Honda Accord / 2016
2016 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 822 complaints about the 2016 Honda Accord with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 23.4% of them — the clear leader, ahead of exterior lighting at 15.5%.
Complaints822
Crashes50
Fires10
Injuries46
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 23.4% · 192
Exterior lighting 15.5% · 127
Unknown or other 14.7% · 121
Engine 5.4% · 44
Fuel/propulsion system 4.7% · 39
Service brakes 3.6% · 30
Steering 3.6% · 30
Power train 3.5% · 29
Severity
Of those complaints, 50 describe a crash, 10 describe a fire and 46 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 36 model years of the Honda Accord in this data, 2016 sits 16th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 263 in the last three years against 130 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 35,400 miles.
In owners' own words
interference; and importantly, that the problem occurs only when the outside temperature is excessively hot. Due to the specific conditions required to trigger the interference, the static noise is impossible to replicate on command, rendering troubleshooting efforts prohibitively costly and unlikely to bear fruit. For reference, there are videos of the problem online with search terms "Honda Accord static noise". Electrical system
My 2016 Honda Accord is failing start. I started my car is and it is making grinding noise and want start. I had this problem before and had to replace the starter in 2019. I have not warning on my dashboard when trying to start my car. I just want crank, replacing a starter every 2 years is unacceptable. I research this issue and this is an issue for ignition switch thousand of people is having the same issue. Electrical system
Stereo broke in an incredibly unsafe way, have read many similar reports online. Stereo started producing uncontrollable static, turning down volume did nothing, incredibly distracting while driving, volume definitely in excess of 100db, could not hear anything happening outside the car, could not focus easily on the road with the sudden static piercing my ears. Noise was loud enough that my ears rang afterward. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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