Sell your Honda Accord in Tulsa

The Accord years that stand out in the federal file

NHTSA, the federal road-safety agency, files owner complaints by model year and by the part named. A complaint is one owner's account, not a proven defect, and a big-selling year piles up more of them. We checked the 2012 to 2025 files in September 2026, and these years stand out.

• 2013 to 2015: The 2013 file holds 1,421 complaints; 499 name the steering and 415 the electrical system. Owners of all three years write about power steering cutting out, often with ABS, stability and traction lights coming on together.
• 2016 and 2017: The electrical reports keep describing loud static from the speakers, sometimes with the radio off.
• 2018 to 2021: The 2018 draws 1,996 complaints, the most of any Accord year from 2016 on; 578 name the engine and 350 the forward collision system. Owners of the 1.5-liter turbo describe misfires and lost power; others describe the car braking hard on its own with nothing ahead. Both stories run through 2021.
• 2022: 108 of 303 complaints name the electrical system, most of them a touchscreen that makes selections by itself.
• 2023: 71 of 225 name the electrical system and 61 the brakes. Several hybrid owners say the car lost drive power on the highway as a brake warning came up.
• 2024 and 2025: Steering leads, at 67 of 217 and then 43 of 107. Owners hear a clunk or click when they turn the wheel.

Source: NHTSA complaints, 2013 Accord; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2021; 2022; 2023 Accord Hybrid; 2023 Accord Sedan; 2024 Accord Sedan; 2025 Accord Sedan.

Honda Accord transmission problems: the 2003 and 2004 cars

If you've heard that Accord transmissions fail, the federal file points mostly at older cars. NHTSA's 2003 Accord listing holds 2,013 complaints, and 926 name the power train; the 2004 listing has 348 of 1,017. Owners describe slipping, harsh shifts and cars that suddenly wouldn't move. A 2004 recall on both years covers heat building up between the second gears, and its consequence line is plain: "Gear failure could result in transmission lockup, which could result in a crash." Depending on what the inspection found, the dealer revised an oil cooler line or replaced the transmission. A 2011 recall later updated the transmission software on some 2005 to 2010 Accords.

From 2012 on, the power train never ranks among the four parts named most in a year's complaints, though two recalls touch it. Drive shafts on some 2013 to 2015 four-cylinder CVT cars get inspected, but only if the car was sold or ever registered in a listed road-salt state; Oklahoma isn't one, but Missouri is, so check an Accord that came from there. Some 2023 Accord Hybrids get a replacement e-CVT because a faulty unit can cut drive power. If yours slips outside those recalls, see the bad transmission guide.

Source: NHTSA complaints, 2003 Accord; 2004; NHTSA recalls, 2003 Accord; 2005; 2013; 2023 Accord Hybrid.

Open Accord recalls a buyer will spot

Not every car in a listed year is included, so enter your VIN in NHTSA's recall lookup.

• 2012: eight air bag recalls, seven for the front passenger inflator. Several concern replacement inflators that can burst, with a risk of "sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants".
• 2013 to 2016: a battery sensor case that can let water in and short out, a fire risk.
• 2013 to 2022: the fuel pump inside the tank, which can fail and stall the engine while you drive.
• Some 2014 and 2015 four-cylinder cars: connecting rod bolts that may not have been tightened right. The remedy is a new engine short block.
• 2016 to 2022: a front passenger seat weight sensor that can crack and short. This one was filed in May 2026, so a VIN check from before then won't show it.
• 2022: a stability-assist valve that may leak brake fluid and let the car move while brake hold is on.

Federal law makes the maker fix a recall defect at no charge, with one age cutoff: "The requirement that a remedy be provided without charge does not apply" once the first buyer bought the car more than 15 calendar years before the recall notice. Every recall on this page, the 2004 one included, falls inside it. The 2023 and newer cars are in the questions below.

Source: NHTSA recalls, 2012 Accord; 2013; 2014; 2016; 2022; 49 U.S.C. 30120 (Cornell LII).

A 1.5-liter turbo that misfires: repair it or sell it?

The costliest story in the newer files has no recall behind it. On 2018 to 2021 cars with the 1.5-liter turbo, owners describe shaking, misfires, limp mode and a dash full of warnings. Some were told the turbo or the fuel injectors were to blame; others say the head gasket failed, one at 109,000 miles. No recall covers a head gasket.

Rule out the fuel pump recall first, since a failed pump can also stall these cars. If the shop still says head gasket or turbo, get its quote in writing and an offer on the car as it sits. If the repair would eat most of what the Accord brings running well, selling it as it is usually wins. The engine problems guide and the repair-or-sell worksheet set both numbers side by side. The same test fits a 2003 or 2004 that slips between gears. A lone warning light is a smaller question; start with small problems.

Source: NHTSA complaints, 2018 Accord; 2019; 2020; 2021.

What a buyer prices into a used Accord

You won't find a dollar figure here. These are what move the offer:

• Exact mileage. A few complaints in the file come from buyers who found the odometer didn't match the car's history, so expect yours to be checked.
• Title. A salvage or rebuilt brand, or a loan still on record, changes who can buy it; see salvage title and car with a loan.
• Condition. Dents, hail, glass, tires, warning lights, and whether the screen and steering behave.

Source: NHTSA complaints, 2013 Accord; 2017.

Selling the Accord in Tulsa, whichever buyer takes it

Our Tulsa line. Call (539) 271-2021 or use the sell-it-to-us form. We buy some Accords ourselves, wherever they sit in Tulsa, and we pay by check. An Accord with no title or no keys still gets a look; we don't buy every one, and if yours isn't one we buy, we tell you on the call.

The partner's offer. Peddle's page describes a free, no-obligation offer made online. Peddle arranges the pickup and covers its cost, and at pickup "Peddle issues payment immediately by check." Have the title, registration and a driver's license or ID ready. A sale through that route pays this site a referral fee, and cash for cars compares the two.

Oklahoma's part. Service Oklahoma's title page requires an odometer disclosure statement when a vehicle from 2011 or newer changes hands. It's usually part of the assignment on the title; when it isn't, Form 729 is required. Sign the title over in front of a notary, and have a lien release for any loan still on record; the paperwork guide has the rest. Honda and its dealers have no connection to this site.

Source: Peddle, Sell My Car; Service Oklahoma: Vehicle Titles.

VIN in hand? Pick your route for the Accord

Have the VIN, the mileage and your recall check in front of you, then call (539) 271-2021 or send the form. If it's an Accord we buy, the offer is ours and we pay by check. If it isn't, the partner's offer costs nothing to request and nothing to turn down.