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Honda Civic vs Honda Accord: which has fewer problems?

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Winner

Honda Civic

About 18% fewer owner complaints per car sold than the Honda Accord, and fewer in 18 of 26 model years both were sold.

Head to head

Honda Civic
Honda Accord
Lemon Index
100 = average, lower is better
67
82
Years with fewer complaints
2000–2025
18 of 26
8 of 26
Recalls
2000–2025
228
267
MPG
latest year
24–49
32–48
Crash test
best, latest year
★★★★★
★★★★★
Best year to buy
2011
2011

Lemon Index = safety complaints filed with the government within 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model year. 100 is average, lower is better. Green check = the better of the two on that line.

Year by year

Shorter bar = fewer complaints per car sold. Tap a year for its full report.

2000
Honda Civic 39 Honda Accord 64
2001
Honda Civic 92 Honda Accord 57
2002
Honda Civic 59 Honda Accord 45
2003
Honda Civic 55 Honda Accord 150
2004
Honda Civic 35 Honda Accord 61
2005
Honda Civic 40 Honda Accord 50
2006
Honda Civic 202 Honda Accord 44
2007
Honda Civic 184 Honda Accord 37
2008
Honda Civic 108 Honda Accord 210
2009
Honda Civic 81 Honda Accord 134
2010
Honda Civic 44 Honda Accord 59
2011
Honda Civic 25 Honda Accord 30
2012
Honda Civic 57 Honda Accord 51
2013
Honda Civic 31 Honda Accord 104
2014
Honda Civic 33 Honda Accord 69
2015
Honda Civic 32 Honda Accord 60
2016
Honda Civic 106 Honda Accord 83
2017
Honda Civic 51 Honda Accord 67
2018
Honda Civic 46 Honda Accord 196
2019
Honda Civic 35 Honda Accord 94
2020
Honda Civic 40 Honda Accord 77
2021
Honda Civic 32 Honda Accord 62
2022
Honda Civic 437 Honda Accord 93
2023
Honda Civic 140 Honda Accord 98
2024
Honda Civic 64 Honda Accord 152
2025
Honda Civic 64 Honda Accord 121

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