Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Honda Accord has 25 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
25
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | car cut off |
| Sep 6, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission is fluttering going into 2nd to 3rd gear. |
| Dec 16, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | My 2012 Honda Accord is using oil in between my 3000 mile oil changes and it should not be using tha... |
| Feb 20, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING A HONDA ACCORD STRAIGHT AHEAD IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE, THE DRIVER SUDDENLY HEARD A "BOOM... |
| Sep 11, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERS WITH LIGHT ACCELERATION IN LOW GEARS. RECALL WAS ISSUED ON CROSSTOUR TORQUE ... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THIS VEHICLE CONSUMES SO MUCH OIL TO THE POINT THAT THERE IS NOT HARDLY ANY OIL WHEN THE OIL CHANGE... |
| May 23, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | ENGINE/TRANSMISSION HAS STUTTERING/JERKING AT LOW SPEEDS IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR DAILY. |
| Apr 26, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | BOUGHT A USED 2012 HONDA ACCORD FORM BILL GATTON HONDA IN BRISTOL TN A FEW MONTHS AGO. HAD IT FOR 1 ... |
| Mar 18, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE TRANSMISSION STARTED 'SLIPPING.' WITHIN THE NEXT 2 MILES THE CAR LO... |
| Nov 11, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | LEFT AND RIGHT TRANSAXLES WENT BAD AND STARTED VIBRATING AFTER 52K MILES ON VEHICLE VIBRATIONS FELT... |
| Nov 2, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | AXELS STARTED CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT INVOLVES MOS... |
| Oct 26, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ENGINE RAN ROUGH NEXT THE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON, WILL NOT ... |
| Apr 25, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | PERIODICALLY DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO LOSE POWER OR HESITATE TO BEGIN WITH IT WAS BA... |
| Jun 22, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN DRIVING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD OIL L... |
| Jun 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | FAULTY VTC ACTUATOR. THOUSANDS OF 2.4 LITER ENGINES HAVE THIS PROBLEM.MAKE HONDA ISSUE A RECALL. |
| Nov 1, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ENGINE COOLANT, THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR AND ENGINE FAILED AT A MERE 37K MILES. HONDA REFUSED TO COVER. ... |
| Mar 7, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT... |
| May 8, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE - I HAD TO MOVE TRANSMISSI... |
| Dec 13, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I WAS ON THE STREET, APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPEED UP. THE CA... |