26 complaints reported

2019 Honda Accord Brakes

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

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26
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
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Complaint Timeline

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Oct 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the parking brake light was intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The warning light continued to illuminate intermittently. Approximately a year later, while driving approximately 30-40 MPH, an unusual odor entered the cabin of the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the brake disc on the driver’s side was hot, and the odor was most pronounced; however, the passenger’s side was cool to the touch and did not have the same strong odor. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was unknown.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2024
Dec 2023

The contact was driving 55 mph when he rear-ended a 2019 Honda Accord that was stopped in the middle of the road. The owner of the Honda Accord stated the vehicle abruptly stopped. The brake light illuminated, and the vehicle braked without assistance. The contact vehicle was towed, but the driver of the Honda Accord drove his vehicle from the scene of the accident. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2023
Jul 2023

Rear brakes rotors and pads are wearing out quickly. Vehicle has 14,000 miles and rear brakes need to be replaced. Front brakes and rotors are wearing as normal

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2023
Apr 2023

I went to a dealer because my brake system lights came on. They said that it was the emergency nrake switch. I paid 264.29 to have the switch replaced, only for the lights to cone back on that night. Screen Honda looked over the car and said that they cannot figure out what the issue is, since replacing the switch.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2023
Mar 2022

Rear brakes have been changed out 3x since 2019 car only have 60k miles . Vehicle have been worked on by Honda there’s nothing they can do but replace the brakes and charge me since it’s an “Wear and Tear” component.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2022
Mar 2022

On March 22, 2022, while at a stop light the brake pedal started going towards floor. As I was driving, the brake light system came on and went off a couple of times. I called the dealership and the car was taken in on Saturday, March 26th, 2022. When they moved the car, they told me the brakes felt squishy. On Tuesday, March 29th, 2022, I received a call from dealership. I was told the car didn't throw any codes and Honda would not let them fix the brake booster. I was then told, my Accord had a test booster put on it by Honda. I was never notified of this before purchasing car. Had I been told, I would not have bought car. I was told this is normal for the brake system to do, per Honda of North America. If this is normal, how come it started 2 weeks ago and not 3 years ago?? There is something wrong with the brakes on this car and I would like the booster to be replaced. I've been in contact with Stirling Honda in Longview WA who tried to get Honda to approve booster replacement. I've also been in contact with Honda of Burlington, WA as they called to see if I was going to return car or buy it(I'm leasing). Honda of Burlington has been less than helpful. Been told, Honda will not replace and there's nothing wrong with the car. Brake pedal should not be going to floor. When I start car, brake pedal will go to approximately 1" from floor. I've also had issues with car braking on Freeway...there isn't a car in front of me. I have a picture of brake pedal going to floor while my car is parked in my driveway. It is on my cell phone and am not able to attach to this complaint. Can email if needed.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2022
Feb 2022

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50-60 MPH, the automatic braking system was applied temporarily. An unknown warning light appeared and the vehicle started making a beeping sound. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred twice while a truck was passing the vehicle on the driver’s side at night. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to bring the vehicle to their location for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2020
Feb 2022

While driving the vehicle will just suddenly stop on its own there will be nothing in front of the vehicle. This has started to become a serious problem it first start happing last year but now is happening more often. When taking to the shop they find nothing wrong with the vehicle. No warning lamps or messages. I have not had any other problems with the vehicle.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2021
Dec 2021

30636 MILES CURRENTLY, JUST TOOK MY HONDA TO DEALER TO GET RECALL AND THEY DID A MPI AND SAID MY REAR BRAKES ARE AT 2 MM. THE ACCORD IS PRETTY MUCH HIGHWAYS DRIVEN AND SHOULDN'T NEED REAR BRAKES THIS SOON.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2021
Jul 2021

MY REAR BRAKES ARE BAD AT ONLY 27000 MILES. FRONT BRAKES ARE GOOD. THE SAME HAPPENED WITH MY 2016 ACCORD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2021
Jun 2021

Rear passenger side outside brake pad wear out much faster than the other 7 brake pads on the car. It worn out completely at 33k miles and the rotor and brake pad was metal on metal, because of this both had to be replaced.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2021
Jun 2021

