How many miles will a 2012 Honda Accord last?
NHTSA holds 32 owner complaints on the 2012 Honda Accord that list a mileage past 100,000 miles: 11 past 150,000 and 2 past 200,000. NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026 holds 374 complaints on this model year, 271 of them with a mileage, and half of those mileages are at or under 25,284 miles; each mileage is the odometer when an owner reported a safety problem, not how long the vehicle lasted.
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How many miles will a 2012 Accord last?
The 271 mileages owners gave run from 1 to 248,870 miles. A quarter are at or under 3,000 miles, half at or under 25,284, three quarters at or under 67,500 and nine in ten at or under 106,000; 32 (12%) came after 100,000 miles, 11 (4%) after 150,000 and 2 (1%) after 200,000.
These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 2012 Accord wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.
Most of these reports came early in the vehicle's life: 239 of the 271 came at or under 100,000 miles. The 32 past that mark show the 2012 Accord still being driven at those mileages, not how many reach them: NHTSA's file counts complaints, not the vehicles on the road.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lowest mileage listed | 1 mile |
| 25th percentile | 3,000 miles |
| Median (50th percentile) | 25,284 miles |
| 75th percentile | 67,500 miles |
| 90th percentile | 106,000 miles |
| Highest mileage listed | 248,870 miles |
| Complaints after 100,000 miles | 32 (12%) |
| Complaints after 150,000 miles | 11 (4%) |
| Complaints after 200,000 miles | 2 (1%) |
Every model year together: Half of the 13,231 NHTSA owner complaints on the Honda Accord that list mileage came after 64,000 miles (NHTSA complaints file of November 11, 2026). How many miles will a Honda Accord last? →
Common problems with the 2012 Accord
NHTSA's file holds 374 owner complaints on the 2012 Honda Accord. Owners named the seats most often: 64 complaints, and half of the 47 that list a mileage came after 200 miles. A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component (NHTSA category) | Complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 64 | 47 | 300 |
| Air Bags | 57 | 38 | 60,000 |
| Steering | 51 | 36 | 20,361 |
| Engine | 43 | 31 | 63,000 |
| Service Brakes | 36 | 25 | 21,457 |
Of the 374 complaints, 46 report a crash, 4 report a fire and 32 report an injury (44 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 2012 Accord a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2012 is a good or a bad Accord: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2012 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.
With 374 complaints, the 2012 ranks 25th of the 44 Honda Accord model years from 1982 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2018 (2,016). The fewest: the 1982 (10).
Recent model years have had less time to collect complaints, so their counts are still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.
| Model year | Owner complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Accord | 10 | 0 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1984 Accord | 22 | 1 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1985 Accord | 13 | 1 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1986 Accord | 54 | 2 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1987 Accord | 111 | 2 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1988 Accord | 88 | 6 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1989 Accord | 86 | 3 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1990 Accord | 192 | 14 | 149,000 |
| 1991 Accord | 212 | 42 | 159,500 |
| 1992 Accord | 206 | 21 | 125,000 |
| 1993 Accord | 186 | 25 | 155,250 |
| 1994 Accord | 369 | 52 | 118,300 |
| 1995 Accord | 542 | 69 | 115,000 |
| 1996 Accord | 472 | 85 | 106,602 |
| 1997 Accord | 460 | 127 | 107,000 |
| 1998 Accord | 1,200 | 489 | 100,000 |
| 1999 Accord | 1,135 | 638 | 105,689 |
| 2000 Accord | 1,183 | 731 | 90,800 |
| 2001 Accord | 922 | 553 | 85,000 |
| 2002 Accord | 1,050 | 789 | 88,324 |
| 2003 Accord | 1,987 | 1,583 | 88,000 |
| 2004 Accord | 1,018 | 791 | 90,000 |
| 2005 Accord | 686 | 522 | 75,000 |
| 2006 Accord | 433 | 309 | 77,300 |
| 2007 Accord | 525 | 371 | 67,500 |
| 2008 Accord | 1,521 | 1,133 | 27,046 |
| 2009 Accord | 727 | 516 | 32,900 |
