2015 Honda Accord — Should You Buy One?
Typical asking price: $10,000–$15,000. There are 2 high-severity known issues you need to know before handing over a check.
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Kestrel Take
The ninth-gen Accord's complaints fall by a third every year, and by 2015 the record is 600 reports against 1,400 for the 2013. What remains is familiar: the starter and battery, the electric steering, and for the V6 a fuel-pump recall. This is the sweet spot of the generation — the fixes were in production, the price is still pre-refresh. Check the starter and the steering; the rest is a Honda.
What we checked
Reconciled against public records, 2026-09-25
NHTSA holds 601 owner complaints for the 2015 Honda Accord, and 5 recall campaigns.
A big number here usually means a lot of these were sold, not that it is a bad vehicle — popular models collect more complaints for the same rate of trouble. So the total on its own says little. What is worth reading is the shape of it. 39% of them are about one thing — electrics and electronics. That much concentration is a genuine pattern rather than background noise, and it is the first thing to check on any example you look at.
5 recall campaigns cover this model year. Recalls are repaired free, for any owner, with no time limit on most safety campaigns — but only if someone books it in. Ask the seller to show it was done, or have any dealer check the VIN; it takes them a couple of minutes and costs nothing.
Counts come from the NHTSA complaint and recall database — free, public, and worth checking yourself.
Known Issues for the 2015 Honda Accord
Ranked by wallet impact. These are documented, recurring problems — not freak accidents. How we decide that.
Still the biggest cluster at 39%. Same symptoms as the 2013–2014: the button does nothing, then it starts; 20 turns of the key on the manual cars. Honda's bulletin calls it an improperly clocked starter; owners also describe batteries replaced at 40,000 miles. A load test on the battery and a listen to the starter under load settle it.
Repair cost (estimate): $450–$900
Source: NHTSA complaints filed under electrics and electronics (237), the engine (110).
78 complaints, 12 after a crash. Owners describe the electric steering warning and a wheel that suddenly needs both hands, or a car that would not turn far enough to complete a corner. Honda never recalled it. The fix is the EPS gearbox or its control unit.
Repair cost (estimate): $1,500–$2,800
Source: NHTSA complaints filed under steering (78).
Recall 19V060 covers 2015–2017 Accord V6s: particulates in fuel adhere inside the high-pressure pump and it stops. Free replacement. Also on the VIN for every 2015: the 23V858 low-pressure fuel pump campaign (letters mailed September 2024).
Repair cost: $0 with the recall — verify it was performed
Source: 5 NHTSA recall campaigns on this model year.
Three campaigns carried over from 2014: 15V121 for 4-cylinders built to January 2015 whose rod bolts may be loose; 17V418 for the battery sensor that can short; 20V769 for salt-state CVT cars whose driveshaft can corrode through. All free; all should show closed.
Repair cost: $0 with the recall — verify it was performed
Source: 5 NHTSA recall campaigns on this model year.
Walk-Away Red Flags
- ✗Start button needs a second press
- ✗Steering warning during the drive, or a car that restarts to "fix" it
- ✗V6 with recall 19V060 open
- ✗Five recalls on the VIN and the seller has heard of none
Good Signs
- ✓Starter replaced with the updated part
- ✓Steering gearbox replaced under warranty
- ✓All five recalls closed
- ✓Battery under two years old with a load test on paper
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