CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2012 Honda Accord has a solid reputation (so far), with one very significant flaw: 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.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
27 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
16 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,494 miles

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2012 Honda Accord seat belts / air bags problems

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2012 Honda Accord Owner Comments (Page 2 of 3)

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problem #36

May 112018

Accord

  • 97,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. While driving 25 mph, the contact's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. As a result, the air bags deployed and metal shrapnel struck and injured the contact's face. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The contact was unaware of the injuries to the occupants in the other vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The contact had not received a recall letter in regards to the takata air bag failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was awaiting a call back. The failure mileage was 97,000. The VIN was not available.

- Riverside, RI, USA

problem #35

May 252018

Accord

  • 20,000 miles
I was at a stop sign on private property. I attempted to move forward to make a left turn and the car suddenly accelerated. I couldn't stop it - but a tree about 20 feet away did. Even if I had floored the gas pedal, the car would not have gone that fast that quickly. I have read of others that have had the same experience. Honda just says there is nothing wrong with the car.

- Port Charlotte, FL, USA

problem #34

May 242018

Accord

  • 39,000 miles
Takata inflators: There are currently four recalls for Honda Accord 2012 for passenger inflators but for my VIN there are none. My vehicle which only has 39K miles failed inspection for my SRS light. Regardless of the millions of airbag recalls Honda has done they refused to scan my car for the SRS code unless I paid them for it. I went to autozone and had the scan done for free and got SRS code 32-10 "open or increased resistance in the right side airbag inflator". I cannot drive my vehicle now because of this and cannot afford to pay the 1400 plus dollars to have these items that shouldn't be defective in the first place repaired. Now I have to wait until my vehicle is added to the recall list.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA

problem #33

Feb 012018

Accord

  • 70,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The air bag icon on the dashboard comes on and stays on while driving; I checked the recall list for the takata recall, but my VIN # isn't listed for the cars affected.

- Manchester, CT, USA

problem #32

Mar 292018

Accord

  • miles
Appear (air bags off) light itself sometimes while I am driving.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #31

Mar 272018

Accord 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 101,802 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact to take the vehicle to the local dealer. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 101,802. The consumer stated the vehicle was diagnosed. The dealer was awaiting parts for the repair. The consumer stated the dealer was taking an unreasonable amount of time to receive the parts.

- Warner Robbins, GA, USA

problem #30

Apr 052017

Accord

  • 75,349 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

2 Jan 17 was rear ended. Total destruction of the frame with a repair cost of $7000. The airbag never deployed. 5 Apr 17 was rear ended at a red light. Total destruction of trunk and driver side passenger door cost of $6700. Again airbags never deployed

- Copperas Cove, TX, USA

problem #29

Feb 052018

Accord

  • 92,000 miles
Traveling on a city street through an intersection starting to make a left turn moving about 20 mph, my right passenger front tire hit a pothole. That is when the left driver side airbag deployed. I find it very disturbing that airbags would deploy in these conditions, as there was no damage to the vehicle. I hit nothing, meaning there was no impact to the body of the car, yet the airbags deployed and frightened me to the point where I had to stop in the intersection to gather myself back together. Honda tells me that there are no recalls with my particular vehicle, but there are plenty noted with my make, model and year, but just not with mine in particular. I have called Honda America and pleaded my case with them as well, and they are telling me that I have to go through my insurance company, which I do not think is appropriate. There has to be a defect in with this vehicle for the airbags to deploy at such a low speed with a pothole. Additionally, the pothole was on the passenger side, yet the driver side airbag deploy. Something is just not right with the car and Honda is not acknowledging it. I also told Honda I am afraid to drive the car now, I feel that if I hit another bump in the road an airbag is going to deploy. It's a scary situation, but Honda does not seem to care about it. Please bring this case to them, as someone there in upper management needs to know that these types of things are going on, and their customer service people just don't seem to care. This should be repaired and covered completely by Honda, as I did nothing wrong, but left with a big mess and a big bill to clean up. Pictures attached. Thank you.

