Honda Accord
2002 only
2002 Honda Accord have 713 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 3 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Airbags, seatbelts and restraints, typically surfacing around 117,464 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2002 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Honda Accord report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2002 only
Median onset: 117,464 miles. 22.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 90,400 miles. 1.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 135,556 miles. 1.5% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Median onset: 90,105 miles. 2.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $2,910–$5,410 nationally.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 100,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 100,000 miles. 5.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 174,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 148,000 miles. 14.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2002 model year. See the full Honda Accord report for every year and full specs/safety data.