There are 4 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 2019 Honda Accord Hybridin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
07/28/2023 - Car showed many brake system errors: electric parking brake, vehicle stability, adaptive cruise control, etc. Took to Heritage Honda, Bel Air, MD, and got error code diagnosis of PI20-00, brake system/pedal simulator failure. Heritage "reflashed" pedal simulator and cleared code. Told OK to drive but if brake system errors showed up again, pull over to side of road and have car towed. Drove 20+ miles home. 07/29/2023 - Car again showed brake system errors as on 07/28. Husband and I drove car around our development and there were no brakes, even after husband pumping and pushing down on brake pedal very hard. 07/31/2023 - Flat bed towed car to Martin Honda, Newark, DE and got same error code. Paid to replace brake pedal simulator, PN 01469-TWA-A56. Issue is that brake system did not fail safely, because failure of pedal simulator left me with no brakes. Requested Honda pay entire Martin Honda invoice but Honda paid $1400 of repair. Have since requested that Honda pay remaining $1000 that I paid, plus diagnostic fee for Heritage Honda, and towing charge.
Twice the brake hold system didn't hold and creeping up on vehicle in front. I stomped on the brakes and it delayed in engaging almost hitting the car in front. For several moments the brakes wouldn't respond. (Where was the car going? We were stopped, brake hold engaged.) Previously the dealership checked the brake hold system, saying it was okay.
My wife’s car and she was driving and the car applied brakes by itself and wife was force to move to the side on a highway. Took it to dealership and said that nothing was wrong with vehicle
INCIDENT #1: 04/29/2019, 562 MILES ON ODOMETER. VEHICLE WAS BACKED UP INTO THE PARKING SPOT AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE SHOWED YELLOW "BRAKE SYSTEM" DASH LIGHT AND 2 WARNING MESSAGES ONE WAS GENERIC BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. SECOND WAS ELABORATING THAT BRAKE FLUID MAY BE LOW AND INSTRUCTING TO CHECK IF BRAKES OPERATE NORMALLY. I CHECKED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT HAD NOTICEABLE LESS RESISTANCE. AFTER A MINUTE THE CONDITION CLEANED ITSELF, THE ERROR MESSAGES DISAPPEARED, THE BRAKE PEDAL FEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL. I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS NORMAL, THEN IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. TECHNICIAN FOUND NO STORED ERROR CODES, PERFORMED. SYSTEM RESET. HONDA RECOMMENDATION WAS TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE. INCIDENT #2: 07/17/2019, 3268 MILES ON ODOMETER. AFTER A COMMUTE PARKING CAR, THE VEHICLE SHOWED YELLOW "BRAKE SYSTEM" DASH LIGHT AND 2 WARNINGS. THESE WERE EXACTLY THE SAME AS IN INCIDENT #1 THIS TIME, I MADE PICTURES, THESE CAN BE PROVIDED IF NEEDED AND ARE ATTACHED HERE: HTTPS://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/T/2019-HONDA-ACCORD-HYBRID-INTERMITTENT-BRAKE-SYSTEM-WARNING-LIGHT-AND-ON-DASH-WARNINGS/150465 BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS SOFT/SPONGY SAME AS WITH INCIDENT #1, AFTER A MINUTE THE CONDITION CLEANED ITSELF, THE ERROR MESSAGES DISAPPEARED, BRAKE FEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER ERROR MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, SHARED PHOTOS. THEY FOUND NOTHING AND RAISED IT TO HONDA CORPORATE, WHO HAD NO SOLUTION EITHER. HONDA RECOMMENDED DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL NEW INCIDENT OCCURS AT THIS POINT, I ASKED FOR VEHICLE TO BE REPLACED UNDER VIRGINIA LEMON LAW, WHICH QUALIFIES SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, BUT WAS DENIED BY HONDA. NCDS ARBITER SIDED WITH HONDA. SINCE HONDA INTRODUCE NO REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM IS STILL HIDDEN IN THE CAR, IT IS A TICKING BOMB. *JS
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026