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2019 Honda Accord Hybrid Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 94 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid, most often about the engine (29% of complaints, typically around 57,000 miles). It is the 3rd most complained-about Accord Hybrid model year since 2000 and has 5 recalls.
Most common 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid problems
Engine
27 complaints · 29%Half of these problems showed up before 57,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2019 Honda accord. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after waiting approximately two hours. The vehicle was not taken to a local…
Shortly after starting the car, car shudders when accellerating over 40 MPH. Do not matter which mode it is in. All lead to engine shuddering and the flashing check engine light. When not engaged in eco mode, I received a notice say canceling econ mode when the mode was not egaged, the typical process is start car and…
Driver assistance
22 complaints · 23%Parts named most often: automatic emergency braking, warnings, adaptive cruise control, warning.
Fuel system
17 complaints · 18%Shortly after starting the car, car shudders when accellerating over 40 MPH. Do not matter which mode it is in. All lead to engine shuddering and the flashing check engine light. When not engaged in eco mode, I received a notice say canceling econ mode when the mode was not egaged, the typical process is start car and…
The contact owns a 2019 Honda accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v858000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was…
Other or unspecified
16 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 6,500 miles.
On july 7th, 2020 I was turning into a parking space at my employers. My foot was on the brake as I coasted into the parking spot. The auto suddenly lurched, accelerated, jumped the curb and hit a brick wall. My foot was on the brake the entire time. The wall is what stopped the auto. I reported this to Honda. They…
Loud humming noise when driving at 52mph. Had speakers replaced which was supposed to correct problem with noise cancellation situation that would correct the loud humming noise but that did not work. Still have loud humming noise at 52 MPH.
Electrical
16 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 6,500 miles.
2nd occurence-while driving up a hill at approximately 30 MPH the warnings for brake system failure, acc, lane departure mitigationand collision detection came on. The first time it happened I was told that the sensor had been dislodged. This time they are saying that there is a crack in the tail light assembly which…
Car suddenly brakes, panic breaking, with no warning and for no reason, causing me to be in danger of hitting from behind as there is nothing in front of me causing the people behind to slow. Once this happened on the interstate, with all 3 lanes clear in front of me. I was surprised the guy behind be didn't hit me…
Brakes
8 complaints · 9%Car suddenly brakes, panic breaking, with no warning and for no reason, causing me to be in danger of hitting from behind as there is nothing in front of me causing the people behind to slow. Once this happened on the interstate, with all 3 lanes clear in front of me. I was surprised the guy behind be didn't hit me…
On july 7th, 2020 I was turning into a parking space at my employers. My foot was on the brake as I coasted into the parking spot. The auto suddenly lurched, accelerated, jumped the curb and hit a brick wall. My foot was on the brake the entire time. The wall is what stopped the auto. I reported this to Honda. They…
Speed control
6 complaints · 6%The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving into her daughter?s driveway on a slight incline, the accelerator pedal was released and the vehicle unintentionally accelerated. The contact crashed into her the garage door. The frontal air bags deployed. The contact sustained chest…
On january 22, 2025, I was driving at highway speed and suddenly my car seemed to lag in power. It slowed from about 60mph to 40mph and pressing on the gas did not do anything. The check engine light began flashing. I felt like it would continue to slow down and it was rush hour. I managed to safely exit the freeway…
Transmission
6 complaints · 6%The contact owns a 2019 Honda accord. The contact stated when attempting to park, the vehicle accelerated on its own and hit the vehicle in front of them causing damage to their front driver side headlight and the grill was caved in. The contact had to depress on the brake pedal and hit the ignition switch for the…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2019 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.
Fuel system: fuel pump
Risk: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed may 18, 2021. Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: this recall is an expansion of recall 20v-314.
Full defect summary
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 acura mdx, mdx sport hybrid, rdx, tlx, honda accord, civic hatchback, insight, 2019 acura ilx, honda accord hybrid, civic coupe, civic coupe si, civic sedan, civic sedan si, civic type r, fit, hr-v, odyssey, passport, pilot and ridgeline, and 2018-2019 cr-v vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
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
Questions about the 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid
- What are the most common problems with the 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (27 complaints, typically around 57,000 miles); driver assistance (22 complaints); fuel system (17 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid have?
- 5 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 2019 a bad year for the Honda Accord Hybrid?
- It is the 3rd most complained-about Accord Hybrid model year since 2000, with 94 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.