Honda Accord 2003

2003 Honda Accord: what owners report

• The automatic gearbox dominates US complaints about the 2003 Accord: it starts slipping or shifting badly and often fails at around 95,000-100,000 miles.2003
• Per the TÜV Report 2016 as cited by autozeitung, older European cars show faulty front lights, leaking exhausts and worn brake discs, and at around 11 years worn axle joints and broken springs.2002–2015
• ADAC breakdown data cited by autozeitung point to failed alternators on 2002-2003 cars, starters on 2003-2004 cars and boost-pressure control faults on 2009-2010 diesels.2002–2010
• A 2016 autozeitung used-car guide, citing the TÜV Report 2016 and ADAC, calls the European seventh- and eighth-generation Accord very reliable, with notable inspection defects only from about seven years of age.2002–2015