The Lemon Index$5,000 middle bill · most between $4,200 and $6,000
Higher than the $3,000 middle bill owners of all 62 models reported.
2018–2022 Honda Accord
Honda Accord owners reported paying a median of $5,000 for a head gasket replacement, with the middle half of bills between $4,200 and $6,000. That's from 55 owner reports (54 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,00042%
- $5,000 and up58%
Share of the 55 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2018 Honda Accord40$5,000 middle bill
- 2019 Honda Accord9$5,200 middle bill
- 2021 Honda Accord3$6,000 middle bill
- 2022 Honda Accord2too few for a middle
- 2018–2022 Honda Accord (YouTube)1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2018 Honda Accord380 complaints name it19% of that year's complaints
- 2019 Honda Accord122 complaints name it15% of that year's complaints
- 2020 Honda Accord31 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
- 2021 Honda Accord27 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2022 Honda Accord17 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a head gasket. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Honda Accord reliability by year
- Head gasket replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Honda Accord owners reported
Transmission replacement (181) · Brake repair (100) · Starter replacement (67) · Fuel injector replacement (28) · AC condenser replacement (27) · Steering rack replacement (22) · Radio and infotainment screen repair (18) · ABS module replacement (17) · Spark plug replacement (10) · Engine replacement (8) · Wiring harness repair (8) · Fuel pump replacement (7) · Torque converter replacement (7) · Airbag module and clock spring replacement (6) · Alternator replacement (6) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (5) · Turbocharger replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11771985, 11761032, 11759432, 11759202, 11758835, 11758125, 11757180, 11755610, 11754920, 11746305, 11746022, 11746020 and more.
Said out loud on YouTube: $4,200 ▶
Quick answers
How much does head gasket replacement cost on a Honda Accord?
Honda Accord owners reported a median of $5,000, and the middle half paid $4,200 to $6,000, from 55 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Honda Accord head gasket replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Honda Accord middle bill of $5,000 is higher than the $3,000 owners of all 62 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Honda Accord repair costs come from?
From 54 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Honda Accord years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2018 (380), 2019 (122), 2020 (31) Honda Accord named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.