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: other or unspecified
126 reports, newest first. Show all
Other or unspecified, Visibility/wiper, Apr 4, 2022
BACKUP CAMERA LOCATED IN REAR TRUNK LID FAILED. MILEAGE UNDER 10,000 MI. DEALER HAS NO RECALL FOR 2016 ACCORD SEDAN MODEL. THIS ITEM. AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM DIM SYSTEM FAILED WITHIN FIRST THREE MONTHS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP.
Other or unspecified, Feb 28, 2022
PAINT IS PEELING BETWEEN TOP OF REAR GLASS AND ROOF.
Other or unspecified, Nov 12, 2021
My car started making a piercing static noise that is so loud and you can’t do anything to turn it down and it is very hard to drive and concentrate with this noise. I have seen other cars recalled for this issue but they are the larger cars. My car has the same issue but they will do nothing for me.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, May 22, 2021
2016 Honda Accord with about 40,000 miles. The instrument panel or display panel often locks after having iPhone connected and using AirPlay. Have to disconnect iPhone and at times even turn off car to reset the instrument panel display. This is a hassle and if using maps can be inconvenient while driving.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, May 22, 2021
Air coming through vents is very low even if set a max air flow. I have a 2016 Honda Accord with 40,000 miles. For some time we noticed that air conditioner does not flow much air. It seems that ac blower is just too weak. My old 2003 Corolla has much more ac blower power. Something is wrong. I change the AC filter as needed and with frequency. Air is cold just not enough air coming through vents.
Other or unspecified, Apr 16, 2021
MY 2016 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 58,000 MILES.I LIVE IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA AND DRIVING WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING CAN BE VERY STRESSFUL AND HARMFUL TO SENIORS. I AM OVER 60 WITH MANY CO MORBIDITIES.
Other or unspecified, Visibility/wiper, Jan 12, 2021
MY BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN EXTERIOR REPLACEMENT PART. IT WORKED FINE WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. NOW THE SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLACK WHEN YOU ARE IN REVERSE BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE THE BACKUP CAMERA LINES. THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME $140 TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. SOMEBODY POSTED THIS EXACT COMPLAINT IN JULY 2020. THEY STATED THAT THE CAMERA HOUSING MIGHT BE LETTING CONDENSATION AND WATER INSIDE, CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT. THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE FROM MARCH 2020, ONE IN FEBRUARY 2020, AND ONE IN JANUARY 2020. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Other or unspecified, Oct 19, 2020, crash
CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON ACCELERATOR. BRAKING DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LAST TWO YEARS WITH DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE TIMES TWO. PAST INCIDENT RESULTED ONLY IN SOME SCRATCHES. WE CHECKED WITH DEALER FOR OTHER REPORTS AND WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN NONE. ALL THREE TIMES THE BRAKE HAD BEEN APPLIED BECAUSE WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE CAR
Other or unspecified, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 9, 2020
I HAVE A 2016 HONDA ACCORD TOURING WITH 102K MILES VIN# [XXX] , ON 09-03-2020 WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-295 TO ORANGE PARK FL WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER [XXX] AND DAUGHTER [XXX] AND BEFORE EXIT TO COLLINS RD, MY VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING AND MY HONDA ACCORD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE DOING 55MPH ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK AND FAST SPEEDING CARS, I WAS ABLE TO PULLED OVER SAFETY TO THE EMERGENCY LANE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HIGHWAY, I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAS JUST HAPPENED, WAITED 5 MINUTES SHIVERING WITH FEAR WHAT WAS JUST ABOUT TO HAPPENED, BEFORE TRYING TO RE-START MY HONDA ACCORD, THE CAR STARTED AND RPMS WHERE BELOW 500RPM WITH VIBRATION, LUCKILY I HAD MY OBD2 CODE READER IN MY GLOVEBOX CALLED FIXD, I PLUGGED INTO VEHICLE OBD PLUG AND GOT 3 CODES P0300 RANDOM MULTIPLE MISFIRES, P0304 CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE, AND P0305 CYLINDER 5 MISFIRE, I TURNED OFF AND RE STARTED VEHICLE BACK ON AND VEHICLE STARTED WITH NO CHECK ENGINE OR VIBRATIONS THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY ODD, THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Other or unspecified, Sep 9, 2020
MY CAR MAKES THIS GRINDING NOISE BEFORE STARTING, I'VE REPLACE THE BATTERY TWICE (2018,2020) AND THE STARTER JUNE 2020. MY CAR IS BACK MAKING THE SAME GRINDING NOISE AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. ON MY WAY BACK TO THE MECHANICAL WITH THE SAME ISSUE.THE CAR IS STATIONARY WHILE I'M TRYING TO GET IT STARTED
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Aug 11, 2020
MY CAR KEEPS LOSING ALL POWER WHILE IM DRIVING AND THEN TURNS ON.
