2018 Honda Accord structure problems
57 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2018 Honda Accord — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Everytime I try to turn my wheel it’ll get stiff and the notification will pop up saying “electric power steering system” but then it’ll go back to normal and when I start the car it sounds like it doesn’t want to start at all and like the cords are trying to connect because they start making a…”
filed Mar 11, 2026
“Paint on the center roof of my car has been progressively getting white spots and paint defects. Paint has not been having these issues anywhere else on the cars body, but only has been an issue on the roof. I went to my local Honda dealer to see if there was a recall on my cars specific paint, but…”
filed Oct 6, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Service News - From our investigation, we've found the reason could be customers are trying to pull open the fuel fill door, not realizing it's been locked by the Walk Away Auto Lock feature. When activated, the Walk…
A20030B · Other · issued Jun 6, 2025Service News - Honda has received reports of broken fuel fill door clips. From our investigation, Honda has found that the reason could be customers are trying to pull open the fuel fill door, not realizing it's been…
A20030B · Other · issued May 2, 2025
Structure problems in other Accord years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Accord | 2 | 3% |
| 2024 Accord | 5 | 4% |
| 2023 Accord | 1 | 1% |
| 2022 Accord | 1 | 0% |
| 2021 Accord | 3 | 1% |
| 2020 Accord | 7 | 2% |
| 2019 Accord | 21 | 3% |
| 2017 Accord | 24 | 5% |
| 2016 Accord | 20 | 3% |
| 2015 Accord | 18 | 3% |
| 2014 Accord | 30 | 3% |
| 2013 Accord | 25 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 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.