2016 Ford Fusion · symptom sheet
Backup camera goes black or freezes
- 94owner reports
- 90,000median miles
- 7involved a crash
Newest report Sep 23, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
94 of the 186 reports of infotainment on the 2016 Fusion describe backup camera failure.
Part of Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails (186 reports) · also: screen freezing
Tick what matches of 94 reports
Backup camera failure on other Fusion years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the camera (94 reports) and the head unit or screen (48 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the backup camera covers the 2016 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
All 13 recalls on the 2016 Ford Fusion, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the backup camera on the Fusion
Fleet vehicle recall completion audit. Closed dec 28, 2015.
None of these investigations covers the 2016 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 75,000 and 100,000 miles, from the 30 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Back Up Camera cuts in and out, sometimes works correctly, other times doesn't come on at all, other times comes on and in the middle of backing up shuts off, this has been going on for years and now I am seeing recalls by Ford of other models being recalled for back-up camera failures and I believe the recall should include 2016 Ford Fusions”
Filed Jun 4, 2025
“The back up camera does absolutely nothing to notify the driver if it's getting too close to something or someone. It does not show the green, yellow or red lines as you're reversing and it does not even beep when approaching something too closely. It's just there. No purpose. There luckily had been no incidents so I put today's date as I fill in this form.”
Filed May 1, 2025
“air bag light comes on sometimes not other car panic alarm goes off at random times backup camera sometimes work sometimes glitches”
Filed Mar 11, 2025
“Backup camera hasn't worked for years on 2016 Ford Fusion. Recalls were deployed for other vehicles yet not mine. Obviously Ford has a serious problem with their backup cameras and should be required to fix all make and models.”
Filed Nov 14, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 7 of 94 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 364 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 335 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 161 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 133 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 123 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 100 reports
- Rolls away in Park or will not shift out of Park 63 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 50 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 47 reports
- Doors, latches or locks fail 46 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 40 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 29 reports