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CarsLore / Honda / Prelude / 1991

1991 Honda Prelude

15 owner complaints — #8 of 20 Prelude model years. 1 recall, 3 service bulletins.

15complaints · 2 crashes, 2 fires
1recalls
3manufacturer bulletins
129,000 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1991 Honda Prelude, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Seat belts9
  • Engine and engine cooling5
  • Latches/locks/linkages1
  • Equipment1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 4 injuries and 1 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’81’85’88’91’94’97’00’03’0615’81’85’88’91’94’97’00’03’0615
1986198719911992199319971998199920002001

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1991 Honda Prelude failed the safety check 0.00% of the time — 100% less often than the average 1991 passenger car (1.13%). Median odometer at inspection: 147,149 miles.

105first inspections
0.00%failed on safety
147,149 mimedian odometer
0.0%1.2%2.3%’86’90’91’92’94’96’98’00’260.0%0.0%1.2%2.3%’86’91’94’97’00’260.0%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In the United Kingdom

30 cars built in 1991 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 137 more were declared off the road (SORN).

30licensed, end of 2025
18%of those still registered are on the road

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

In New Zealand

58 1991 cars are on the New Zealand register; 86% arrived as used imports, 12% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 1991 Honda Prelude.

1995086
24 May 1995		Seats And Restraints
On certain vehicles, the platic front seatbelt release buttons may break allowing plastic pieces to fall into the buckle assembly. If this should happen, a no …

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

95V103001 · Seat belts24 May 1995 · 3,700,000 vehicles

THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Honda told its dealers about the 1991 Honda Prelude: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
629541CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF A TWANG NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SPRING CONTACT. *SLC
626720INFORMATION REGARDING CAM-ON FUEL FILL CAP FAILURES DURING SMOG CHECK. *YH
618958INFORMATION ON HONING FIBER REINFORCED METAL (FRM) CYLINDERS. *TT

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)