2018 - 2022 Honda Accords Having Fuel Injectors Fail At Alarming Rate CODE: P0172.

I've owned my 2018 Accord 1.5 Turbo since new. This was a new 10th generation accord, and even the sales-rep was surprised mine was part of a series number ending in -0001 as he never had seen that before which had me a little worried. But I was paying a premium for quality as the Accord has always been the most expensive sedan in its class.  I’ve maintained the car meticulously with oil changed well before the 10K recommended timeframe and as I mainly work from home now, most of the miles have been accumulated on the highway for road-trips. And by clockwork around 58.6K I got a Christmas tree of check engine lights, and the car started losing power over the next couple of days with a clear indication the lights were not going away. Fortunately, I was able to drive it to local HONDA dealership, and they diagnosed it with P0172 Fuel System Rich – Bank 1 failure which means 1 of the 4 fuel injectors has failed. Unfortunately it was not covered under the 60K warranty, and I asked the representative if he could call Honda and ask if they could have been part of a bad batch seeing that it was among the first produced Accords of the 10th generation and I believe it had failed much too early. He said no, and that I had to buy a set of 4 fuel injectors with a whopping total fix price of $1,600 which carried only a 12-month warranty! It seemed the dealership was more interested in ‘happy ratings' for it's survey than do a small complimentary check with HONDA regarding the possibility of having a bad fuel injector batch. Nowadays, they could probably tell you where the metal for the injector was mined, but when problems appear you're on your own. I died inside that day. I realized 3 things: (1) I had never had fuel injectors fail so early on any car cheap or expensive, (2) all the fuel savings would be erased by this very expensive repair on Honda’s very ‘fuel efficient’ design with catastrophic repair options and prices, (3) after opening a case with Honda I it was clear they are only there to apologize for my unfortunate problems and would not even bother calling me back after 3+ messages left with the case manager. I’m finding more and more of these cases online & Youtube, and many of us feel betrayed at price to quality expectation. And they seem to be carrying the same engine to the 2023 Model which is now $5K more than for 2018! I have a feeling there will be a lot of unhappy customers in this model’s lifespan. Is HONDA & Accord reliability starting to slip? If a recall is issued down the road will owners who fixed their cars out of pocket be reimbursed?