Rear brake pads wear down fast, they require a change at least twice before the front brake pads wear down. Pads show uneven wear, it maybe a caliper defect.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

Vehicle driven about 18,000 miles and rear brake pads wore out much faster than usual. Honda service says they are 2mm where fronts are 8mm. Faulty rear pads wearing out faster on the inside (pistons sticking) this inspection done in Honda orlando and Honda America insists that brake pads are fine despite the rear, where there is least weight wears out faster than front, where the most weight is ! I am not the only one complaining about it. Make sure yo get your brakes inspected before you buy any Honda's cause they are not helpful at all. If this is happening to you, you are on your own. I made multiple calls to different service centers and Honda America. They just simply don't care. They got great customer service until you buy a vehicle form them. Once you have a problem (even on a Honda certified vehicle) you are on your own. Make sure you do not buy Honda breaks if you replace them with your budget cause you will keep replacing them soon again. Clearly there is a problem and Honda America has been ignoring it. I tried to explain on the phone again after talking to Honda service. I passed the information to Honda America. They are like; your vehicle is certified but we are not going to replace your brake pads. Never heard of a rear brake pads go our before the front.

- Tallahassee, FL, USA

1. I believe the rear brake system on 2010 Accord has a design flaw that causes the inboard rear brake pads to wear unevenly and to wear faster than the outboard pads. 2. the rear brake pads have had to be replaced twice since I purchased this vehicle new, on October 7, 2009: The first replacement was on September 2, 2011 at 36,365 miles and the second replacement was on March 12, 2013 at 67,699 miles. 3. March 12, 2013 pad replacement. The inboard pads on both sides are worn down far more than the outboard pads. Also, the inboard pads are worn unevenly: One of the inboard pads has 2 mm left on the end near the break pad wear indicator & 3 mm left on the other end, the other inboard pad has 1 mm left on the end near the break pad wear indicator & 2 mm of pad left on the other end. The outboard pads are worn evenly and both have 5-6 mm of pad remaining. 4. this is just not right! both inboard and outboard should wear evenly and at the same rate and give more than 31,000 36,000 miles of useful service. 5. I believe there is a design flaw with the caliper and/or the caliper mechanism and the embedded parking brake mechanism. Perhaps the design of the parking brake mechanism sometimes allows it to not release properly? my fear is that this design flaw will cause the rear brakes to malfunction while driving. 6. genuine Honda parts were installed with both rear brake pad replacements and the front brake pad replacement. This vehicle has a normal mix of highway and town driving and very little stop-N-go city driving. Neither my wife nor I ride the brakes. I believe normal wear, considering our driving habits, for the rear brakes is 50,000-60,000 miles.

- Hampton, GA, USA

The rear brakes prematurely wear out. I have had to replace the rear brakes twice. First at 23000 miles and again at 53000 miles.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

The rear brakepads on Honda Accord 2010 wear off at 45,000 miles. I've had Honda civic before and no such issue. The Accord has poorly made brakepads and according to Honda dealers -- the pads should last at least 70,000 miles. Very unhappy with Honda -- they settled a brakepad lawsuit for 2008 and 2009 model but did not fix the 2010 model.

- Farmingdale, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving, the brakes failed to engage. The failure occurred several times. The contact was able to avoid a crash twice by turning the vehicle off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. The dealer flushed the brake system and replaced the master cylinder; however, the failure was not corrected and the brakes failed to engage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,146. The current mileage was 52,562.

- Hyde Park , MA, USA

Rear brakes diagnosed by Honda as "requiring immediate attention" due to excessive wear. This with only 21810 miles. Honda claims wear is at the "low end of average." I feel wear is extremely premature. Honda claims no mechanical manfunction contributed to the wear and repairs are not covered by warranty. This vehicle has a normal mix of highway and town driving with very little city driving.

- New Fairfield, CT, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Honda Accord. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for routine maintenance when the technician advised that the rear brakes would have to be replaced because they were worn. The vehicle was repaired however, the contact stated that the brakes became worn prematurely. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a complaint was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 20,169.

- San Diego, CA, USA

Premature brake wear and failure.

- Cypress, TX, USA

The right rear brake makes a noise as if the brake pads are worn out and it sounds like metal surfaces scratching each other. Notified Honda and they said the brake pads are not covered. I have an appointment with Honda to take it for repair. Both bake pads until 70000 miles(generally this is the life for brake pads) and the related wear caused by worn out brake pads should be covered by Honda.

