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2016 Honda Accord problems

Owners have filed 843 complaints about the 2016 Honda Accord with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 23.6% of them, the clear leader, ahead of exterior lighting at 15.2%. A further 15.2% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints843

Crashes50

Fires10

Injuries46

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Electrical system 23.6% · 199

Exterior lighting 15.2% · 128

Unknown or other 15.2% · 128

Engine 5.2% · 44

Fuel/propulsion system 4.6% · 39

Steering 3.7% · 31

Service brakes 3.6% · 30

Power train 3.4% · 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 15th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.

Filings are rising, 284 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

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

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

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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Other Honda Accord years

2013 1,906 complaints · 26.2% steering 2014 1,445 complaints · 26.3% electrical system 2015 828 complaints · 28.7% electrical system 2017 781 complaints · 19.8% electrical system 2018 2,996 complaints · 18.6% engine 2019 1,130 complaints · 17.3% forward collision avoidance

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