2016 Honda Accord
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 607 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 13th highest complaint count among 25 Accord model years with reports.
Of the 2016 reports, 32 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 29 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, sensor, occupant classification, front passengerMay 21, 2026
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.
Campaign 26V332000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpDec 18, 2023
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
Campaign 23V858000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, other, delivery, fuel pumpJan 29, 2019
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Acura MDX, 2015-2019 Acura TLX and 2015-2017 Honda Accord vehicles, equipped with a 3.5L V6 engine. Particulates in fuel may adhere to the internal components of the fuel pump, reducing its performance.
Reduced fuel pump performance can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the fuel injection engine control unit (FI-ECU) software and, if necessary, replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's recall number for this recall is P3W. Honda's recall number for this recall is N3X.
Campaign 19V060000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, 12v/24v/48v batteryJun 29, 2017
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Honda Accord vehicles. The case for the battery sensor, part of the battery management system, may allow water to get in, potentially causing an electrical short.
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensor, free of charge. Dealers will perform an interim remedy of applying adhesive to the case to prevent water intrusion. The recall began November 8, 2017. Owners may contact American Honda Customer Support Center at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KG0.
Campaign 17V418000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: fuel/propulsion system
39 reports, newest first. Show all
Electrical system, Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 18, 2020
MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH CAR NOT STARTING EVEN WITH A NEW BATTER. WILL HAVE TO JUMP THE CAR OFF EACH TIME I DRIVE. CAR STALLING WHEN I DRIVE IT. *TR
Electrical system, Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 3, 2020
THE ISSUE STARTED WHEN I WAS BARELY OVER 42,000 MILES, MAYBE 7 MONTHS AGO IN OCTOBER OF 2019. THE CAR WOULD STALL AFTER IT WAS PARKED FOR A LITTLE OVER 5 MINUTES. I REPLACED THE BATTERY ON IT AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS. THEN, IT STALLED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND A DEFECT ON THE CAR. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT RUN A DIAGNOSTICS THROUGH A THIRD PARTY AFTER TWO DAYS AGO, IT STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. THE DIAGNOSTICS SAID MY CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. WHAT IS REALLY IRRESPONSIBLE ON HONDA'S PART IS THE FACT THAT I TAKE IT EVERY TIME AND I HAVE ASKED THEM TO RUN THIS DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO.
Fuel/propulsion system, Nov 26, 2019
I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO MECHANICS AND BOTH HAVE DIAGNOSED MY CAR AND ADVISED ME THAT MY HIGN PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPLACING. I ONLY HAVE 28,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING A DEFECTIVE HIGN PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME STARTING AND STALLS WHEN I AM DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WILL NOT EXCEED 60 MILES PER HOUR SPEED. STALLING COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND IS HAZARDOUS.
Electrical system, Fuel/propulsion system, Nov 22, 2019
AUGUST 2018 BATTERY IN CAR STOPPED WORKING. STATIONARY CAR WOULD NOT START. REPLACED BATTERY AND IN NOVEMBER 2019 BATTERY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. CAR WONT START. NOVEMBER 2019 PROBLEMS WITH GAS. WHEN PUSHING THE GAS ON RESIDENTIAL STREET IT STOPS, WONT GO FURTHER.
