2016 Honda Accord

Typical pattern

10.1% of complaints about the 2016 Honda Accord came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2016 vehicle — around the middle of the 199 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (194 complaints), typically at 7.8 yr or about 46,000 miles.

Complaints: 822
Median age at failure: 4.8 yr
Median mileage: 35,400 n=375
Crash / fire / tow: 9.5% of reports
Safety recalls: 4

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Electrical system

194 reports · 46,000 mi

7.8 yr

3.1%

Exterior lighting

127 reports · 40,000 mi

3.0 yr

1.6%

Other

125 reports · 20,000 mi

8.1 yr

6.4%

Engine

43 reports · 36,000 mi

6.9 yr

18.6%

Fuel / propulsion

38 reports · 49,500 mi

7.0 yr

7.9%

Steering

30 reports · 22,700 mi

4.1 yr

13.3%

Service brakes

30 reports · 16,000 mi

7.7 yr

13.3%

Power train

29 reports · 29,500 mi

5.7 yr

6.9%

Visibility / wipers

26 reports · 3,000 mi

1.3 yr

Speed control

22 reports · 12,000 mi

2.0 yr

63.6%

Structure

20 reports · 15,000 mi

2.3 yr

20%

Collision avoidance

19 reports · 50,000 mi

8.0 yr

5.3%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

26V332000 2026-05-21

Air bags:sensor:occupant classification:front passenger

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.

23V858000 2023-12-18

Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump

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.

19V060000 2019-01-29

Fuel system, other:delivery:fuel pump

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.

17V418000 2017-06-29

Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery

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.

In owners’ own words

Air bags 348 mi 1 mo in service

I BOUGHT A 2016 HONDA ACCORD EX-L ON 14 OCT 2015. EXACTLY ON 23 OCT 2015, I SAW THE RED INDICATOR SAYING SRS AIRBAG PROBLEM. CONSUMER SENT ATTACHED INVOICE. UPDATED 6/11/18*JB

Air bags 2,485 mi 6 mo in service

I BOUGHT 28 DECEMBER 2015,JUST 2 MONTHS AND FEW DAYS AIR BAG SIGNAL WERE APPEAR TWICE.THIS IS BRAND NEW CAR AND 5 YEARS WARRANTY ON IT. IT'S APPEARED AIR BAG SIGNAL 03/09/2016.

Air bags mileage not reported 11 mo in service

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAD TO TAKE MY 2016 HONDA ACCORD FOR A "SRS " AIR BAG (P2801 CODE) TOTAL INTERAL FAILURE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED UNIT AND CLEARED DTCS. SEAT BELTS WERE BUCKLED BUT SYSTEM WOULD NOT REGISTER AS BEING BUCKLED. PRETTY SCARY STUFF CONSIDERING THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR AN HAVE CHILDREN WITHIN CAR EVERYDAY..

Engine 590 mi 7 mo in service

AT LESS THAN 600 MILES, SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 30MPH,TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IN DRIVE, OPERATED LIKE LOW GEAR. CAR RATTLE, WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING: ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, CYLINDER MALFUNCTION, TPMS, AND VSA.

Other Accord model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.