2008 HONDA ACCORD — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
1,849
Owner Complaints
9
Recalls
31
Service Bulletins
1
Investigation
Overview of the 2008 HONDA ACCORD
The 2008 HONDA ACCORD has received a total of 1,849 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 9 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. 31 technical service bulletins have been issued by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Service Brakes Hydraulic (440 complaints), Air Bags (364 complaints), and Engine (210 complaints).
Recalls for the 2008 HONDA ACCORD
NHTSA has recorded 9 recalls for the 2008 HONDA ACCORD, potentially affecting up to 5,587,630 vehicles.
Recall 19V502000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 9,555 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2014 Fit EV, 2010-2014 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a...
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are F5F and Q5E.
View full details →Recall 19V378000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 19,138 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, 2012-2014 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2013 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The front passenger air bag inflator may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
Consequence: An incorrectly installed air bag inflator may not properly deploy the passenger frontal air bag in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the inflator installation and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's...
View full details →Recall 18V268000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 1,335 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012 Insight, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2012 Ridgeline vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
Consequence: An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 22, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this...
View full details →Recall 17V545000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 3,257 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2008-2012 Accord, 2010-2012 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2012 Fit and Pilot, 2010-2012 Insight, and 2009-2012 Acura TSX vehicles that received replacement passenger frontal air bag inflators. One dealership may have incorrectly installed the replacement air bag inflators.
Consequence: In the event of a crash, an incorrectly installed passenger frontal air bag inflator may deploy the air bag improperly, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are O07, Y0A,...
View full details →Recall 17V030000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 977,708 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Acura TSX, 2011-2012 Acura TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Acura ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2012 Honda Accord Crosstour and Honda Insight, 2009-2012 Honda Fit, 2009-2012 Pilot, 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2012 Honda FCX Clarity and 2006-2011 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid, Civic NGV vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,...
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The manufacturer has mailed an interim notification, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer...
View full details →Recall 16V346000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 2,719,386 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2010-2011 FCX Clarity and Insight, and 2009-2011 Fit, and Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina,...
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall is KA4, KA5, KA6, and KA7.
View full details →Recall 16V056000 — AIR BAGS
| 341,444 vehicles affected
Defect: American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Accord vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail.
Consequence: If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control units, free of charge. Parts are expected to be available in Fall 2016. Interim notifications have been mailed to owners on March 15, 2016, and a second notice...
View full details →Recall 11V395000 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
| 1,512,107 vehicles affected
Defect: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 ACCORD, 2007-2010 CR-V, AND 2005-2008 ELEMENT PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2004, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3, 2010. THE OUTER RACE OF THE SECONDARY SHAFT BEARING MAY BE BROKEN DURING CERTAIN DRIVING STYLES. A BROKEN OUTER RACE MAY CAUSE ABNORMAL NOISE, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TO TURN ON, AND ALLOW CONTACT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION...
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. ADDITIONALLY, BROKEN PIECES OF THE OUTER RACE OR BALL BEARING FROM THE SECONDARY SHAFT MAY BECOME LODGED IN THE PARKING PAWL RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AFTER THE DRIVER HAS PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE PARK POSITION. ENGINE STALL AND UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY TO PERSONS WITHIN THE PATH OF A ROLLING VEHICLE.
Remedy: HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.
View full details →Recall 09E063000 — EQUIPMENT
| 3,700 vehicles affected
Defect: HONDA IS RECALLING AFTERMARKET FULL NOSE MASKS, PART NUMBER 08P35-TA0-100 AND 08P35-TA6-100 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 9, 2007 THROUGH DECEMBER 11, 2007. THE ACCESSORY WAS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 HONDA ACCORD 4-DOOR VEHICLES. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE NOSE MASK MATERIAL TO INTERFERE WITH PART OF THE HOOD LATCH. IF THE HOOD HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY CLOSED AND THE...
Consequence: THIS MAY RESULT IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY THAT COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: HONDA IS ASKING OWNERS TO PLEASE REMOVE THE NOSE MASK IMMEDIATELY AND CALL ANY AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO RETURN THE NOSE MASK AND HAVE IT REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2009....
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2008 HONDA ACCORD
1,849 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 HONDA ACCORD. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Most Recent Complaints
When cold starting my car it has a very loud rattle. Lately the rattle takes some time to go away.
Brakes are too small and where out very quickly. I've had 3 sets of breaks done and my car only has 57000 miles.
The contact owned a 2008 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed on a highway, an abnormal burning odor leaked through the air vents into the interior cabin. The contact stated that his girlfriend was sitting in the front passenger seat during the failure. The contact managed to pull over to the shoulder of the road after a fire appeared from under the driver's side of the hood. The contact attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher, but was unsuccessful. The local fire department arrived on scene to extinguish the fire. The source of the fire was undetermined. A police report was filed. The contact fractured the fire extinguisher emergency glass with his hand and was injured. The contact did not seek medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a local independent tow lot, where it remains for further investigation. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.
On August 6, 2025, I scheduled an appointment at Ball Honda, located at 2135 National City Blvd, National City, CA 91950 (Tel: 619-259-5865), for a recall service on my 2008 Honda Accord, Since I was unable to attend, I sent my son to take the car in, However, the Honda representative refused to perform the service, stating, "The recall was for vehicles purchased new, and they came with a nose mask," without checking the VIN or verifying whether my vehicle was actually affected by the recall.
VTC failure, grinding on cold start up. There is a known issue with this in my year model, 2008 Honda accord.
Safety Rating for the 2008 HONDA ACCORD
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2008 HONDA ACCORD in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2008 HONDA ACCORD
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has issued 31 technical service bulletins (TSBs) for the 2008 HONDA ACCORD. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
A13-078 — EQUIPMENT
"Service bulletin - American Honda is announcing a powertrain warranty extension as a result of a settlement of a class action captioned, Soto et al.v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Case No. 3:12-cv-1377-SI (N.D. Cal.). The piston rings on certain cylinders may rotate and align, which can lead to spark...
A12-087 — EQUIPMENT
"Service bulletin - American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on the Piston Rings and Pistons for 2008-11 Accord L4 to 8 years from the original date of purchase or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first. The warranty extension does not apply to any vehicle that has ever been declared a...
A16-007 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Service bulletin - American Honda is extending the warranty on the SRS unit to 15 years from the original date of purchase with no mileage limit for a certain issue where the SRS indicator is on with one of the following DTCs stored: ? 51-XX (internal failure of the SRS...
A12-087 — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE PISTON RINGS AND PISTONS FOR 2008-11 ACCORD L4 TO 8 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 125,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
TAKATA_EMAIL TEM — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
EMAIL TEMPLATE TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
A16007 — AIR BAGS
"SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE SRS UNIT TO 15 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE WITH NO MILEAGE LIMIT FOR THE SRS INDICATOR BEING ON WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS STORED: 51-XX (INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE SRS UNIT) 53-XX (INTERNAL...
16-007 — AIR BAGS
SERVICE BULLETIN - ACCORD SRS UNIT WARRANTY EXTENSION. IF THE SRS UNIT FAILS, THE SRS INDICATOR COMES ON. IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE SRS INDICATOR IS ON BECAUSE OF THE SRS UNIT FAILURE, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY.
A-CA-03182016-30 — EQUIPMENT
"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SAFETY RECALLS FOR SOME 2008 AND 2009 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES TO REFLASH AND/OR REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNITS TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT AND IMPROVE CRASH DETECTION. VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT NOW HAVE AN AVAILABLE REPAIR."
DLR MSG - HONDA — AIR BAGS
"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SAFETY RECALLS FOR SOME 2008 AND 2009 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES TO REFLASH AND/OR REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNITS TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT AND IMPROVE CRASH DETECTION. VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT NOW HAVE AN AVAILABLE REPAIR. THE...
SB09010 ver3 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Engine Rattles at Cold Start-Up Supersedes 09-010, dated March 3, 2015 to revise the information highlighted in yellow.
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NHTSA Investigations for the 2008 HONDA ACCORD
NHTSA has opened 1 investigation into potential safety defects in the 2008 HONDA ACCORD.
Other Model Years of the HONDA ACCORD
- 2003 HONDA ACCORD — 2,377 complaints
- 2004 HONDA ACCORD — 1,306 complaints
- 2005 HONDA ACCORD — 880 complaints
- 2006 HONDA ACCORD — 541 complaints
- 2007 HONDA ACCORD — 700 complaints
- 2008 HONDA ACCORD (current)
- 2009 HONDA ACCORD — 857 complaints
- 2010 HONDA ACCORD — 699 complaints
- 2011 HONDA ACCORD — 356 complaints
- 2012 HONDA ACCORD — 502 complaints
- 2013 HONDA ACCORD — 1,861 complaints
Other HONDA Models
- HONDA CR-V — 20,109 total complaints
- HONDA CIVIC — 19,776 total complaints
- HONDA ODYSSEY — 15,588 total complaints
- HONDA PILOT — 12,071 total complaints
- HONDA FIT — 2,686 total complaints
- HONDA RIDGELINE — 2,527 total complaints
- HONDA HR-V — 2,201 total complaints
- HONDA PASSPORT — 2,079 total complaints