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2018 Honda Accord Hybrid Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 116 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid, most often about the engine (22% of complaints, typically around 12,000 miles). It is the 2nd most complained-about Accord Hybrid model year since 2000 and has 4 recalls.
Most common 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid problems
Engine
25 complaints · 22%Half of these problems showed up before 12,000 miles.
The vehicle makes a drone like humming noise. Dealer says they are unable to duplicate and I should report the problem to Honda. Noise happens intermittently when driving car at all speeds.
Honda Accord Hybrid 2018 with 7439 miles. I was driving on the highway back home from work . Suddenly car starts to flush messages that all car systems fails and it needs to be towed to dealership immediately. Car stopped to response to controls including acceleration and starts to slows down from 70 MPH to 25 MPH. At…
Other or unspecified
24 complaints · 21%Half of these problems showed up before 4,000 miles.
I purchased a new 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid on june 30, 2018 from Honda of kirkland for my daughter. On monday, february 25, 2019, when she was driving back from class on a road at 35 MPH, the collision mitigation system brake warning flashed then braked immediately, stopping the car in traffic. No obstacles or cars…
While accelerating onto a highway between 35 and 60mph, this vehicle occasionally exhibits a roaring sound that can fool the driver into believing that a large truck has come upon them and is immediately to one side or the other. This created an unsafe situation in my case when I took my eyes off the road ahead the…
Fuel system
24 complaints · 21%Half of these problems showed up before 33,000 miles.
After filling the fuel tank, a strong odor of gasoline was smelled in the car. The car was taken to the local Honda dealer and after 5 days they still haven't found the cause of the problem. They have attempted to deodorize the car each day and ventilate it using fans but I don't know if the fuel system has been…
2018 Honda Accord Hybrid touring purchased 9/25/20 with 44k miles. Within the 2 weeks I've owned this car I have already noticed two large issues. The first and most disheartening is the terribly reduced gas mileage compared to what it's rated for. I'm topping out in the low 30's when it's rated for 47mpg. The second…
Electrical
20 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 4,500 miles.
I purchased a new 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid on june 30, 2018 from Honda of kirkland for my daughter. On monday, february 25, 2019, when she was driving back from class on a road at 35 MPH, the collision mitigation system brake warning flashed then braked immediately, stopping the car in traffic. No obstacles or cars…
Started the car and was immediately received 4 messages: "lkas: lane keeping assist system problem. See your dealer.". "road departure mitigation system problem. See your dealer.", "blind spot information system problem. See your dealer.", "auto high_beam problem. Manual controls available. See your dealer.". Turn…
Brakes
13 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 6,000 miles.
I'm barely reaching close to 6000 miles and I'm already hearing clunk sounds on my suspensions when I slowly go into a dip or drive across a bump, now sometimes the engine would have this rattling sound when I accelerate between 2000-3000 rpms and sometimes when I remove the parking brake and go reverse the braking…
Honda Accord Hybrid 2018 with 7439 miles. I was driving on the highway back home from work . Suddenly car starts to flush messages that all car systems fails and it needs to be towed to dealership immediately. Car stopped to response to controls including acceleration and starts to slows down from 70 MPH to 25 MPH. At…
Driver assistance
13 complaints · 11%Parts named most often: automatic emergency braking, warnings, dynamic brake support/brake assist.
The contact owns a 2018 Honda accord. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the forward collision avoidance feature was activated; however, the forward collision avoidance feature failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the forward collision avoidance was activated while there were…
Speed control
9 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 9,000 miles.
Parking at nursery shop, car went out of control speeding and running over the concrete stoper and nursery fence. It was a sudden acceleration and vehicle could not be stopped. The car was moving in slow motion to park and had a sudden acceleration that caused the accident. Very scary. Tried to stop pressing the…
On sunday night (11/10/19) around 5:15 pm, I was driving down the left lane of a 2-lane highway at ~55 MPH. The closest vehicle was no less than 5 car lengths ahead of me. Randomly, the orange "brake" light came on in the dash and the car automatically slammed on the brakes almost to a complete stop causing my head to…
Steering
9 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 5,500 miles.
