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What 217 owners told NHTSA about the 2021 Honda Accord Plug In Hybrid

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (217)Crash / fire / injury (16)Driver assistance (58)Electrical system (54)Engine (30)Brakes (25)Airbags (14)Fuel system (14)Lane Departure (14)Transmission & drivetrain (11)Steering (8)Speed control (7)

1 of 217 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Sep 28, 2025Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemEngineCrash2 injuries

This vehicles have a engineering flaw in the design of the head gasket failing prematurely disabling all components of vehicle at any given time wether it’s in the highway or local the car will basically shut itself down causing a major risk for the driver and civilians even death. This is a safety hazard, tragedy waiting to happen y’all should act now theirs multiple and quiet frankly the Corporation should be taking care of it since they are still allowing them out on the road even with knowledge of this issue the customer should not loose their life nor money to a mass production engineering flaw that’s is over seen by NHTSA, HONDA. I got in to an accident due to my vehicle not being at 100% because of the head gasket issue the cars availability to detect or use its components, mechanically or electrical.

NHTSA ODI 11690197

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2021 Honda Accord Plug In Hybrid verdict →