AutoUtility currently tracks 597 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2016 Honda Accord. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 192 complaints (32.2% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 32 filings cite a crash, 5 cite a fire, 21 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 597 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (192 reports • 32.2% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Exterior Lighting (127), Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (47)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 32 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 5 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 21 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
597
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
32
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
5
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
21
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2016 Honda Accord

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 32.2% of complaints

Electrical System

192 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 1 crash report 🔥 3 fire reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
#2 Problem Area 21.3% of complaints

Exterior Lighting

127 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 2 crash reports
#3 Problem Area 7.9% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

47 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 12 crash reports 🩹 10 injury report entries
#4 Problem Area 7.4% of complaints

Fuel & Propulsion System

44 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 1 crash report 🔥 1 fire report
#5 Problem Area 7.4% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

44 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 5 crash reports 🩹 1 injury report entry
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2016 Honda Accord

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 2% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

12 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2016 Honda Accord

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11758083
Filed: 08/19/2026

"For the last few months I have had an intermittent issue with my 2016 ex-l v6 accord. It started as occasional stalling at traffic lights. The car would stall out, and after about 20 seconds I could turn the car back on, and drive without issues. Sometimes the issue would repeat itself multiple..."

Incident Date: 06/21/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11757797
Filed: 08/18/2026

"The OEM audio/navigation system in my 2016 Honda Accord is emitting extremely loud static from all speakers after 10 minutes of the engine on. This occurs even when the audio system is turned off. It is extremely distracting while driving as there is no way to make it stop. I had the Honda..."

Incident Date: 07/13/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11755705
Filed: 08/09/2026

"When the outside temperature rises, even with sun visor coverage, the vehicle starts making a weird screeching high pitch noise. You can unplug the car chargers turn off radio, and it still continues, very daunting and dangerous, unable to hear paramedics siren until visible. Unable to have toddler..."

Incident Date: 06/12/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11753010
Filed: 07/27/2026

"The contact owns a 2016 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the ABS, traction control, air sensor, hand brake, and a steering wheel with an exclamation mark warning light were illuminated. The contact stated that the battery was replaced to fix the issues; however, several days later the warning..."

Incident Date: 06/01/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11753180
Filed: 07/27/2026

"The stereo/infotainment system starts making an extremely loud static sound which comes through the speakers. It can be ear piercing at times. Sometimes this triggers the infotainmnet system controls not to work. I have to stop the car, turn off the engine and open the door to hopefully reset the..."

Incident Date: 07/24/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Honda Accord

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Honda Accord 599 37 6 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Honda Accord Current Page 597 32 4 Current
2017 Honda Accord 578 41 3 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Honda Accord 1972 38 6 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Honda Accord 764 28 6 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Honda Accord 391 17 6 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Honda Accord 270 16 4 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Honda Accord 289 11 4 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Honda Accord 224 12 8 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Honda Accord 213 12 5 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Honda Accord 98 6 2 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Honda Accord 0 0 1 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2016 Honda Accord

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 111 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 108 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 102 0 1 1 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 55 2 0 2 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 38 0 1 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 18 0 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 16 1 1 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 15 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 13 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 13 1 0 1 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 13 2 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 11 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 10 7 0 3 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 9 4 0 3 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 8 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 7 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 7 0 0 4 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 7 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 6 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 5 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 5 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 5 0 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 4 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 3 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
Equipment & Accessories NHTSA category: EQUIPMENT 3 0 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 3 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 3 0 0 0 0
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,CHILD SEAT 3 3 0 2 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
STEERING,WHEELS 3 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 2 1 0 1 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 2 0 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 2 0 1 0 0
STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 2 0 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 2 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS 2 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 2 0 0 1 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 1 1 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 2 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
CHEST CLIP, BUCKLE, HARNESS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 1 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 1 0 1 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 1 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 1 0 2 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,SEATS 1 1 0 4 0
SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS 1 1 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
TIRES,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE 1 1 0 1 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (597). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)

1 CLOSED

Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Official Federal Inquiries: NHTSA opens a defect investigation when safety screening or consumer defect trends indicate a potential unreasonable safety risk. An open investigation is a formal inquiry and does not by itself confirm a defect or result in a mandatory recall.
CLOSED Defect Petition (DP) ODI Action #DP22005
Opened: 2023-01-27 • Closed: 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Affected Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight ra...

✓ Resulted in Safety Recall Campaign: 22V063000 Official NHTSA File →

Related Official Reports for 2016 Honda Accord

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.