2012 Honda Accord vehicle speed control problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2012 Honda Accord — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I’m not sure exactly when everything started but it’s been a 2ish years. The lights on my steering wheel started blinking randomly. Then the cruise control stopped working. Then the lights went out entirely. Now the horn only works occasionally. It slowly got worse over time.”
filed May 9, 2023
“While stopped at a red light, I stepped on brake and without warning, the car accelerated uncontrollably, at a high speed. It crashed into a parked vehicle and was a total loss. i had my 17 mos. old granddaughter in a rear facing carseat, in the rear passenger side. Luckily, the Upa Baby carseat…”
filed Sep 28, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Accord years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Accord | 3 | 4% |
| 2024 Accord | 4 | 3% |
| 2023 Accord | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 Accord | 10 | 5% |
| 2021 Accord | 7 | 3% |
| 2020 Accord | 12 | 3% |
| 2019 Accord | 31 | 5% |
| 2018 Accord | 110 | 6% |
| 2017 Accord | 18 | 3% |
| 2016 Accord | 23 | 4% |
| 2015 Accord | 26 | 4% |
| 2014 Accord | 41 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 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.