2022 Honda Accord Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 105 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2022 Honda Accord, 41% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 22,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “ghost touch” (18% of reports).
- 105electrical system complaints
- 22,000median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 2mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 46%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Ghost touch: mentioned in 19 of 105 complaints (18%)
- Infotainment touchscreen: mentioned in 10 of 105 complaints (10%)
- Phone calls: mentioned in 10 of 105 complaints (10%)
- Phantom touches: mentioned in 6 of 105 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 5 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 105 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 2 an injury.
Honda Accord electrical system complaints by model year
| Model year | Electrical System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Accord | 1 | 9% | — |
| 2025 Accord | 9 | 10% | — |
| 2024 Accord | 26 | 17% | 22,863 |
| 2023 Accord | 23 | 27% | 25,100 |
| 2022 Accord | 105 | 41% | 22,000 |
| 2021 Accord | 66 | 27% | 100,000 |
| 2020 Accord | 53 | 15% | 14,500 |
| 2019 Accord | 109 | 16% | 14,000 |
| 2018 Accord | 296 | 16% | 11,075 |
| 2017 Accord | 155 | 29% | 29,048 |
| 2016 Accord | 199 | 33% | 46,000 |
| 2015 Accord | 237 | 39% | 50,500 |
| 2014 Accord | 378 | 39% | 52,000 |
| 2013 Accord | 416 | 29% | 50,000 |
| 2012 Accord | 32 | 9% | 50,000 |
| 2011 Accord | 18 | 6% | 66,000 |
| 2010 Accord | 34 | 6% | 60,500 |
| 2009 Accord | 44 | 6% | 62,500 |
| 2008 Accord | 104 | 7% | 32,000 |
| 2007 Accord | 60 | 11% | 89,000 |
| 2006 Accord | 42 | 10% | 81,000 |
| 2005 Accord | 96 | 15% | 70,961 |
| 2004 Accord | 146 | 14% | 85,000 |
| 2003 Accord | 142 | 7% | 71,000 |
| 2002 Accord | 69 | 7% | 97,000 |
| 2001 Accord | 78 | 8% | 102,500 |
| 2000 Accord | 171 | 14% | 107,000 |
| 1999 Accord | 388 | 34% | 130,000 |
| 1998 Accord | 308 | 26% | 126,037 |
| 1997 Accord | 96 | 21% | 135,500 |
| 1996 Accord | 40 | 8% | 120,000 |
| 1995 Accord | 43 | 8% | 132,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2022 Honda Accord. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The infotainment touchscreen in my 2022 Honda Accord Sport experiences phantom or ghost touches. The screen changes menus on its own without driver input. It switches audio sources, changes settings, interrupts Apple CarPlay, and becomes unresponsive to touch commands. The problem occurs while…
The infotainment system and center touchscreen display unit on my 2022 Honda Accord suffer a severe component failure commonly referred to as "Ghost Touch". The screen touches by itself so the radio, map, everything in the menu change by itself. Sometime, the radio turns on/off by itself too. When…
The infotainment system glitches and will not respond to touch or will have phantom âtouchesâ where the system will make inputs on its own. This is worse when itâs really hot and was told by dealership that this is due to components overheating and malfunctioning, and it requires the full…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2022 Honda Accords have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 105 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2022 Honda Accord (41% of the 257 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2022 Honda Accord electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 22,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2022 Honda Accord?
The most frequent phrase is “ghost touch”, in 19 of 105 complaints, followed by “infotainment touchscreen” (10).
Other 2022 Honda Accord problems
See all 2022 Honda Accord problems or electrical system problems across all Accord years.