Head-to-head reliability
Ferrari Purosangue vs Honda Accord
How the Ferrari Purosangue and Honda Accord compare on NHTSA complaints, recalls and crash reports — and which is the lower-risk used buy.
Based on NHTSA owner-complaint & recall records
Ferrari Purosangue vs Honda Accord: the Purosangue has 1 complaint over 4 years (0.3/yr) and 3 wiring recalls, while the Accord has 4,524 complaints over 10 years (452.4/yr), 38 recalls, 162 crash-related complaints, 146 injuries, and 3 deaths. The Accord's larger record gives buyers more reported patterns to check. Source: NHTSA owner complaints.
The picture
Is the Ferrari Purosangue or Honda Accord more reliable?
A plain-English read on what the NHTSA record says about living with each vehicle.
Ferrari Purosangue
The Ferrari Purosangue is a low-volume exotic SUV, and its NHTSA record reflects that: just 1 complaint over 4 years, or about 0.3 per year, with no crash-related complaints, injuries, or deaths. The single complaint is filed under the electrical system, and all 3 recalls also involve interior/under-dash wiring. For a buyer, that means very little owner-reported failure data to learn from, but the repeated wiring recalls are the main documented concern to verify.
Honda Accord
The Honda Accord is a high-volume mainstream sedan, and its NHTSA record is correspondingly large: 4,524 complaints over 10 years, about 452 per year, plus 38 recalls, 162 crash-related complaints, 146 injuries, and 3 deaths. Owner reports cluster around engine problems, electrical failures, and forward collision avoidance issues. For a buyer, this means there is a lot of real-world information to review, but also a wide range of reported problems to check on any specific car.
The numbers
Side-by-side NHTSA record
Lower is better in every category. The highlighted cell is the stronger result.
| Category | Ferrari Purosangue | Honda Accord |
|---|---|---|
| Total complaintsAll model years combined | 1 Better | 4,524 |
| Safety recallsFederal recall campaigns | 3 Better | 38 |
| Crash reportsCrash-related complaints | 0 Better | 162 |
| Complaints per yearAveraged across model years | 0.3 Better | 452.4 |
| Reported injuriesTied to owner complaints | 0 Better | 146 |
| Reported deathsTied to owner complaints | 0 Better | 3 |
Source: NHTSA owner complaints & recall records.
What actually goes wrong
The problems owners report
The most-complained-about systems on each vehicle — what fails, and what owners say in their own words.
Ferrari Purosangue
- 01ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
The only owner complaint on record for the Purosangue is filed under the electrical system, and all 3 recalls involve interior/under-dash wiring. Because there is no complaint text, the exact symptom owners experienced is not described, but the repeated wiring recalls suggest buyers should have the under-dash wiring inspected.
Honda Accord
- 01ENGINE1,006
- 02ELECTRICAL SYSTEM895
- 03FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE837
- 04UNKNOWN OR OTHER746
- 05FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM602
Engine is the most common complaint category, with 1,006 reports. Owners describe alarms for brake, hill descent, ABS, and critical failure while losing speed, plus rattling noises during acceleration and rough transitions between EV and gas modes.
There are 895 electrical complaints. Owners report electronic power steering and braking failing and locking up at highway speeds, and a tire failing catastrophically shortly after a TPMS warning was serviced under warranty.
This category has 837 complaints. Owners describe the system failing to resolve a threat, and adaptive cruise control suddenly behaving unexpectedly under the same driving and weather conditions on the same route.
There are 602 fuel/propulsion complaints. Owners report a persistent rotten-egg or sulfur odor that remained after a paid filter replacement and odor treatment, and a foot slipping behind a plastic side panel in a hybrid model.
“Vehicle drove normally in the morning commute. In the afternoon commute it started normally and as i approached highway speeds the alarms started showing up. the Brake, hill descent system, abs, critical failure. the vehicle started losing speed and could not…”
“Vehicle makes rattling noises while accelerating similar to a diesel engine also rough transitions between EV mode and Gas mode also when you press the charge button the engine makes a very noticeable jerk once it’s on ,Honda does not want to fix my issue and…”
Official recalls
Safety recalls on record
Federal recall campaigns — the defect, the risk, and the fix. Confirm any open recall was completed before you buy.
Ferrari Purosangue — 3 recalls
The defect: Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Purosangue vehicles. The fuse box’s power supply and the passenger-side footrest may contact each other, possibly resulting in a short circuit that activates the brake warning light and decreases the vehicle's braking ability.
The risk: A loss of braking ability increases the risk of a crash.
The fix: Ferrari will install a plastic spacer between the fuse box’s power supply and the passenger-side footrest, free of charge. Owner notification letters are scheduled to be mailed by September 21, 2025. Owners may contact Ferrari customer ser…
The defect: Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Purosangue vehicles. The fuse box’s power supply and the passenger-side footrest may contact each other, possibly resulting in a short circuit that activates the brake warning light and decreases the vehicle's braking ability.