Other or unspecified, Visibility/wiper, Jul 7, 2020
MY CAR IS 4.5 YEARS OLD WITH 44,000 MILES AND THE BACK UP CAMERA HAS STARTED ACTING STRANGE . THE LIGHTING IS VERY DIM WITH LINES THROUGH THE PICTURE APPEARING LIKE THE CIRCUITRY IS DIALING. THIS IS VERY SOON FOR SUCH A NEW CAR AND HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE
Visibility, Other or unspecified, Jul 6, 2020
THE WINDSHIELD GET CRACKED AND SHATTERED TOO EASILY EVEN WITH SMALL CHIPS ON A ROAD.
Other or unspecified, Mar 16, 2020
THE REAR CAMERA STARTED OFF BY BEING FUZZY TWO DAYS AGO; NOW, THE CAMERA IS BLACK. I NOTED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2018 SEDANS, BUT THE 2016 CARS NEED TO BE CHECKED AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE GRID LINES ARE AVAILABLE BUT WITH NO IMAGE OF THE AREA. THE CAMERA IS CLEAN, SO IT IS NOT ABOUT DIRT.
Other or unspecified, Feb 16, 2020
BACK UP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING. UPON PLACING CAR IN REVERSE THE CAMERA SCREEN IS BLACK THE LINES ARE STILL THERE BUT CAN NOT SEE AN IMAGINE
Other or unspecified, Nov 10, 2019
THE TRUNK LIGHT ACTIVATION SWITCH WAS DESIGNED AND PLACED WHERE IT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE THOUGH NORMAL OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE TRUNK LID. TRUNK. THIS ALLOWS THE SWITCH TO BECOME INOPERATIVE WITH THE SIMPLE ACT OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE TRUNK MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CAR IS OBVIOUSLY STATIONARY . THIS DOES CREATE A SAFETY AND VISIBILITY ISSUE FOR ANYONE RETRIEVING OR PLACING ITEMS IN THE TRUNK. IT ALSO CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN ONE MAY HAVE TO CHANGE A SPARE TIRE AT NIGHT. WITHOUT AN EXTERNAL LIGHTING DEVICE, ONE MUST ' FEEL' THEIR WAY TO RETRIEVE THE SPARE TIRE AND TOOLS NEEDED TO CHANGE THE SPARE TIRE .THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY MULTIPLE OWNERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES AND THE HONDA. ACCORD OWNERS SITE. HONDA WILL REPAIR BUT IT IS EXPENSIVE AND THE ISSUE WITH THE SWITCH WILL HAPPEN AGAIN UNDER NORMAL USE.
Other or unspecified, Visibility/wiper, Jul 29, 2019
DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER 70 MPH AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS RATTLING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS AND DIPS IN ROAD GOING AT LEAST 25. IT MAY BE THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS.