- Houston, TX, USA

Had to replace rear brakes on new 2010 Honda Accord. This seems very premature for a new car. We are disappointed our car is not covered by the earlier class action, even though it is a 2010. Honda should not be allowed to sell cars if rear brakes fail at 20,000+ miles.

- Carmichael, CA, USA

At around 25K miles, my Honda Accord began making loud screeching noises. After taking it to the repair shop, they said that my rear brakes were gone and needed to be replaced. This is completely ridiculous for the mileage I have driven. I did some research and found that many other people are having the same exact issue with premature wear in their rear brakes. In fact, there was a Honda settlement for '08-'09 Accord (and a few '10S) where they gave partial reimbursements for brake replacements. However, Honda refuses to admit any wrongdoing and claims that this issue has been resolved in all vehicles thereafter. This is obviously a lie and they need to take responsibility for this continuing design failure. They need to pay for brake pad replacements and/or truly offer a fix for what causes the premature wear.

- Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Went to Honda dealer for regular service at 25000 miles. Was told I needed rear brakes replaced and flushed. $200 for the brake replacement and $170 for the flush. Seems very early to have this service done. The car is still under warranty but was not covered.

- Chicago, IL, USA

Bought my 2010 Honda Accord V6 exl new. At 45,000 miles the car experienced extreme shaking of the steering wheel and shuddering of the whole car when the brakes were applied at a speed of 70mph while on a trip. This was occurring whether the brakes were very lightly applied or more firmly applied. A repair shop said the rear rotors and rear brakes were needing to be replaced. The repair was performed and it reduced the symptoms by about 90%. now last week on another trip, the car began experiencing the exact same symptoms as it had prior to the 45000 mile repair. I have an appointment at the originating Honda dealer on July 5th to address the problem. The over the phone speculation by the service advisor is "it's the front rotors". these are expensive repairs but more important, the condition is dangerous when it happens. Few things are more important than the brakes!

- Blythewood, SC, USA

I have had a very troubling and disappointing experience with the Honda Accord my wife and I purchased from rick roush Honda (medina Ohio) in July of 2010. I have attempted to work out a solution through the dealer but was told by the assistant service manger that the Honda zone manager has refused to offer any compensation. We were expecting a normal $25 - $30 oil change. Imagine our surprise when the total cost for the services came to $515.32. A) maintenance minder code "B" service $82.27. I have no issue with this service as it makes good common sense. B) replaced engine and cabin (hepaa) air filters per maintenance minder code "2" code. $66.55. Again no issue. C) replaced rear brake pads and rotors $323.02. This is where I have an issue. According to the inspection checklist; rear pads frozen in pinches" caused the rotors to overheat. There is no reason why this should have occurred to a vehicle with 30,000 miles. Rear brakes should last 60,000? 70,000 miles. It is quite obvious this premature brake wear is a braking system defective the same as or similar to the issue in the class-action lawsuit settled in late 2010. Have or will other 2010 Honda Accord owners experience the same problem? has Honda orchestrated a cover up to avoid the bad press and a costly recall at the expense of the safety of its customers" I expect a reimbursement from Honda for the $323.02 charge including the sales tax. That will be a total of $344.02 ($323.02 + tax of $21.

- Broadview Hts, OH, USA

At 42K miles, brake wear indicator began to indicate premature wear on left rear wheel. I know this was a problem with 2008-2009 and some 2010 models, figured it should have been fixed when I received mine.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

This complaint is in regard to the rear brake system on my 2010 Honda Accord. Through my own research, Honda has not issued a recall due to premature wear of the rear brakes in my model year Accord, however I learned that they recently settled a class action lawsuit in response to owner complaints about this problem. My vehicle had 22,000 miles on it as of April 24, 2012, the date of my last service. I was informed by a dealership technician that my rear brakes needed to be replaced and that they had only 2 mm of brake pad left on them. I was told that my front pads had 7 mm of brake pad remaining on them. I asked the technician if there was a reason for why rear brake pads would wear out so quickly on a vehicle to which I was given the answer that most automobiles nowadays have the rear brake system providing more of the stopping power than in previous years. I need not go into my own knowledge, nor my personal opinion in this matter. However, the reason I am lodging this complaint does have to do with my knowledge of how braking systems work in automobiles. Hence, I thought it prudent to apprise your institution to this issue so as to point out what may be a material defect in my automobile, as well as many others as I would presume. For the record, I bought my car brand new, have had it regularly serviced according to the manufacturer's guidelines, and the car has not been subjected to any out of the ordinary driving conditions.

- Shirley, NY, USA