CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2011 Honda Accord has a solid reputation (so far), with one very significant flaw: 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 "never noticed this during the test drive." Unfortunately for unwary buyers, the seat pain is noticeable after 15-20 minutes.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
25 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
22 / 0
Average Mileage:
27,177 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags). The part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced any failures. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
- San Jose, CA, USA
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Takata inflators, no incident, but, the warning from Honda is there no recall ready and at same time warning to not have a front seat passenger due to a defective bag causing injury. We are a couple so theres always a passenger who is over 6ft and must sit in tbe front. This delay in repair is unacceptable.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags). The contact stated that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available and that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 01/04/17's updated 01/17/17.
The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a front end collision while being operated at 20 mph. The driver side air bag deployed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where a diagnosis was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. There was one injury that did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. Due to the force of the air bag deployment, the contact received a gash on the left arm. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000. Updated 01/26/2017 updated 7/5/18
The contact owned a 2011 Honda Accord. While driving 35 mph, the contact rear ended another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained neck and head injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company to a tow lot and deemed destroyed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000.
"takata recall". the initial notice is dated May 2016. It is now 4 Nov 2016 and I have not received the second letter with recall repair info all indicators state that Honda has yet to do anything about this. Yet I am supposed to avoid having any passengers in teh front passenger seat for all this time" this is rendering this vehicle useless for the intent of having it as a family car. Period! this is unacceptable from an auto manufacturer of any kind, much less one as large as Honda. I see there hasn't been any suspension on me paying for the vehicle but when there is a serious safety hazard, then we are to just sit back and take it" this is how class action lawsuits start. I am expecting that someone should be able to do their job, come up with a plan of action and actually get this fixed. The issue is completely unacceptable!
Takata recall. Nothing has happened so far thank god. But I believe sufficient time has passed since the recall notice and there is still no solution for my recall. They advice to not have anyone on the passenger side as they could potentially be harmed by this issue but how much longer am I supposed to keep this up? this is a two door car so imagine the hassle of asking people to ride in the back. This is a huge inconvenience. I don't feel safe driving on this conditions, is there anything that can be done to speed up a solution or any other alternatives. I've considered to return my car if that's what it takes. Provided they pay a fair value for it since my car is already paid off.
The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags). The part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags). The contact stated that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available and that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 12/20/16 updated 12/21/16.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags) however the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts unavailable.
Takata recall my vehicle has been out of commission for over 5 months. The air bag installation was scheduled after 2 months, but then a part was broken during installation and I have been waiting for a part ever since. How long is a reasonable amount of time for repair?
The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags) was received in may of 2016. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
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