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Exterior lightingPart report

2018 Honda Accord Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
25about this part
Share
1%of 1,897 total for the year
Median mileage
9,250miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2018 Honda Accord, 1% of the 1,897 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,250 miles.

Example complaints

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

“For a while now, im noticing that the auto high beams on my 2018 Honda Accord ex-l 2.0t car isnt working. I've tried reseting the display audio unit, I've tried disabling/re-enabling auto high beam feature by pulling the high beam stick on the steering column - none of this has fixed the issue. Basic obd2 (via bluetooth and android app) do no indicate any fault codes. Will be taking this into the dealership to have it checked out.”

NHTSA complaint #11242796, filed 2019-08, 8,500 miles

“After taking delivery of my Accord on dec 7, 2018 I noticed that the interior lights weren't on even though the driver door was open. I thought someone had just turned the switch off. After arriving home I made sure the door switch was in the door position and the rear light switch was in the middle. The overhead light, rear lights still would not come on after opening the door. There was also no vanity mirror or trunk lights. A few days later the overhead lights began coming on by themselves and fade out after 15 seconds. …”

NHTSA complaint #11162901, filed 2018-12, 126 miles

“Leased 2018 Honda Accord in october, 25 miles later had checked engine light on,took it back to the dealer,emission hose wasn't attached properly. After 900 miles the wheel alignment went out ( I did not hit any pot holes) took it back to the dealer, according to the dealer one the rod wasn't set right, now it's january 2019 and have 4000 miles yesterday the car started to supporter and all the warning started flashing auto high beam, adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation, road departure mitigation....all this sing said see your dealer..guess what I called the dealer first thing this…”

NHTSA complaint #11171827, filed 2019-01, 4,000 miles

“The headlights are overly-bright. In the low-beam position the headlights are a painful even to glance at. When the car goes over a bump the headlights make an even more bright flash. With so many cars like this on the roads the driving conditions are becoming dangerous as the blinding headlights create both discomfort and disability glare as well as a substantial distraction. Those blinding LED headlights should be recalled as soon as possible.”

NHTSA complaint #11289528, filed 2019-12, 20,000 miles

“Catastrophic failure. Turned vehicle off, noticed alarm did not work. Hours later tried to enter car and noted the following: trunk will not open, doors except for driver will not open, turn signals do not work, no high beams, all mitigations systems offline, brake system failure, back up camera doesn't work. Thank goodness experienced driver could get it home and/or I was not far from home with vehicle. Said car is less than a year old and has 10k mileage.”

NHTSA complaint #11206950, filed 2019-05, 10,000 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 2018 Honda Accord

Engine
559 complaints
Fuel system
476 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
343 complaints
Electrical system
296 complaints
Brakes
260 complaints
Other or unknown
252 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
139 complaints
Vehicle speed control
111 complaints
Air bags
60 complaints
Steering
60 complaints
Lane departure
57 complaints
Body and structure
57 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 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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