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Exterior lightingPart report

2014 Honda Accord Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
2%of 982 total for the year
Median mileage
19,212miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2014 Honda Accord, 2% of the 982 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,212 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I noticed when my car is running(stationary) with heat on and headlights on after couple of minutes it makes a click noice which affects the lights(headlights). When car is moving (in motion) all of a sudden lights become super dim as if they are barely any lights. Some days lights work as if they are brand new and covers the entire street.”

NHTSA complaint #11055057, filed 2017-12, 35,100 miles

“I have been noticing some kind of noise coming from the brakes,lights and sudden vehicle turning in the middle of the road. Creating traumatic effects on me.I have not received a call from Honda to get this situation fixed.”

NHTSA complaint #11339027, filed 2020-07, 56,000 miles

“I just noticed two hairline cracks in the clear plastic that covers the front lights. Each one is by the yellow lights. One on each side of the car. As far as I know, nothing has hit the car. There is no other damage.”

NHTSA complaint #10717869, filed 2015-05, 3,323 miles

“At night, when I am utilizing my regular headlights on a dimly light road, my front windshield becomes partly obscured. It is as if either a mesh shade has been pulled about half way down my front windshield or suddenly I have tinting on the upper half of the window. This obscures my vision and I sometimes feel as if I need to try to look under this obscurity to see the distant part of the road. I was told by the salesperson that it may be the result of the type of front headlight now being installed.”

NHTSA complaint #10653584, filed 2014-11, 1,500 miles

“It was around 1:50 pm on may 6 2015, I was driving in the highway i75 n 341 exit going aproximately 70mph when all over sudden a car {minivan or SUV}on front of me hit or ran over a big piece of a car tire that was on the road, I swithed to the right lane but is was to late the big piecec of tire wich it was pretty big hit my car, the left front headlight are, hood and bumped on the windshield then, it when over the car it was a very loud noise. That area in I 75 is always a problems there is always tires and other materials in that area. …”

NHTSA complaint #10715278, filed 2015-05, 2 miles

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Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202511%
202231%
202121%
202041%
2019112%
2018251%
2017214%
201612821%
201581%
2014192%
2013151%
201251%
201121%
201061%
2009223%
20081137%
2007102%
2006133%
2005183%
2004374%
2003302%
2002172%
2001121%
2000222%
1999172%
199871%
199731%
199631%
199561%
199462%
199321%
199142%
199032%
198833%
198765%
198612%
198518%
1982110%

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
Air bags
37 complaints
Fuel system
37 complaints
Electronic stability control
35 complaints
Body and structure
31 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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