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2019 Honda Accord Air bags Problems

Complaints
32about this part
Share
5%of 698 total for the year
Median mileage
45,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 32 complaints about the air bags of the 2019 Honda Accord, 5% of the 698 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,000 miles. 8 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“While I was on the way home from work, I waited for the broken yellow line to pass 2 cars in front of me, when I was midway through passing both of them, the second car in line wanted to pass the car in front as well but did not look to see that I was already passing and right beside him, and jerked over and hit the side of me which caused me then to spin out of control and land in a ravine. …”

NHTSA complaint #11339747, filed 2020-07, 8,000 miles

“I had an auto collision on a residential street. The steering wheel column airbag did not deploy which caused me to hit my face on the steering wheel and which I sustained a swollen nose and frequent headaches.”

NHTSA complaint #11416320, filed 2021-05, 65,000 miles

“Our brand new 2019 Honda Accord, with about 1,000 miles on it, was involved in a front end motor vehicle collision on october 13, 2019 at 1:24 pm on a city street with a speed limit of 45 MPH. We struck a 2001 f250 at 45 MPH in the side after the individual failed to yield and stopped sideways directly in our lane of traffic. My Honda received serious front end damage and the engine compartment was smoking, but not a single air bag deployed during this accident. …”

NHTSA complaint #11268308, filed 2019-10, 1,000 miles

“I filed a complaint about this vehicle in october of 2020 when it was 5 months old at that time because it would slam on breaks and jerk the steering wheel for no known reason and with no one around. It has continued to do this intermittently as well as other erratic driving that cant be accounted for including at times getting confused when passing exit ramps where the car will slam on breaks and jerk to try to exit. I was driving this afternoon at highway speeds and the steering wheel began to shimmy (vibrating back and forth). …”

NHTSA complaint #11416138, filed 2021-05, 15,000 miles

“The SRS system intermittently shows inactive (red SYS light on dash) after starting to drive. When I stop and turn the car off and then on again the light goes away. It has been happening for a couple months now, and Honda says my car was manufactured 2 months before the date of the SRS system recall.”

NHTSA complaint #11765295, filed 2026-09

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

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 2019 Honda Accord

Fuel system
192 complaintsEngine
185 complaintsForward collision avoidance
154 complaintsElectrical system
109 complaintsBrakes
92 complaintsOther or unknown
86 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
43 complaintsLane departure
33 complaintsVehicle speed control
32 complaintsSteering
27 complaintsBody and structure
21 complaintsElectronic stability control
12 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology