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What 588 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Honda Accord

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (588)Crash / fire / injury (41)Electrical system (187)Lights (127)Engine (44)Fuel system (41)Brakes (33)Steering (30)Transmission & drivetrain (29)Visibility & wipers (29)Speed control (23)Body & structure (20)

2 of 588 complaints match · Lights · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Dec 13, 2017LightsAirbagsBrakesCrash

MONTHS AGO I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE AN AIR BAG ERROR POPPED UP ON MY SCREEN AND BY THE TIME I LOOKED UP I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD IT FOR A FULL 3 YEARS

NHTSA ODI 11054399

Sep 18, 2017LightsBody & structureCrash

I PUSHED ON BRAKES AND IT ACCELERATED REAL FAST I TURN TO RIGHT AND IT HIT A FENCE THEN FENCE ON OTHER SIDE OF ROAD I MADE THIS TURN 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEN IT WENT THRU A GATE AND HIT THE BACK FENCE AND THE CAR STILL WAS TRYING TO GO CUT OFF KEY.

NHTSA ODI 11023959

Working with the data? Download all 588 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 Honda Accord verdict →