CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Honda Accord has several serious defects: poor brakes, excessive oil consumption, & uncomfortable seats.

BRAKES: There was a class action lawsuit against Honda in 2010 for premature & excessive brake wear. See our page on Honda's brake problems for more info.

OIL CONSUMPTION: Honda issued a TSB about this in late 2011, claiming it could be fixed through a software update to the VCM (variable cylinder management). There are class action lawsuits pending. See our page about the Accord oil consumption.

UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS: Owners have consistently reported uncomfortable seats with the entire 8th generation (2008-2012) of Honda Accords. Complaints range from back pain to leg circulation problems due to bad lumbar support, cushioning, & seat angle. Complaints aren't limited to only a certain body type -- the seat comfort problems are from a wide spectrum of owner height & weight. The common theme we hear is "we never noticed this during the test drive." Unfortunately for unwary buyers, the seat pain is noticeable after 15-20 minutes.

6.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
16,100 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
2008 Honda Accord accessories - interior problems

accessories - interior problem

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2008 Honda Accord Owner Comments

problem #2

May 072009

Accord LX-P 2.4L 4 cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 32,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Crappy back lid thing where the back speakers and 3rd brake light is rattles with every road imperfection. Plastic rattled a bit, but slowly increased until I finally mentioned it to my dealer... after my warranty expired

- ctcars, Cromwell, CT, US

problem #1

Feb 212008

Accord EX-L I 4

  • Automatic transmission
  • 175 miles

Leased a brand new 2008 Accord EX-L in February. Three days after picking it up, I notice the compass is stuck on NE. So I try to reset it because I would hope that my brand new car has all working parts, and the compass gets stuck in Calibrate mode. So then it just flashed all of the time. This is incredibly annoying since the compass is right next to the clock and radio display, so I see it often. I brought it in, and to make a long story short, it took them 33 days to remedy the problem. The only problem is, when I received the car back, it didn't really work, they just got it to stop flashing. I need to drive about a half a mile for the direction to change to the accurate direction, the only problem is, it doesn't always change to the correct direction. I drove home from my friends one night, I drove completely south the whole way, and the compass displayed north the whole time. I bring it to the dealer, they say it works, I guess they just drive it in whatever direction the unit is stuck on. You know how the old saying goes, even a broken watch is right two times a day.

- Paul T., West Hempstead, NY, US

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