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2020 Honda Accord Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
43about this part
Share
12%of 368 total for the year
Median mileage
2,483miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 43 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2020 Honda Accord, 12% of the 368 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,483 miles. 3 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.

“A message came over the dashboard TPMS tire pressure monitoring system malfunction, see dealership . There was a text message then appeared on the music screen. I was on my way to the dealership on the highway when the car was pulling to the right lane towards traffic and I was pulling to the left and hit the jersey barrier and spin the car around. The vehicle from the rear hit me and”

NHTSA complaint #11360685, filed 2020-09, 1,200 miles

“Was driving on the freeway approximately 70 mph on saturday October 4th, When car goes into limp mode and throws a engine light on, leaving me stranded on the freeway. Another occurrence one week later on Saturday October 11th when car went into limp mode again driving around 35 mph in the city. Both cases I turned the car off and on and returned back to normal, come to find out with the dealer it is a blown head gasket and their is coolant leaking into cylinder 3. A BLOWN HEADGASKET!!!!! Everyone is having these problems”

NHTSA complaint #11693208, filed 2025-10, 85,741 miles

“2020 Accord 2.0t sport 10,600 miles I was traveling across the state with periods of light and heavy rain. About halfway into my ~280 mile trip I stopped for a red light. When accelerating from the light, my car lost power and the accelerator did not work. I coasted to the side of the road and noticed the check engine light blinking, with no other warning messages. I shut the car off and restarted to find no engine light or warning. I was in the middle of nowhere late in the evening so I continued to the destination. …”

NHTSA complaint #11383480, filed 2020-12, 10,600 miles

“The first week I had the car I pulled into a parking space at a fast food restaurant in nashua, nh and went to get out of the car. I pushed the ignition button to turn the engine off but inadvertently forgot to put the car in park. The parking space was on a slight incline with the slope going towards the front of the car. When I attempted to stand up to get out of the car the car continued to roll, knocking me over, catching/twisting my right leg in and under the driver seat and the door (fracturing it in two places requiring me to be wheelchair bound and non-weight bearing for 8 weeks). …”

NHTSA complaint #11388195, filed 2021-01, 30 miles

“The car was in motion on the highway when all of a sudden the check engine light came on and it stopped accelerating. I pulled over and could not get the car to accelerate more than a couple MPH.”

NHTSA complaint #11340086, filed 2020-07, 2,466 miles

Related service bulletins

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026750%
20252021%
20242818%
20231719%
20227629%
20215824%
20204312%
20198612%
201825213%
201713124%
201613222%
20159416%
201414815%
20131239%
2012277%
2011186%
2010326%
2009395%
2008513%
2007489%
2006307%
2005376%
2004323%
2003492%
2002303%
2001172%
2000363%
1999333%
1998524%
1997112%
1996296%
1995143%
1994144%
199395%
199263%
199152%
199021%
198922%
198822%
198711%
198612%
198518%
1982110%

Other parts of the 2020 Honda Accord

Forward collision avoidance
104 complaints
Engine
73 complaints
Fuel system
63 complaints
Brakes
58 complaints
Electrical system
55 complaints
Air bags
36 complaints
Steering
23 complaints
Lane departure
17 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
16 complaints
Vehicle speed control
13 complaints
Seats
8 complaints
Seat belts
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 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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