis, indiana. I was driving north inside lane of 5 lane high school road. Driver at fault crossed 2 north bound lanes for south bound middle turning lane from w 25th street which tees into high school road. I broad-sided driver in back side door/fender/trunk areas. The airbag exploded and sheared the skin off my right under arm. I was taken to the hospital and continue receiving treatment from my doctor. …”

NHTSA complaint #10598393, filed 2014-06, 5,373 miles

“When a car has air bags you never know if they work unless you have a crash. With fcw, if you drive safely the alarm should never go off. With our car the fcw alarm rarely sounds but sometimes it will if you were going about 25 MPH or less and a car close ahead would be stopping or turning right. Most times our fcw would not sound but sometimes you got false signals and you wondered why. After two dealer visits and one for 3 1/2 days there has been no change except now we do not get false signals. …”

NHTSA complaint #10643642, filed 2014-10, 5,234 miles

“Takata recall:my car was hesitating when accelerating from a stop. I stopped and turned the car off only for about 5 minutes, I got back in, turned the car on and it wouldn't start. I was on a city st, so I walked to auto mechanic shop, got a jump, it started up after 5 to 10 minutes. The next day, the same thing happen. I called Honda, got someone to jump start the car, drove to Honda, left the car for 2 days. Honda called me stating that the battery was good, but the sensors were bad and needed to be replaced. They replaced the sensors, charged me $160. …”

NHTSA complaint #10911362, filed 2016-10, 42,522 miles

“I purchased new 2014 Honda Accord on 1/27/14 with 34 miles. On 1/31/14 with only 117 miles, I was attempting to park, perhaps 2 MPH when all of the sudden, the car lunged forward on it's own with great force. I was appx 5 feet away from stopping when suddenly the airbag deployed, the car lunged, hit the concrete stop, jumped over and stopped only by steel cables.this occurred on the 4th floor (spiral parking) . If the cable system were not in place, I would have ended up landing on the top of the cars parked on the 3rd floor. This entire incident occurred in 2 seconds or less. …”

NHTSA complaint #10573284, filed 2014-03, 117 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202522%
202421%
202322%
202221%
2021156%
20203610%
2019325%
2018603%
2017234%
2016163%
2015234%
2014374%
2013514%
20125615%
201111539%
201013423%
200914420%
200837925%
200716031%
200613030%
200520932%
200425125%
200331816%
200227326%
200140744%
200045438%
1999747%
1998797%
199711325%
199610923%
199521139%
19944612%
19933418%
19923417%
199163%
199032%

Other parts of the 2014 Honda Accord

Electrical system
378 complaints
Engine
179 complaints
Other or unknown
148 complaints
Steering
143 complaints
Brakes
122 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
65 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
55 complaints
Vehicle speed control
41 complaints
Fuel system
37 complaints
Electronic stability control
35 complaints
Body and structure
31 complaints
Lane departure
27 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Honda Accord

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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