The 2003 Honda Accord has 2013 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 24 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are power train and air bags. Owners most often flag automatic transmission failure, especially v6 models: frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2003 Honda Accord vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 18 Accord model years we track, complaint volume runs from 267 (2022) to 2,013 (2003). With 2,013 complaints, the 2003 Accord sits abovethe model's median of 1,049.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module
Campaign 19V182000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 20…
vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Campaign 19E068000Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain Accelerator Pedal Assemblies part numbers 699-114 and 825-5029-1, sold as replacement parts for 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2004-2008 Acura TL and TSX, 2003-2007 Honda Accord,…
air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module
Campaign 19V499000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2003-2006 MDX, 2001-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 E…
air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module
Campaign 19V501000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-20…
Owners generally view this generation as a solid, dependable car with bulletproof engines and strong longevity, with multiple reports of examples exceeding 200k, 290k, 350k, and even 400k miles. The dominant criticism centers on the automatic transmissions, pa
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