CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Honda Accord has several serious defects: poor brakes, excessive oil consumption, & uncomfortable seats.
BRAKES: There was a class action lawsuit against Honda in 2010 for premature & excessive brake wear. See our page on Honda's brake problems for more info.
OIL CONSUMPTION: Honda issued a TSB about this in late 2011, claiming it could be fixed through a software update to the VCM (variable cylinder management). There are class action lawsuits pending. See our page about the Accord oil consumption.
UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS: Owners have consistently reported uncomfortable seats with the entire 8th generation (2008-2012) of Honda Accords. Complaints range from back pain to leg circulation problems due to bad lumbar support, cushioning, & seat angle. Complaints aren't limited to only a certain body type -- the seat comfort problems are from a wide spectrum of owner height & weight. The common theme we hear is "we never noticed this during the test drive." Unfortunately for unwary buyers, the seat pain is noticeable after 15-20 minutes.
6.0
fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
$2,800
Average Mileage:
58,000 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
not sure (1 reports)
replaced struts and had to get new tires (1 reports)
Vibration and overall uncomfortable ride due to poor engineering that would cause such loud road noise. I have done all the tricks with new tires, rotors, brakes and alignments to try and correct but to no avail. This should be part of a national problem concerning this particular vehicle and year. Should safety compromise the well being of the general public? The government needs to get involved with this case before an innocent life is loss. Eventually what ever the defect is, it will show itself once a wide scale investigation of someone's unnecessary injury or death occurs.
After buying 4 new and expensive tires for my Accord, I experience a lot of road noise increasing over the course of a year. Finally take it in to see what the problem is and they tell me my struts were bad and leaked, ruining my tires. Had to replace the tires after only one year of use.
- Sonya N.,
Broken Arrow, OK, US
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Vibration and overall uncomfortable ride due to poor engineering that would cause such loud road noise. I have done all the tricks with new tires, rotors, brakes and alignments to try and correct but to no avail. This should be part of a national problem concerning this particular vehicle and year. Should safety compromise the well being of the general public? The government needs to get involved with this case before an innocent life is loss. Eventually what ever the defect is, it will show itself once a wide scale investigation of someone's unnecessary injury or death occurs.
- Scott I., Manchester, NH, US