2011 Honda Accord power train problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2011 Honda Accord — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Statement by American Honda Regarding Left and Right Front Drive Shaft Recalls Our 2011 Honda Accord, driven by our grandson, had experienced a possible breakage of the drive shaft, leaving him stranded on an off-ramp on the freeway. It appears Honda has had recalls for this mechanical failure on a…”
filed Feb 9, 2026
“Both the passenger and driver side CV axles have a rubber vibration isolator mounted in the center of each drive axle. The rubber is cracking and showing rust heave underneath, The attachment method has deteriorated and the rubber damper is trapping moisture and salt that have seeped underneath…”
filed Aug 29, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Accord years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Accord | 4 | 5% |
| 2024 Accord | 5 | 4% |
| 2023 Accord | 3 | 4% |
| 2022 Accord | 6 | 3% |
| 2021 Accord | 11 | 5% |
| 2020 Accord | 15 | 4% |
| 2019 Accord | 43 | 7% |
| 2018 Accord | 130 | 7% |
| 2017 Accord | 33 | 6% |
| 2016 Accord | 29 | 5% |
| 2015 Accord | 40 | 7% |
| 2014 Accord | 63 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Honda Accord
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.