50 complaints reported

2016 Honda Accord UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
50
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Sep 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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2020
Mar 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2020
Feb 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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2020
Oct 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2019
Oct 2019 Crash Injury

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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2019
May 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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2019
Apr 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?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2018
Mar 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2019
May 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2017
Mar 2018

MY COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED TODAY. TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK. EVERY AVOIDANCE SYSTEM IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS NEW CAR FEATURE! CAR WAS IN MOTION ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREET.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2018
Dec 2017

ANDROID AUTO IS NOT WORKING FOR MY CAR RIGHT FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE, IS THERE ANY FIX COMING SOON FOR THIS?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2016
Nov 2017

AT 20,000 MILES ON VEHICLE BRIDGESTONE OEM TIRES BECAME UNSAFE AS STEEL BELTS WERE WARPED, AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE? BRIDGESTONE WHEN CONTACTED STATED THEIR POLICY IS NO WARRANTY ON TIRES UNLESS TREAD IS DOWN TO 4/32 INCH. TIRES STILL HAD 8/32 IN TREAD LEFT. THESE TIRES ARE A HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN. HONDA WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2017
Sep 2017

"TAKATA RECALL" LETTER RECEIVED FROM HONDA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION , TORRANCE, CA. IN REFERENCE TO BATTERY SENSOR CASE MOUNTED ON TOP THE 12V BATTERY, COULD CAUSE ELECTRIC SHOT AND A FIRE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPY WITH MY HONDA BECAUSE OF THE ROAD NOISE. TAKEN THE CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS FINALLY ADVISED IT WAS A DEFECT AND COULD NOT BE FIXED. I PAID CASH AND WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN. I WISH I COULD RETURN IT. I CANNOT HEAR ANYONE IN THE BACK SEAT WHILE DRIVING

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2016
Sep 2017

THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP. WE ARE NOT LEAVING ANYTHING ON. COULD IT BE THE ALTERNATOR?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2017
Jul 2017

MY SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED/SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTHING HIT IT; IT JUST SHATTERED. I ASSUME IT'S DUE TO THE HEAT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2017
May 2017

BLUETOOTH DEFECT. SINCE NEW PURCHASE IN 2016 VEHICLE BLUETOOTH IS NOT COMPATIBLE FOR I PHONE 7 MAKING THE HANDS FREE FUNCTION UN USABLE AND A VERY BAD DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING. THE DEALER REACTION TO ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WAS "NOTHING WE CAN DO TILL HONDA UPDATES TECH KNOWLEDGE. FOR WHAT EVER REASON HONDA HAS NOT UPDATED SYSTEM TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH NEWER PHONE/S. I FEAR DO TO HONDAS SLOW OR NO RESPONSE TO ISSUE A TRAGEDY FOR SOMEONE SOMEWHERE WILL BE INEVITABLE, AND IT IS A SITUATION THAT HONDA OR NHTSA SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE AVOIDED WITH A SIMPLE UPDATE ON THE ACCORD, AND FROM WHAT I READ, OTHER MODELS. IF HONDA WON'T MAKE THIS RIGHT, HOPEFULLY THE NHTSA CAN FORCE THEM TO FIX THIS POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS CONDITION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2016
Nov 2016

WHEN DRIVING MY DAUGHTER'S CAR, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND I HIT THE PUSH BUTTON STOP TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. AS I BEGAN TO EXIT THE CAR, IT STARTED TO ROLL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO REPOSTION MY SELF TO PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY. I REALIZE THAT I NEED TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THIS PUSH BUTTON TECHNOLOGY PRESENTS A SIGIFICANT HAZARD THAT SHOULD HAVE A BETTER SAFETY FEATURE. HOW ABOUT REQUIRING THAT THE EMERGENCY BREAK BE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR? A FEATURE LIKE THIS COULD PREVENT NEEDLESS INJURIES AND DAMAGE. ANY VEHICLE WITH THIS PUSH BUTTON START/STOP TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT ADEQUATE SAFETY FEATUTES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CONSUMERS SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY WARNED!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2016
Aug 2016