Steering wheel sticks at 12 o'clock, then finally breaks free to the left or right after applying significant pressure. The resulting jerk of the vehicle is very unsafe on the highway, and very difficult to maintain straight travel. Honda dealer identified the steering gear box binding and replaced it. The repair…
Have a problem steering binding at speeds above 50 MPH while making small adjustments to stay in lane. It seems to be most noticeable 65 MPH on interstate and temp below 35 degrees. Moving left or right it gets hard then cuts loose then you need to over correct back to stay in center. Not safe to drive in center lane.…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2018 Honda Accord Hybrid recalls
Air bags: front passenger
Risk: Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed july 7, 2026. Owners may contact honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are bol, wo9, ooa, wom, xoh, noc, pod, boe, uof, pob, eog, aoi, qo8, toj, do7, and sok. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24v064. Vehicle identification numbers (vins) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning may 29, 2026.
Full defect summary
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 acura tlx, 2019-2024 rdx, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 mdx, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 honda ridgeline, 2017-2022 pilot, 2019-2021 passport, 2018-2026 odyssey, 2019-2022 insight, 2019-2021 hr-v, 2018-2020 fit, 2020-2022 cr-v hybrid, 2017-2022 cr-v, 2017-2018, 2021 civic type r, 2017-2021 civic hatchback, 2016-2020 civic coupe, 2016-2022 civic, 2017-2022 accord hybrid, and 2016-2022 accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
Fuel system: fuel pump
Risk: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed september 6, 2024. Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are kgc and kgd. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21v-215 and 20v-314.
Full defect summary
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 honda accord, civic coupe, civic sedan, civic hatchback, civic type r, cr-v, hr-v, ridgeline, odyssey, acura ilx, mdx, mdx hybrid, rdx, rlx, tlx, 2019-2022 honda insight, passport, 2020 honda cr-v hybrid, 2018-2019 honda clarity phev, fit, and 2015-2020 honda accord hybrid, pilot, acura nsx vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Seat belts: buckle assembly
Risk: An unlatched seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belt buckle release buttons or the buckle assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed april 18, 2023. Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are nda, qdb, bdc, mdd, ld9. Tdf, fdg, odh, ydi, zde.
Full defect summary
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 cr-v, 2018-2019 accord and accord hybrid, 2018-2020 odyssey, 2019 insight, and 2019-2020 acura rdx vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle channel to interfere with the release button, preventing the seat belt buckle from latching.
Electrical: software
Risk: Various system malfunctions such as inoperative windshield wipers, defroster, rearview camera, or exterior lighting can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the BCM software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin february 22, 2021. Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is x95.
Full defect summary
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 accord sedan, accord hybrid, and 2019-2020 insight vehicles. A software error may cause intermittent or continuous disruptions in communication between the body control module (BCM) and other components. This may result in malfunctions of various systems such as the windshield wipers and defroster, rearview camera, exterior lights, audible warning of a stopped vehicle, and power window operation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 103, "windshield defrosting and defogging systems" and number 111, "rear visibility" as well as fmvss numbers 104, 108, 114, 118, and 305.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Inadvertent automatic emergency braking
Summary
On february 21, 2022, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened preliminary evaluation (pe22003) to assess reports of inadvertent activation of the collision mitigation braking system (cmbs), an automatic emergency braking (aeb) system, in model year 2017-2019 honda cr-v and 2018-2019 honda accord vehicles.â the reports allege that activation of the aeb system occurs while driving with no apparent obstruction in the vehicle's forward path, resulting in sudden vehicle deceleration. Honda indicated that they were aware of a total of x,xxx reports that may relate to the alleged defect. Honda provided analysis of the alleged defect and alleges that some customers possibly had an inadequat
Pedestrian alert sounds
Summary
Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under odi number 11486072. Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.on january 27, 2023, NHTSA opened defect petition (dp) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt
Inadvertent automatic emergency braking
Summary
On february 21, 2022, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened preliminary evaluation (pe22003) to assess reports of inadvertent activation of the collision mitigation braking system (cmbs), an automatic emergency braking (aeb) system, in model year 2017-2019 honda cr-v and 2018-2019 honda accord vehicles.â the reports allege that activation of the aeb system occurs while driving with no apparent obstruction in the vehicle's forward path, resulting in sudden vehicle deceleration. Honda indicated that they were aware of a total of x,xxx reports that may relate to the alleged defect. Honda provided analysis of the alleged defect and alleges that some customers possibly had an inadequat
Questions about the 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid
- What are the most common problems with the 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (25 complaints, typically around 12,000 miles); other or unspecified (24 complaints, typically around 4,000 miles); fuel system (24 complaints, typically around 33,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid have?
- 4 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from May 21, 2026 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2018 a bad year for the Honda Accord Hybrid?
- It is the 2nd most complained-about Accord Hybrid model year since 2000, with 116 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.