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2000 Honda Accord engine problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2000 Honda Accord — 1% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Engine complaints
1%
share of all complaints
106,617 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • “My 2000 honda accord v6 3.0 vtec engine is having some issues after it heats up when I start it would do some erratic rpm changes on idle and then stall. If I manage to get it moving despite rpm drops, it runs great and would not stall again. Also, if I leave it for a while (like 15 minutes) and…”

    filed Feb 3, 2021

  • “2000 honda accord se 2000 [xxx] oil passes to the antifreeze reservoir, mechanic advice to replace the head gasket and do the work check the head on a machine shop and replace the head gasket and check the head on machine shop reinstall the head on the motor change oil, antifreeze. After 2 weeks…”

    filed May 14, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine problems in other Accord years

YearReportsShare
2025 Accord22%
2024 Accord107%
2023 Accord1214%
2022 Accord3113%
2021 Accord3515%
2020 Accord7120%
2019 Accord18126%
2018 Accord55329%
2017 Accord6212%
2016 Accord447%
2015 Accord10618%
2014 Accord17918%
Accord engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.