2019 Honda Accord Engine Problems
67 owner-reported engine complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (67)
Approximate date (around January 2026), location (e.g., Newburgh, NY area), and circumstances (e.g., during normal driving). No crash/injury mentioned in my case, but note if it stranded I, required towing, or felt unsafe (e.g., potential for sudden power loss). While driving, all dashboard warning lights came on suddenly.
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Head gasket failure was noted and happened at about 95000 miles. Crack in a cylinder lead to leaking of coolant and caused misfires and check engine. Was let know that if ignored engine could “expire” at a random time if not dealt with asap could have lead to a crash, injury, or harm others or property.
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Engine began to have an odd stutter and trouble accelerating which was initially believed to be spark plugs after a full tune up did not fix the issue took to my local mechanic. Diagnosed the issue as bad fuel injectors likely due to the fuel pump recall. Code popped up as cylinder misfire initially which didn't make much sense considering a full tune up was completed less than a month prior.
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I am the original owner of a 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid that I have taken to Envision Honda of Milpitas. I have been consistently maintaining according to Honda’s recommended service schedule. No prior issues were noted.
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Vehicle Information: Make/Model/Year: 2019 Honda Accord VIN: [XXX] Mileage at time of issue: ~70,000 miles Engine: 1.5L Turbo (if different, update before submitting) Dealership: Capitol Honda San Jose, California Complaint Summary: Engine misfire, rough running, and head gasket failure allowing coolant into cylinders.
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My family's 2019 Honda Accord with ~80k miles suddenly had all the warnings lights flashing on the dashboard in early July 2025. The initial diagnostic reader showed a Cylinder 3 misfire. After replacing spark plugs, the warning lights returned after one week; at that time, the ignition coil was replaced but the warning lights returned again after one week of driving.
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While driving my 2019 Honda Accord, the engine began misfiring and losing power. A diagnostic scan showed misfire codes (P0300–P030X). The issue was traced to coolant leaking into the combustion cylinder due to a head gasket defect.
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NHTSA Vehicle Safety Complaint Vehicle: 2019 Honda Accord 1.5T Engine: 1.5-liter Turbocharged (L15B7) Mileage at Failure: 88,000 miles Issue: Blown Head Gasket / Coolant Leak / Engine Stalling Summary of the Problem: At approximately 88,000 miles, my 2019 Honda Accord 1.5T began exhibiting signs of a coolant leak and engine performance issues.
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Headgasket, fuel injectors, and fuel pump failed on this vehicle. Upon inspection Gwinnett Place Honda responded that this was a very common problem and that they see upwards of hundreds of cars per month equipped with the 1.5 liter turbo charged engine.
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Emission system warning light see dealer at 126,000 miles. Premature turbo replacement needed.vehicle has little acceleration which can lead to an accident
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Misfire in cylinder causes blown head gasket
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I've had head gasket failure twice and now turbo failure. I have documentation from John Eagle Honda to support as well as several others who are willing to do a Class Action Lawsuit in regards to the 10th generation Honda Accord 1.5 T and some of the other trims. I have a list of other owners like myself who have paid out of pocket constantly to get our vehicles fixed.
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11/18/22 (92,495 mi.) - All warning lights on at home and diagnosed at a Honda dealership, after daily rough idle in the mornings. Dealer diagnosed injectors had failed air/fuel test. They replaced pipe set, fuel joint and fuel injector set (all injectors).
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I spoke with Josh (Service Manager) on 02/22/2023 after coming back to the dealership after the scar stalled while driving on Interstate 635. Almost getting in an accident and trying to drive the car back to the dealership, the car began bucking once again and wouldn't go pass 40 miles an hour on an interstate where the speed limit reaches 70 MPH. I called and spoke to Mr.
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I thought it was a simple malfunction with the sensors but they came back telling me that there is a misfire issue with the engine causing the sensor lights to engage and all going off at the same time. My car only has 37000 miles on it and its less than 3 years old.
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This is a follow up for NHTSA complaint 11452424. After the engine light came on along with other warning lights, like a Christmas tree and taking the vehicle to a Honda dealership with a almost 3700.00 repair bill for a vehicle with with under 88,000 miles. The dealership said the vehicle needed a head gasket.
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Car has gone into limp mode twice. First time was when I had it for 2 weeks. I was driving 65mph and the car just stopped in the highway.
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Your engine's head gasket has failed with less than 80,000 miles on the odometer. This seal prevents engine oil and coolant from leaking into the combustion chamber. A head gasket failure typically requires the cylinder head to be removed and the gasket replaced.
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Your 2019 Honda Accord's head gasket failed, allowing coolant to leak into the engine cylinder. Two separate inspections confirmed the problem — one by an independent Honda specialist and another by an authorized Honda dealership. Honda's internal memos from 2023 and 2024 show the company was investigating this same failure across 2018-2022 Accord 1.5L models, but no recall has been issued. Fixing this will require replacing the head gasket and related engine sealing components.
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Your car displayed warning messages saying the engine temperature was too hot and told you not to drive. After having it towed to the dealer, they found that your head gasket had failed, even though there was no coolant leak. Your engine will need the head gasket replaced to fix this overheating issue.
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On 5/12/2025 at 104,385 miles I brought my 2019 Accord Hybrid Touring into the local Honda dealer for recommended services that populated in the maintenance minder. It was a larger service plugs, coolant flush, brake fluid flush. Early November of 2025 at around 115K miles I had a warning message appear that said engine temperature critical.
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The vehicle, a 2019 Honda Accord, experienced a catastrophic engine failure (blown head gasket) and entered "Limp Mode" after being operated for approximately 18 months with an unaddressed, high-priority federal safety recall (NHTSA 23V-858). The vehicle currently displays DTCs P0100, P0113, and P023D, which indicate severe air/fuel metering and boost pressure correlation failures.
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Blown head gasket, car never overheated. Suddenly lost power in highway and car died. Dealership is stating blown head gasket.
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My vehicle’s fuel delivery system failed after a recall repair. The in-tank fuel pump was replaced under recall by the dealer, even though I had no drivability complaints, no warning lights, and a full inspection that day confirmed no issues with my vehicle.
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I feel like my car should be under recall it’s so many other who experiencing the same thing. all of my lights are on, on the dash. Check engine light down to my cruise control not working.
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Vehicle went into limp mode while driving at highway speed Slow down dramatically and after that, it wouldn’t go past 10 MPH while driving ended up getting it towed back to my place. The following day had a checked out at a mechanic shop, but they did find was that it had a blown head gasket ended up having to pay more than $7000 to rebuild the engine
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My son was driving and car stalled and wouldn’t accelerate . Engine light came on. He shut the car off and restarted.
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The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer reset the warning lights however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure.
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On 3 diifferant dates my 2019 honda accord sport had a power failure on the highway interstate 81, going around 65 to 70 MPH. The engine shut off for just a minute then came back to life. RPM dropped all at once.
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I purchased a brand new 2019 honda accord 2.0 touring in august 2019 in december 2019 the car stalled out on the interstate, they replaced the engine turbo, june 2020 same thing happened no repairs performed stated they couldn't find anything wrong open a claim with honda customer service, on august 24,2020 car stalled out for the 3rd time again while driving on the interstate this is becoming to be a real safety concern because it just happens very randomly.
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On 30 june 2019, my wife and I were driving back home to va from ok on highway 40 heading west near sallisaw ok. Road was wet and was climbing a hill. I stepped on accelerator to pass while going about 65 MPH.
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The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, there was an alert that the engine was overheating displayed on the instrument cluster. The message to pull over and allow the engine to cool off was displayed.
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The vehicle would overheat and lose power. At first, the dealer stated that they could not find the issue, which continued. I was not able to drive the vehicle, and I am a first responder, which caused issues getting to my job.
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Was told I have a blown head gasket on cylinder 3 with 90k miles on my vehicle. No check engine light has been on.
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I was taking my wife’s 2019 Honda Accord into a dealership for a factory recall with a fuel pump issue. After I dropped it off, I got a phone call, letting me know that they had some bad news and that the cars third cylinder had failed due to a blown head gasket and coolant leaking into the cylinder.
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Car started loosing power and fouling spark plugs 2 and 3. Took it to dealer shop and head gasket was bad.
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I own a 2019 Honda Accord equipped with the 1.5L turbocharged engine. At approximately [142,000] miles, the vehicle began overheating and losing coolant with no visible external leaks. A Honda dealership diagnosed the vehicle with a blown head gasket caused by coolant intrusion into the engine.
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Defective fuel pump from fuel pump recall LED to faulty fuel pump injectors, which LED to all warning lights to come on at the same time. Honda is refusing to take responsibility of faulty parts that put the consumer at unnecessary risk of injury.
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Th head gasket failed in 2019 Honda Accord , it kept misfiring , causing vehicle to not run and shut down . After the dealership fixed the head gasket , it had now caused the turbo to mess up which the dealership said wasn’t covered . It was taken to Honda dealership
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I have a 2019 Honda Accord sport 1.5T that has a blown head gasket. I took it to the dealer and opened a case with Honda through their good will program, but was recently denied because they claim there was no manufacturer defect after the dealership inspected it.
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The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the turbocharger.
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Why the 2019 Honda Accord Turbocharger Deserves a Class Action Lawsuit Many 2019 Honda Accord owners equipped with the 1.5L or 2.0L turbocharged engines have experienced serious and recurring issues with their turbochargers and related engine systems.
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I have been driving my car and it won’t accelerate and it’ll be in traffic and I’m afraid I’m going to get into a wreck or break down in the middle of the road. I can hear fluid releasing and when we looked into it, I was losing coolant and looks like it may have vans going into oil. I can’t afford to get this fixed.
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In May of 2025, all the lights on my dash lit up and I began getting notifications about my systems not being available. I took my car to my local Honda dealership and was told that there was an issue with the clips on my turbocharger and they would have to be replaced. I laid $309 + $120 diagnostic to have that tested and fixed.
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The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, several unknown warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure had occurred several times.
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At 98,000 miles, the head gasket is blown. From a safety concern, the car goes into LIMP mode while driving and had to swerve out of traffic. A Honda Certified Dealer Service center confirmed the Blown head gasket It was only inspected by Honda Mechanics.
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2019 Honda Accord 1.5L turbo has confirmed cracked head gasket at 94,000 miles verified by certified mechanic. No prior warning light indicator. Car began misfiring and jerking while driving and was unable to accelerate.
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Car randomly started misfiring took car to Honda was told the vehicle was low on coolant and needed the head gasket replaced
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Took my accord into service due to engine light warning, vibration on start up and to get the recall fixed. Was informed that my head gasket was misfiring and needed to be replaced, and was quoted $4515.37. The vehicle had been well maintained and low mileage at 72,000.
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My vehicle dashboard was lit up like a Christmas tree with over $3.1K in repairs only for it to be the fuel pump!
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Head gasket issues and car overheated
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Blown head gasket on 1.5T engine. It is a common issue that so many owners of this engine have experienced. It was a safety risk because it happened going at 70mph on the highway, the head gasket blew and it limited the power of the engine.
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My 2019 Honda Accord with the 1.5L turbocharged engine is experiencing serious engine issues, including coolant leaking into the engine cylinder, oil contamination, engine misfiring, and overheating. This is a known issue and the subject of a federal class action lawsuit (Bissell v. Honda, Case No.
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Car failed to start and all warning lights on dash were present. To restart the vehicle, the battery was disconnected and reconnected. As a result, the 2019 Honda Accord was taken to the dealership for repair.
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The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the spark plugs were replaced; however, the failure returned soon after the repair.
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The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle was hesitating and then lost motive power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the head gasket was cracked, and there was a cooling leak within the cylinders.
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Vehicle goes into limo mode after fueling. Multiple warning lights on dash
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Turbo failure on my 2019 and dealer quoted 1900$ to fix. I’ve seen many other owners with this exact problem. My car is at risk of failure
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The fuel injectors failed at around 150,000 miles. The entire dash will light up with warnings and the car will loose power. I had it checked with the dealer and all of my maintenance's have been done at the dealer.
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My car will be driving down the road and all my lights will come on and go to fix the problem and they all come back on . I’ve had the car for two years and been in the shop majority of the time .
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The contact owns a 2019 Honda Accord. The contact stated while the vehicle was at a standstill at a traffic light, the vehicle started to vibrate abnormally. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated.
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DURING A HIGHWAY DRIVE DURING RAIN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE AND PULL OVER BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. A LARGE 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR-ENDED MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE, WATER WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE AIR BOX AND APPEARS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ENTER LIMP MODE. I HAD A CO-WORKER WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBELM DURING RAIN STORM. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCTED SOTRED CODE OR FIND THE PROBLEM.
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I BOUGH A BRAND NEW 2019 HONDA ACCORD 2.0T TOURING FROM HONDA CARS OF ROCKWALL IN TX AROUND MID AUGUST AND HAVE SINCE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR ON A DAILY BASIS. AT AROUND 12K MILES I TOOK THE ENGINE COVER OFF TO CLEAN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I HA VE DISCOVERED 2 SMALL POOLS OF OIL JUST SITTING BETWEEN THE REAR SIDE OF VALVE COVER AND THE ENGINE BLOCK JUST DIRECTLY UNDER THE PCV VALVE PORT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ONLINE THREADS THAT SIMILAR OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR AND THE TYPE R WHICH HAS THE SAME ENGINE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH POSSIBLY WRAPPED HEAD OR DEFECTIVE VALVE COVER
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My head gasket blew in my car while driving on a highway, causing the car to jerk and completely die on me and it was unable to be restarted. My cylinder walls are scored and my head is completely ruined. It was a safety risk due to me being in the middle of the highway and having no control of the car as it died.
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The vehicle displayed engine warning message “Emission System Problem” at 70,000 miles and this appears to be present in many vehicles of this edition.
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Head gasket blown out at 55k miles
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Out of thousands of 2019 owners, my head gasket has blown. This isn’t right.
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