Other or unspecified, Jul 3, 2019
REARVIEW CAMERA STOPPED WORKING AFTER WARRANTY AND NEEDS REPLACED. SINCE THE COST TO REPLACE IS SO HIGH, I WILL JUST HAVE TO DO WITHOUT THE CAMERA. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAMERA. ITS DEFECTIVE.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Mar 12, 2019, fire
CAR SHOOK EVERY LIGHT CAME ON LOST BRAKES AND BURST INTO FLAMES. I USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. I WAS ON RAMP TO EXPRESSEAYLIE ON LONG ISLAND. THANKFULLY WAS RIGHT NEAR SHOULDER AND NOT GOING TO FAST OTHER WISE I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL CAR AND MAY HAVE HIT ANOTHER CAR TREE OR WALL. CAR WAS MELTED AND FIRE DEPT CAME AND PUT IT OUT.
Other or unspecified, Feb 10, 2019, crash
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR SEEMED TO SPEED UP EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT PRESSING THE GAS. I STRUCK MY NEIGHBORS WALL ACROSS THE STREET, BUT NOT VERY HARD. AT THAT POINT I HEARD A ROAR. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS AT THE TIME, BUT NOW I RECOGNIZE IT AS THE SOUND A CAR MAKE IF YOUR PRESSING THE GAS WITH THE CAR IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. I DECIDED TO PULL BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY TO ASSESSS THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT ROARED FORWARD. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR COULD NOT BE STOPPED IT CRASHED INTO THE BRICK WALL OF MY GARAGE. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I SUFFERED CUTS AND BRUISES. MY CAR WAS TOTALED.
Other or unspecified, Feb 4, 2019
RADIO DISPLAY WENT BLANK AFTER 2.5 YEARS UNABLE TO SEE RADIO CLOCK A D BACK UP CAMERA OR PHONE INFORMATION WHEN BLUETOOTH IS CONNECTED SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN DECEMBER. OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING I SEE GREEN BLUE RED LINES GO ACROSS THE DISPLAY SCREEN. IS THERE A RECALL?
Other or unspecified, Jan 5, 2019
I MADE A COMPLAINT BEFORE NOT EXACTLY SURE OF THE DATE BUT IT WAS IN 2016. MY COMPLAINT WAS MY CAR ALMOST STALLS OUT. WHEN I AM STOPPED AND START UP AGAIN OR MAKE A TURN THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO TOLD ME THAT. MY BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW DROVE MY CAR AND IT HAPPEN TO THEM. I'VE ALMOST GOTTEN HIT IN THE REAR END A FEW TIMES BECAUSE MY CAR DOESN'T PICK UP. THE LAST TIME A REP FROM HONDA TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALER TO CHECK OUT THE ENGINE BUT THE MECHANIC HE ONLY DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE LOT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME AND I TOLD HIM THAT. I'M CONCERNED THAT I WILL GET EVENTUALLY GET REAR ENDED AND HURT. MOST RECENT IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO THAT'S WHY I'M COMPLAINING. SO, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Other or unspecified, Jan 5, 2019
BOTH MY ACCORDS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BURNED OUT AFTER 30,000 MILES. IT IS APPARENTLY NOT FIXABLE SO TO FIX THIS WOULD BE A WHOLE NEW HEADLIGHT ? EVERY ACCORD I SEE ON THE ROAD NOW HAS THE DRLS BURNED OUT.. REALLY ANNOYING AND A SAFETY HAZARD AS ALMOST ALL NEWER VEHICLES COME STANDARD WITH THEM AND NOT BURNED OUT ALREADY.. AND COINCIDENTALLY AROUND THE TIME THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. VERY DISAPPOINTING PLEASE RECALL ASAP. THANKS
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
Other or unspecified, Apr 5, 2018
WHEN STOPPING CAR AND FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE CAR ATTEMPS TO LUNGE FWD ON ITS OWN. WHEN CAR IS IN NEUTRAL ENGINE RACES. CAR WAS IN MOTION IN TRAFFIC.