Collision mitigation braking system is braking my car at least 4xs when there is nothing on the road in front of me . Luckily there wasn't a car behind me. I was driving each time about 40 miles/he. Took my car to Davis Honda in Burlington County on Aug.6 2021 and they stated to me there was a piece of debri in the multi purpose camera which was cleaned out by them. Otherwise nothing came up in computer check. I believe there is a class action suit against Honda for this problem.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2021
Jun 2021

MY REAR BREAK PADS ARE WEARING FASTER THAN THE FRONT BREAK PADS. AT A 35K MILES I HAD TO GET NEW BREAK PADS FOR MY CAR. I DRIVE A LOT IN THE CITY. IT IS RARE THAT I TAKE LONG ROADS. PROBABLY AROUND 29K MILES IN THE CITY AND 6K MILES ON THE ROAD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2021
Mar 2021

AT 25,000 MILES, TOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, RECALL 20-039, ACC MALFUNCTION, AND HAZARD MITIGATION WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. DURING INSPECTION ON VEHICLE BY TECHNICIAN, WAS FOUND THAT FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 7 MMS AND REAR BRAKES WERE AT 0 MMS. REAR BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN AND ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND BEYOND ANY REPAIR. TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS "NORMAL." HONDA CORPORATION WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IN TALKING TO SEVERAL OUTSIDE MECHANICS AND MY KNOWLEDGE OF BRAKE REPAIR, ALL AGREE THAT REAR BRAKES SHOULD NOT COMPLETELY WEAR OUT BEFORE FRONT BRAKES AT 25,000 MILES. THE HONDA MECHANIC STATED THAT DOING THE RECALL OF REPROGRAMMING THE BCM WOULD CORRECT PROBLEM WITH ACC - ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS RE-PROGRAMMING DID NOT CORRECT THE ACC PROBLEM AND ACTUALLY MADE IT INOPERABLE. WE HAVE FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT ACC PROBLEM. DEALER SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, THEY WILL HAVE HONDA CORP. INSPECT VEHICLE. WE HAVE ON FILE ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS RECORDED IN "MAINTENANCE & SERVICE HANDBOOK" AND HONDA MULTI POINT VEHICLE INSPECTION CHECKLISTS. INCURRED $355 EXPENDITURE TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY HONDA ALONG WITH RESOLUTION OF ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2021
Dec 2020

STARTED HEARING A SQUEAK SOUND FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE AREA SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION THAT I PAID 65 DOLLARS FOR AND WAS TOLD MY BRAKES ARE FINE BOTH FRONT AND BACK SO I GO AHEAD AND KEEP DRIVING AND THE NOISE GETS LOUDER SO I GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY STILL SAY AFTER THEY SAY THEY CHECKED THAT BRAKES ARE FINE SO I TAKE THEM AT THERE WORD NOT 4 DAYS LATTER I AM KNOW GETTING A GRINDING SOUND FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF MY CAR AND MY BRAKE FLUID IS SUPER LOW IN MY CAR AND FEELS LIKE I HAVE NO BRAKES AT 30K MILES

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2020
Aug 2020

WHEN REMOVING THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE, TO BEGIN DRIVING, ONE OR MORE BRAKE PADS GET STUCK TO THE ROTOR THEN IS VIOLENTLY RETURNED TO THE OPEN POSITION. THIS HAPPENS IN WEATHER BELOW 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, AFTER DRIVING, THEN PARKING FOR MERE MINUTES, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. MANY SOURCES THIS IS DUE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER NOT HAVING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO RELAX THE CALIPER. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS UNDER LOW SPEED AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY WEAK BRAKING WHEN IN A PARKING LOT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2019
Aug 2020

I WAS DRIVING FOR ABOU 10 MIN I CAN SEE SMOG COMING OUT OF BRAKES AND A MESSAGE ON SCREEN SAYING BRAKE PROBLEMS SO I STOPED THE CAR AND I CAN SEE THE ROTORS SEEM TO BE VERY WORN OUT I BELIEVE IT'S SOMETHING WITH BRAKE PADS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2020
Jul 2020

MY CAR REAR BREAKS PADS GETS BAD TO QUICK EVER BEFORE THE FRONT ONES. I HAVE TO CHANGE IT IN MY HONDA WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES RUN

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2020
Mar 2020

THE REAR CALIPER DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, BORNE ONE SIDE PADS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2020
Feb 2020

WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BREAKS,SO YOU ARE STANDING STILL, YOU CAN FEEL THE BREAK PEDDLE LOOSE PRESSURE AND THE BREAK PEDDLE GOES FURTHER DOWN. ALSO, WHEN BREAKING AT SLOW SLOW SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE IT STOPS GRABBING THE ROTORS AND YOU NEED TO PUSH FURTHER DOWN ON THE BREAKS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2019
Dec 2019

BRAKES ENGAGE RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS COME ON. PROBLEM APPEARS RANDOMLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE. NO SERVICE CODES ARE STORED SO SERVICE TECHNICIANS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2019
Sep 2019

MY 2019 HONDA ACCORD, PURCHASED NEW JULY 25, HAS 2365 MILES ON IT. TWICE VERY EARLY IN MY OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR THE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM (CMBS) ACTIVATED WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I FORGOT ABOUT THE PROBLEM AS IT DID NOT REPEAT ITSELF UNTIL THREE INCIDENTS 9/11 AND 9/12 2019. CMBS ACTIVATED YESTERDAY EVENING (9/11/19). IT HAPPENED AGAIN 9/12 MY DRIVE TO CHICAGO ON I-294. I CALLED HONDA OF RACINE RIGHT AFTER THAT HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. HE TOLD ME TO TURN THE SYSTEM OFF. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY DRIVE HOME FROM CHICAGO. I SEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON-LINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2018/BRAKES/SERVICE_BRAKES.SHTML MANY OF THE COMPLAINANTS WHO HAVE BROUGHT THEIR CAR INTO HONDA DEALERS FOR SERVICE REPORT HAVING NO SATISFACTION. WHAT IS ALSO TROUBLING IS THAT THE SYSTEM DID NOT WORK TODAY WHEN THERE WAS NEED FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BRAKED AND SWERVED LEFT (IN A NARROW CONSTRUCTION ZONE) TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR THAT HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF HIM WHEN A TOW TRUCK STARTED BACKING UP ON THE ROAD TO SERVICE A CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I BRAKED QUICKLY AND THE CAR BEHIND ME SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE CMBS DID NOT ACTIVATE IN THIS SITUATION. 9/13: WAITING AT HONDA FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I HAVE BEEN SHOWN A MAY 2019 HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH ACKNOWLEDGES THIS ISSUE. I SEE NUMEROUS NHTSA OWNER REPORTS OF IDENTICAL PROBLEMS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2019
Sep 2019

2019 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ABS FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT AND THE AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT ENGAGE. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2019
Sep 2019

WHEN I BRAKE FROM A SPEED OF 30-40 MPH, THE PEDAL FEEL IS NOT SMOOTH THROUGHOUT THE BRAKING MOTION. FIRST, I START TO BRAKE BUT I DO NOT SLOW DOWN, ONLY WHEN I PRESS EVEN HARDER DOES THE BRAKE ENGAGE BUT AT THAT POINT IT IS A HEAVY BRAKE MAKE THE CAR LUNGE FORWARD. BASICALLY THE BRAKES ONLY ENGAGE WHEN I PRESS HARDER ON THE PEDAL BUT DOING SO MAKES THE BRAKING NOT SMOOTH. THIS UNCERTAINTY WHEN THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE MAKES FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO HEAVILY CONCENTRATE ON BRAKING. MY CAR IS BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 1450 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE MY STORY EVEN WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2019
Feb 2019

RECEIVED "COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEM. SEE YOUR DEALER." ERROR MESSAGES NO LESS THAN 5 TIMES. THE 2019 ACCORD TOURING HAS ROUGHLY 5K MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND RESTARTED THE CAR IN THE BAY. THE ERROR LIGHT WENT AWAY AND THEY TOLD ME TO COME BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ERROR MESSAGE CAME BACK SEVERAL MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. I SUGGESTED FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH BE LOOKED AT BUT WAS TOLD THE CAR JUST NEEDED A "REBOOT" AND TO CALL IF I HAD ANY FURTHER ISSUES. THE ISSUE RETURNED SEVERAL DAYS LATER. I BELIEVE IN EACH CASE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND SPEEDS WERE UNDER 30. I BELIEVE THE SYSTEM WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AS WE APPROACHED THE CAR AHEAD IN SLOW MOVING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. ONLY ON ONE OCCASION WAS THERE RAIN OR WET ROADWAYS. IN ALL OTHER INSTANCES THE ROAD AND SKIES WERE CLEAR EACH TIME ON RELATIVELY STRAIGHT ROAD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2019

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