2005 Honda Accord electrical system problems
96 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2005 Honda Accord — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Since I have owned this vehicle (bought used with 68,000 miles) it has had an issue that over 10 mechanics have not yet solved. It has slowly escalated to the point it is now unable to be driven at 250,000 miles. It is an idle issue, the car started revving up to around 3,000 rpm’s (on hot days it…”
filed Nov 21, 2023
“I was driving in Kansas City Kansas. On 635, It was around 6 pm. When I started exiting onto another highway. Due to car stalling by either transmission slipping, or the fuel pump stalling the engine headlights too dim with weird angle in lighting as well, Long story short.... I was almost the…”
filed Oct 19, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A LOOSE TERMINAL IN THE MAIN FUSE BOX MAY CAUSE THE FUEL…Campaign 05V132000 · Apr 5, 2005
Electrical System problems in other Accord years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Accord | 9 | 11% |
| 2024 Accord | 23 | 16% |
| 2023 Accord | 22 | 26% |
| 2022 Accord | 94 | 39% |
| 2021 Accord | 61 | 27% |
| 2020 Accord | 51 | 14% |
| 2019 Accord | 105 | 15% |
| 2018 Accord | 289 | 15% |
| 2017 Accord | 152 | 28% |
| 2016 Accord | 195 | 32% |
| 2015 Accord | 237 | 39% |
| 2014 Accord | 378 | 39% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Honda Accord
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.