- East Haven, CT, USA

problem #28

May 012017

Accord

  • miles
Takara recall, I know the fact that is some death accidents in U.S. I will join the group of people in the takara recall.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

problem #27

Jan 162018

Accord

  • 32,588 miles
On Jan 16, 2018 I was driving South on E. kings, shreveport, la in the right lane of a 4-lane road at approximately 3:40pm. It had snowed the previous day and there were still patches of ice on roadways in many spots. As I approached one of those ice patches at approximately 30mph, which covered both lanes in the southerly direction I was headed, an SUV behind me and travelling the same direction began to pass my vehicle, lost control of his vehicle on the ice and into northbound lane and when he hit dry pavement on that side of road veered sharply right and hit my car broadside with the front right corner of his vehicle. No airbags deployed in the Honda and my head was banged against the inside pillar on drivers side. Collision resulted in damage to the Honda's driver door, left rear door severely damaged and pulled slightly from vehicle; and light damage on left rear quarter panel. Both vehicles remained in motion until the collision. SUV spun again after impact & came to a stop blocking both southbound lanes with front of vehicle facing the northbound lanes. II was using my seatbelt as I always do. I find it unbelievable that considering the speed of the SUV when it hit my Honda, the damage it inflicted on the Honda, and the fact it spun the SUV back around completely facing another direction (image SUV 1) that at least the side airbag should have deployed on Honda.

- Bossier City, La, LA, USA

problem #26

Oct 012015

Accord

  • 57,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Takata recall - the curtain airbag light randomly comes up on the dashboard. Which means the airbag gets deactivated frequently while driving with no reason. Also my right front wheel bearing had to be repalced due to huge noise, and front right suspension is leaking and not taking shocks.

- Edison, NJ, USA

problem #25

Oct 122017

Accord

  • miles
I notice white the car is in motion the air bag keep popping up on and off

- Bronx, NY, USA

problem #24

Dec 182017

Accord

  • 99,500 miles
Yesterday my airbag light came on. I checked the recall list for my vehicle and there is no recalls for my car on.

- New Brunswick, NJ, USA

problem #23

Sep 122005

Accord

  • miles
'takata recall' since after 1 month when I bought my car 'SRS' pop out on my dash board and took it from the mechanic and it was diagnosed that my airbag something problem and I dont have confidence when im driving it so I decided to buy a second car to have peace of mind...... so until now my Honda Accord 2002 still in low mileage I got to the dealer 50,000 miles for almost 13 yrs second owner ive used only around 46,000 miles coz im not confident or peace of mind sinced my mechanic told me that my airbag had a problem and its not safety to drive specially if got an accident!!!

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #22

Oct 152014

Accord

  • 168,000 miles
The contact owned a 2012 Honda Accord. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact rear ended another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. On another occasion, while driving approximately 10 mph, the contact glanced at the clock and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained whiplash, but did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an auto shop. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 168,000.

- Aulander, NC, USA

problem #21

Apr 182017

Accord

  • 106,000 miles
I was in a crash yesterday 04/18/17 at around 4:55-5:00pm due to my brakes not reacting as they should and stopping my car. I rear ended a car because of this and my front of my car is completely totaled. I have filed a claim with my insurance, but this was a frightening experience. My airbags did not deploy, and noticed that my seatbelt had unfastened after the incident. I was driving on the freeway, and was in traffic on the 405 southbound getting close to the 22 fwy exit by seal beach. If I was going faster than cruising speed, who knows what would have been the outcome, seeing that these 3 red flags occurred.

- Westminster, CA, USA

problem #20

Jan 052017

Accord

  • 40,000 miles
The contact owned a 2012 Honda Accord. While driving 25 mph, the contact's son crashed into the rear of a stopped vehicle. The driver side air bag deployed. The contact's son sustained injuries to the chest and both legs, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a tow lot. The contact was concerned with the amount of damage to the vehicle while driving 25 mph. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

- West Hills, CA, USA

problem #19

Feb 012017

Accord

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V030000 (air bags) for the front passenger inflator. The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Kissimmee, FL, USA

problem #18

Jan 312017

Accord

  • 61,000 miles
Vehicle accelerator snapped and caused accelerator to depress to the floor at full throttle while car was in motion, causing the driver to lose control of the car, jump a curb, and caused serious front end damage and driver injuries. ( car was declared a total by my insurance company. Airbag on driver's side did not prevent passenger collision with steering wheel and side air bag did not open.

- Pasadena, CA, USA

problem #17

Jun 082016

Accord

  • 87,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.

- Juliette, GA, USA

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