2014 Honda Accord power train problems
64 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2014 Honda Accord — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The driver front left driveshaft inboard joint has started making noise when putting the car into drive, reverse, and taking off from a stop. The part is currently installed in the car and is not available for inspection. It has been inspected by an OEM dealership and confirmed to have play in the…”
filed Aug 6, 2026
“Merging from a stop into traffic and suddenly a loud bang from under car and unable to accelerate. Able to move to shoulder while coasting. Failure was found to be the passenger side driveshaft. The CVT version of my car has an open recall, but mine is a manual. Seems like an attempt to carve out…”
filed Apr 13, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Drive shafts were assembled with a lubricant that may have degraded the drive shafts'…Campaign 20V769000 · Dec 10, 2020
Power Train problems in other Accord years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Accord | 5 | 6% |
| 2024 Accord | 6 | 4% |
| 2023 Accord | 3 | 4% |
| 2022 Accord | 8 | 3% |
| 2021 Accord | 13 | 6% |
| 2020 Accord | 16 | 4% |
| 2019 Accord | 43 | 6% |
| 2018 Accord | 136 | 7% |
| 2017 Accord | 33 | 6% |
| 2016 Accord | 29 | 5% |
| 2015 Accord | 40 | 7% |
| 2013 Accord | 109 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2014 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.