Fuel/propulsion system, Nov 21, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V060000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NALLEY HONDA (LOCATED AT 4197 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, (404) 994-4321) WHERE A FUEL TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED AND A CHANGE OF FUEL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Electrical system, Fuel/propulsion system, Oct 23, 2019
CONCERNING THE BATTERY, I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING STALL AND WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR TO LEAVE IT WOULD NOT START I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO GIVE ME A JUMP. NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING WAS LEFT ON I HAD TURN MY CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN I TRIED TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START I WAS ONLY THERE LIKE LONG ENOUGH TO ORDER MY FOOD AND THEN TO LEAVE SO MAYBE 20 MINUTES IN MY CAR WOULD NOT START ,DUE TO THE BATTERY. CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM I WAS AT A SIGNAL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND THE CAR EXCELLER RATED ON ITS OWN IF I WOULD NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BREAK I FELT LIKE IT WOULD'VE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THE WHOLE CAR MOVED I HAD A PASSENGER WITH ME AND THEY IDENTIFY THE SAME THING I TALKED TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER I TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME JUST DON'T PARK TOO CLOSE BEHIND A CAR THAT WAS THEIR RESPONSE TO ME.I WAS STATIONARY BEHIND A VEHICLE AT A SIGNAL WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL TO TURN GREEN SO I COULD GO THAT'S WHEN THIS HAPPEN ON A REGULAR STREET
Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 31, 2019
MY FUEL GAUGE/RANGE HAS BECOME INACCURATE. I ONLY DRIVE MY CAR MONDAY-FRIDAY, THE SAME ROUTE, SAME MILES, SAME CONDITIONS. AT THE END OF THE WEEK, I NORMALLY HAVE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK LEFT, WITH APPROX 110-120 MILE RANGE. RECENTLY, IT IS SHOWING I HAVE REMAINING RANGE OF 260, BUT IT IS STILL REQUIRING 12+ GALLONS TO FILL. MY MPG PER TRIP/OVERALL HAS NOT CHANGED. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY "CLAIM" THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING, I SUSPECT IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH -0- DEDUCTIBLE. THEY ALSO ASKED ME TO BRING IT IN ON A FULL TANK INSTEAD OF 1/2 TANK OR LESS WHERE I NOTICE THE PROBLEM BEGINS. I GET AN AVERAGE MPG EACH TRIP OF 32.5 MPG, I HAVE A 15 GALLON TANK, THERE IS NO WAY ON THE LAST 3 GALLONS OF GAS I WOULD GET 86.66 MPG. THAT IS WELL BEYOND MFG SPECS.
Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 24, 2019
I NEEDED TO CHANGE FUEL PUMP AND MY FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS STALLING AND NOT RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION ON THE ROAD BUT RESPOND WHEN I DIDN'T EVEN ACCELERATE WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I DID SEE HONDA RECALLED V6 MODELS BUT THEY SHOULD RECALL V4 MODELS TOO AS IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.
Fuel/propulsion system, Feb 14, 2019
RE: NHTSA RECALL ID 19V060; THIS RECALL APPEARS TO ONLY IMPACT V6 HONDA ACCORDS, HOWEVER, I FEEL IT SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO FOUR-CYLINDER AS WELL. I HAVE NOTICED MY CAR ALMOST STALL-OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE OWNERSHIP. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 57K MILES ON IT, IT HAD 6K WHEN I PURCHASED IT CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. TYPICALLY, THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M SITTING IN A PARKED POSITION IN IDLE. BUT, IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, START DRIVING AT A LOW-SPEED (DOWN OUR ALLEY), AND I FEEL GAPS IN THE POWER WHEN I PUSH THE GAS. IT WILL ACCELERATE AT A CERTAIN RATE, THEN STOP, EVEN THOUGH I'VE NOT LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS UNSURE WHAT THIS WAS RELATED TO (SPARK PLUGS), BUT THIS RECALL HAS MADE ME THINK IT'S ALSO RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT ONLY RELATIVELY RECENTLY (WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO).
Other or unspecified, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 9, 2018, fire
VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT ON FIRE! THE WHOLE CAR BUSTED INTO FLAMES WITHOUT WARNING ON THE FREEWAY
Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 22, 2017
STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE PASSENGER CABIN. NAUSEATING, TROUBLE BREATHING.
Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 9, 2017
THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IT TENDS TO AT TIMES TO JUST CUT OUT ACCELERATING. WHEN THAT HAPPENS I TRY TO PRESS THE PEDAL AGAIN, NADA, MILLISECONDS PASS AND THE ACCELERATOR WILL TAKE OFF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. IT'S SCARY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE TECH TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO GET USED TO THE CVT. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. IT HAPPENED ONE TIME WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. WHILE PLACING THE CAR IN GEAR, NADA.
Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 24, 2017
WHEN I STOP AND WANT TO TAKE OF FAST ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOES NOT RESPOND . I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Feb 2, 2017
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ,INCLUDING "METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE" ARE ENTERING THE VEHICLE CABIN WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON. THIS IS CAUSING SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION AND BREATHING IRRITATION. THIS DESPITE THE AIR CONDITIONING BEING ON, ALL VENTS CLOSED, ALL WINDOWS UP. I'VE ATTACHED THE RESULTS OF A "PASSIVE DIFFUSE MONITOR" THAT WAS USED IN THE CABIN TO MONITOR THE AIR QUALITY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK IN DECEMBER 2016.