Total Complaints
2 filings
HONDA V SERIES · model year
2001 HONDA V SERIES
2 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2001HONDAV SERIES carries 2 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2001 V SERIES is tires with 1 filings, followed by vehicle speed control (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 77 investigation files overlapping the 2001 V SERIES, and 9 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
2
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
1 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| TIRES | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20070215CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 HONDA ACCORD V6 SEDAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 26,000MILES (I DRIVE IT TO WORK AND GROCERY SHOPPING WITHIN A 10 MILE AREA.) WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MI PER HOUR BEHIND AN SUV THAT WAS BEHIND A GARBAGE TRUCK THAT WAS STOPPING AT EVERY CORNER. WHEN THE GARBAGE TRUCK STOPPED AS DID THE SUV THE NEXT TIME - WE WERE ALMOST 2 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND -MY HUSBAND PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. WE HEARD A WHIRRING NOISE AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AT INCREDIBLE SPEED HITTING THE REAR OF THE SUV. AT THAT POINT THE GARBAGE TRUCK MOVED ON AND THE SUV DISAPPEARED QUICKLY AROUND THE NEXT CORNER. DAMAGE TO MY CAR - DENTED HOOD, CRACKED GRILL AND CRACKED BUMPER. SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPENED 2 YEARS AGO. I HAD BARELY STARTED THE CAR, WAS LEAVING FOR WORK WHEN A RED LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AT INCREDIBLE SPEED AND PLOWED INTO THE REAR OF MY NEIGHBORS PARKED TRUCK (HIS TRUCK WAS BARELY TWO DOORS DOWN FROM
20020321TIRES
FRONT TIRE IS DRY ROTTEN, AND HAS STRESS CRACK. DUNLAP, SIZE100/90-19. DEARLERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Compare 2001HONDAV SERIES to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations 9 Open
PE25017Preliminary EvaluationOpen
Inaccurate Rear Passenger Seat Belt Warning Status
PE25016Preliminary EvaluationOpen
Loss of Motive Power
PE25018Preliminary EvaluationOpen
Inadvertent Deployment of Side Air Bags
PE25008Preliminary EvaluationOpen
Engine failure
EA25004Engineering AnalysisOpen
No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages
Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2001 HONDA V SERIES have?▼
The 2001 HONDA V SERIES has 2 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2001 HONDA V SERIES?▼
The most-complained component for the 2001 HONDA V SERIES is TIRES with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.
Is the 2001 HONDA V SERIES safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.