| 2010 Accord | 581 | 374 | 41,000 |
| 2011 Accord | 296 | 168 | 44,000 |
| 2012 (this page) | 374 | 271 | 25,284 |
| 2013 Accord | 1,427 | 884 | 45,000 |
| 2014 Accord | 1,010 | 600 | 45,000 |
| 2015 Accord | 641 | 397 | 39,650 |
| 2016 Accord | 614 | 289 | 36,000 |
| 2017 Accord | 585 | 258 | 26,000 |
| 2018 Accord | 2,016 | 665 | 20,250 |
| 2019 Accord | 794 | 235 | 18,000 |
| 2020 Accord | 409 | 101 | 10,600 |
| 2021 Accord | 295 | 32 | 60,000 |
| 2022 Accord | 321 | 25 | 22,000 |
| 2023 Accord | 235 | 21 | 14,559 |
| 2024 Accord | 235 | 26 | 10,000 |
| 2025 Accord | 125 | 9 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2026 Accord | 16 | 1 | Under 10 mileages |
The linked 2015–2022 pages show NHTSA's September 15, 2026 collection, so their counts can differ from this table's.
Every Accord year compared on NHTSA’s complaints and recalls: Honda Accord years to avoid →
2012 Honda Accord recalls
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 8 recall campaigns that name the 2012 Honda Accord. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
| Campaign | Report received | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 19V502000 | Jun 27, 2019 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| 19V378000 | May 16, 2019 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| 18V661000 | Sep 27, 2018 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| 18V268000 | Apr 26, 2018 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| 18V042000 | Jan 9, 2018 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
- The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
- The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
- They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 2012 Accord lasts.
- A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 2012 Accord.
- Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
- 103 of the 374 complaints on the 2012 Honda Accord give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
- NHTSA names counted: ACCORD, ACCORD HYBRID and ACCORD PLUG-IN HYBRID. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only these.
- Recall-file names matched: ACCORD and ACCORD HYBRID.
Primary sources behind this page
Open the underlying public source and verify that its scope matches the question you are asking.
- NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.
2012 Honda Accord questions
How many miles will a 2012 Honda Accord last?
NHTSA holds 32 owner complaints on the 2012 Honda Accord that list a mileage past 100,000 miles: 11 past 150,000 and 2 past 200,000. Of the 271 complaints on the 2012 Honda Accord that list mileage, the middle half came between 3,000 and 68,000 miles; 32 (12%) came after 100,000 miles, 11 (4%) after 150,000 and 2 (1%) after 200,000. These are mileages at a reported problem, not a lifespan: the file holds no 2012 Accord that never had one.
What are the most common 2012 Honda Accord problems?
NHTSA's file holds 374 owner complaints on the 2012 Honda Accord. Owners named the seats most often: 64 complaints, and half of the 47 that list a mileage came after 200 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 374 complaints, 46 report a crash, 4 report a fire and 32 report an injury (44 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 2012 Honda Accord a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2012 is a good or a bad Accord: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2012 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 374 complaints, the 2012 ranks 25th of the 44 Honda Accord model years from 1982 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2018 (2,016). The fewest: the 1982 (10).
How many recalls does the 2012 Honda Accord have?
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 8 recall campaigns that name the 2012 Honda Accord. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
How do I check a used 2012 Honda Accord before buying?
Take the 17-character VIN from the vehicle and compare the odometer with the readings on file for it: title transfers, inspections and auction sales record the mileage on the day. VIN Lookup (free-vin-lookup.com) sells the original ClearVIN PDF for $14.99 (3 reports for $29.99, 5 for $44.99): odometer readings, title brands and auction records on file for the VIN. Check the VIN before buying a used 2012 Honda Accord.