The risk: A loss of braking ability increases the risk of a crash.
The fix: Ferrari will install a plastic spacer between the fuse box’s power supply and the passenger-side footrest, free of charge. Owner notification letters are scheduled to be mailed by September 21, 2025. Owners may contact Ferrari customer ser…
The defect: Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Purosangue vehicles. The fuse box’s power supply and the passenger-side footrest may contact each other, possibly resulting in a short circuit that activates the brake warning light and decreases the vehicle's braking ability.
The risk: A loss of braking ability increases the risk of a crash.
The fix: Ferrari will install a plastic spacer between the fuse box’s power supply and the passenger-side footrest, free of charge. Owner notification letters are scheduled to be mailed by September 21, 2025. Owners may contact Ferrari customer ser…
Honda Accord — 38 recalls
The defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Honda Accord Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the integrated control module (ICM) central processing unit (CPU) may reset while driving, causing a loss of drive power.
The risk: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash or injury.
The fix: Dealers will reprogram the ICM CPU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 6, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is TN2. Vehicle Identificati…
The defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2026 CR-V Hybrid, Accord Hybrid, and 2025-2026 CR-V Fuel Cell EV vehicles. When using the tire repair kit, pressure may build within the sealant bottle, causing the bottle cap to detach.
The risk: A detached bottle cap can become a projectile and strike the user or others nearby, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix: Dealers will replace the tire repair kit nozzle or sealant bottle, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed July 27, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipat…
The defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly may deactivate improperly, which can result in an unsecured child restraint sys…
The risk: An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
The fix: Dealers will replace the second-row center seat belt assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2022. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.
The defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX, 2020-2022 Acura R…
The risk: An air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury.
The fix: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for these recalls ar…
Buyer analysis
Ferrari Purosangue or Honda Accord: which should you buy?
The Ferrari Purosangue has far fewer issues per year, about 0.3 complaints annually versus about 452 for the Honda Accord. In practice, the Accord has a much larger and more varied set of owner-reported problems to research, while the Purosangue has very little complaint data but repeated wiring recalls. Neither record can tell you how any single used car was maintained or driven.
Key differences
- The Purosangue has 1 complaint and 3 recalls, all tied to electrical or interior/under-dash wiring, while the Accord has 4,524 complaints and 38 recalls across many systems.
- Accord owners report serious symptoms such as power steering and braking locking up at highway speeds, engine alarms with speed loss, and adaptive cruise control behaving unexpectedly; the Purosangue has no complaint text describing symptoms.
- The Accord record includes 162 crash-related complaints, 146 injuries, and 3 deaths, while the Purosangue record shows 0 in each of those categories.
- The Accord's top complaint areas are engine, electrical, forward collision avoidance, unknown/other, and fuel/propulsion, while the Purosangue's only complaint area is electrical.
- Check for any open or completed recalls involving interior/under-dash wiring, since all 3 Purosangue recalls are in that area.
- Inspect under-dash wiring and electrical connectors for signs of prior repair, corrosion, or loose connections, because the sole complaint is electrical.
- Listen for rattling noises during acceleration and feel for rough transitions between EV and gas modes, which owners report as engine-related symptoms.
- Test the electronic power steering, braking, and forward collision avoidance systems at low and highway speeds, since owners report lockups and unexpected adaptive cruise control behavior.
Before you buy
- Run the VIN through NHTSA recalls to confirm whether the Purosangue's wiring recalls or the Accord's many recalls have been completed.
- For the Accord, ask for service records covering engine, electrical, and driver-assist repairs, and test drive long enough to feel EV-to-gas transitions and adaptive cruise control.
- For the Purosangue, have a specialist inspect under-dash wiring and electrical connectors before purchase.
- On any used Accord, verify that the electronic power steering and braking systems have no stored fault codes and that the forward collision avoidance system is calibrated.
- Get a pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic familiar with the specific model, and treat the NHTSA complaint counts as a starting point rather than a prediction for the individual car.
Year by year
Which model years to avoid
Complaints per model year for both vehicles — lower is better. The spikes are the years to scrutinize.
| Year | Ferrari Purosangue | Honda Accord |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 109 |
| 2024 | 0 | 219 |
| 2023 | 1 | 226 |
Check the actual car
Comparing models is smart. Checking the VIN is essential.
Brand averages tell you the trend. A VIN check tells you what's wrong with the specific Ferrari Purosangue or Honda Accord in front of you — accident history, open recalls and title records.
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- Comparison
- Ferrari Purosangue vs Honda Accord
- Ferrari Purosangue total complaints
- 1
- Honda Accord total complaints
- 4,524
- Ferrari Purosangue total recalls
- 3
- Honda Accord total recalls
- 38
- Ferrari Purosangue avg complaints/year
- 0.3
- Honda Accord avg complaints/year
- 452.4
- More reliable overall
- Ferrari Purosangue
- Ferrari Purosangue top complaint area
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Honda Accord top complaint area
- ENGINE