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2002 Honda Accord engine problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2002 Honda Accord2% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Engine complaints
2%
share of all complaints
141,478 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The ignition system of the vehicle is faulty. The engine keeps stalling intermittently and the vehicle shuts down. The issue has been observed at both low and high speeds. The issue occurs on average once in two weeks. This issue has put our family's safety in jeopardy. We filed a complaint with…

    filed Jun 24, 2023

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph when suddenly there was a loud bang noise that came from the front-end of the vehicle. The vehicle began to smoke from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact looked under the hood of the…

    filed Sep 15, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine problems in other Accord years

YearReportsShare
2025 Accord23%
2024 Accord108%
2023 Accord1215%
2022 Accord2913%
2021 Accord3014%
2020 Accord6719%
2019 Accord16325%
2018 Accord52129%
2017 Accord6212%
2016 Accord447%
2015 Accord10518%
2014 Accord17918%
Accord engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.