WHILE DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE MY SUNROOF EXPLODED SHOWERING GLASS ON THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME AND SCARING ME AS THE SOUND WAS SO LOUD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2016
Jul 2016

THE REAR WINDOW IS DISTORTED WHEN YOU LOOK THROUGH IT. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S SUNNY OR RAINING OUT IT LOOKS ALL WAVY. IT ALSO DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHETHER THE WINDOW IS TINTED OR NOT. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND YOU CANNOT SEE OTHER VEHICLES CLEARLY WHILE LOOKING THROUGH YOUR REARVIEW MIRROR. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SO I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING HUNDRED NEEDS TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURS IF IT HASN'T ALREADY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2016
Jul 2016

TMPS NOTIFIED ME THAT MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. I HAD TIRE PLUGGED AND I THOUGHT REPAIRED. THERE IS NO MANUAL WAY TO RESET THE TMPS SYSTEM . ONE MUST DRIVE AT SPEEDS 30 TO 60 MPH AT LEAST 30 MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM TO RECALIBRATE . I ONLY WAS DRIVING SHORT DISTANCES FOR NOT I'M LONG AMOUNT OF TIME SO I WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE ACTUALLY STILL WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY TIRE AND WAS DRIVING AROUND WITH EXTREMELY LOW TIRE PRESSURE . IF I HAD A MANUAL RESET BUTTON I WOULD BE AWARE RIGHT AWAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ANY MANUAL RESET BUTTON SHOULD BE PUT ON THE VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2016
Jul 2016

HEARING LOUD CLANK SOUND WHEN SHIFTING GEAR MOVING REVERSE AND THEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE GEAR TO MOVE, SEVERAL TIMES I ASKED TO HONDA DEALER SEVICE AND THEY ANSWER ME THE LOUD CLICKING SOUND IS FROM SHIFTING DELAY GEAR ENGAGEMENT, THE SOUND STILL REMAINING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2016
Jul 2016

MY TPMS LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT AND PUT AIR IN THE TIRES. I RECALIBRATED AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON DAYS LATER. I RECALIBRATED AND IT WAS FINE FOR ANOTHER TWO DAYS. TODAY IT TPMS CAME IN AND SAID FAILURE. TPMS FAILURE. THIS CAR WAS JUST PURCHASED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2016
Feb 2016

THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY CAR MALFUNCTIONS IN RAIN/SLEET CONDITIONS DURING WINTER MONTHS. A LAYER OF ICE FORMS OVER THE SENSORS, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES OR MAINTAINS VELOCITY WITHOUT NOTICING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. IT TAKES A FEW MORE MILES AND MINUTES TILL THE ACC IS DISABLED WARNING POPS UP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2016
Jan 2016

I NOTICE WIND NOISE IS VERY LOUD IN THIS CAR. IT SOUNDS AS IF A WINDOW IS SLIGHTLY OPENED, ALTHOUGH ALL THE WINDOWS ARE CLOSED. I CAN HEAR IT EVEN IF I'M GOING 30 TO 40 MPH. WHEN CARS PASS GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, YOU CAN HEAR EACH ONE AS THEY PASS MORE THAN YOU NORMALLY WOULD. IT MAKES FOR A VERY NOISY RIDE IN TOWN SO I CAN IMAGE HOW IT WILL BE ONCE I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ 2 OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2016
Jan 2016

THE SUNROOF ON MY 2016 HONDA ACCORD SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APROX 70MPH. IT SOUNDED LIKE A LOUND POP. WE WERE LEFT WITH A GIANT HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE SUNROOF. THE BROKEN PARTS OF THE GLASS ARE ANGLED UPWARD AS IF IT SHATTERED FROM THE INSIDE UP. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW ON 1/4/16 AND THIS OCCURRED ON 1/15/16. WE WERE DRIVING ON A DESOLATE STRETCH OF DESERT HIGHWAY THAT IS SURROUNDED BY ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2016

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The 2016 Honda Accord has 50 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.