Other steering problem on the 2005 Honda Accord
5 crashes 4 fires 3 injuries 12 of the 25 reports for this failure mention a crash, a fire, an injury or a death. Those are the owner's words on the complaint form, not a verified finding, and one report can mention more than one.
When other steering problem gets reported
Owners of the 2005 Honda Accord report other steering problem at a median of 70,000 miles. A quarter of the reports come in before 35,000 miles and a quarter after 135,000 miles, from 21 reports that carried an odometer reading.
A part like this is normally expected to survive 95,000 miles. It is the 11th most-reported problem on this model year.
The mileage distribution
The reported range runs from 200 miles at the tenth percentile to 150,000 miles at the ninetieth, a spread of 151,843 miles across the middle 80% of reports.
A spread this wide points at use rather than design. Towing, climate, service history and city mileage all move a failure like this, so the median is a weak guide to any individual car.
29% of the dated reports were filed under 36,000 miles.
The whole distribution
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 miles | 34,000 miles | 72,000 miles | 136,000 miles | 152,000 miles |
Read the 10th percentile as “one report in ten arrived this early”. Exact figures are shown in this table because it is the table of record; everywhere else on the site they are rounded to the precision the sample can carry.
What a percentile can and cannot tell you here
These five numbers describe the readings owners gave, in order. The median is the middle one: half the reports arrived below it. The 10th and 90th are the edges of the bulk of the distribution, and the distance between them is the part worth reading. A tight spread — say 70,000 to 95,000 miles — points at something that wears out on a schedule, and the schedule is knowable. A wide one, 20,000 to 190,000, points at a fault that hits some cars and never troubles others, which means the mileage on the listing in front of you tells you very little about your odds.
What these figures are not is a survival curve. Every reading here comes from a car whose owner filed a complaint, so the sample contains only failures: it cannot say what share of the fleet made it past 150,000 miles untouched, because those owners had nothing to report. Nor is the mileage the moment of failure — it is the odometer reading as recalled at the time of filing, which may be weeks later and is sometimes rounded to the nearest ten thousand by the person typing it.
Percentiles are shown at all only once 8 readings exist for the vehicle and mode. Below that the middle of a handful of numbers is noise wearing a decimal point, so the figures are withheld rather than dressed up.
What happens, and what it costs
Of these reports, 5 a crash, 4 a fire and 3 an injury are mentioned. Owners write their own complaints and the agency does not verify them, so read this as what the reports say happened rather than as a confirmed count.
Putting it right typically runs $350–$2,400 at an independent US shop. That range is an editorial estimate held in this site's failure-mode catalogue, not a figure from NHTSA, and it is a repair cost rather than a diagnosis cost.
The same failure on other years
The same failure is reported on 25 model years of this car. It shows up earliest on the 2021, at a median of 600 miles, and latest on the 2000 at 140,000 miles.
By volume the 2013 carries the most reports, with 306; the 2005 has 25. A mode that appears across most years of a model is usually a design choice rather than a bad batch.
If one year stands out to the left, that is the year to avoid; if the whole line sits at a similar mileage, this is wear rather than a defect in one production run.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The mileage is the one the owner gave.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH attempting to change lanes, the steering failed and she did not have any control of the vehicle. The vehicle began veering right to left independently. The vehicle crashed into a curb and finally landed on an embankment. The contact stated she was informed of NHTSA campaign id number: 08v091000 (steering:hydraulic power assist:hose, piping, and connections) and contacted the manufacturer to see if that recall affected her model vehicle as well and was informed that it did not. Later she was informed of NHTSA campaign id number: 12v222000 (steering:hydraulic power assist:hose, piping, and connections) and contacted the manufacturer and was informed that her VIN was included and accepted a complaint. The failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 169,000.
Honda accord 2005 2.4liter vtec 4dr/lx power steering fluid hose feed is leaking and honda wouldn't cover repairs. The power steering fluid hose feed is leaking because of cracks on the line.I have been adding fluid to the power steering reservoir for three months twice a month. Last week I took the car to the dealership where the car was purchase in 2005 for regular maintenance and they saw the problem and diagnose. They indicated that the problem is part of the recall from honda last year. After running my car VIN it came up that my car VIN is not part of the recall VIN list. I ask them why it is not part of the list. Since my car was purchase in 2005 brand new and is part of the model year between 2003 to 2007. They say I should call honda and ask them about the car. So today 3/13/2013 I call honda and they indicated that my car VIN is not part of the recall list as well. Even though it is experiencing the problem from the october 2012 recall. They said it can't be cover. I will have to paid out of pocket. The dealership is charging about 500 to 600 for labor and parts to replace the bad power steering hose. I am writing to…
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign id number: 12v222000 (steering). The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH he noticed a whining sound and tightness in the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the steering pump would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The recall only covered the power steering hose and no other components of the steering unit. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. *tr
Also reported on the 2005 Honda Accord
Other powertrain problem
Other electrical problem
Other body or interior problem
Airbag warning light or occupant sensor fault
Other speed control problem
Other engine problem
How far this goes
Complaints are voluntary, so 25 is a floor and not a count of affected cars. Mileages are typed in by owners and cluster on round numbers. And the mode itself is assigned by software reading the complaint text, which is reliable in bulk and fallible one report at a time.
Questions this page answers
At what mileage does other steering problem happen on the 2005 Honda Accord?
Across 21 owner reports that included an odometer reading, half were filed by 70,000 miles. A quarter were filed before 35,000 miles and a quarter after 135,000 miles. These are the mileages owners reported when they complained, not a prediction for any individual car.
How common is other steering problem on the 2005 Honda Accord?
25 reports have been filed with NHTSA, about 0.2 per 1,000 vehicles. Complaints are voluntary, so this is a floor rather than a count of affected cars.
What this is and is not. These are the mileages at which owners chose to complain to a federal agency, which is not the same as the mileage at which the part fails on every car. It skews toward failures that happened outside warranty, cost real money, or frightened someone. It is still the only public dataset that carries failure mileage at all, and the shape of a few hundred readings is informative even when a single one is not. Methodology · JSON · this failure on other cars
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed