2016 Honda Accord · symptom sheet
Backup camera goes black or freezes
- 25owner reports
- 39,436median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 1, 2026
25 of the 115 reports of infotainment on the 2016 Accord describe backup camera failure.
Part of Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails (115 reports)
Tick what matches of 25 reports
Backup camera failure on other Accord 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: 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the camera (25 reports) and the head unit or screen (13 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on other covers the 2016 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The case for the battery sensor, part of the battery management system, may allow water to get in, potentially causing an electrical short.
All 4 recalls on the 2016 Honda Accord, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into other on the Accord
Ignition shift interlock. Closed oct 14, 2010, led to recall 10V-364.
Ignition park-shift interlock. Closed jan 5, 2009, led to recall 10V-364.
Ignition-park interlock. Closed feb 2, 2005, led to recall 05V-025.
Ignition-park interlock. Closed jan 13, 2005.
Ignition-park interlock. Closed dec 17, 2003, led to recall 03V-423.
None of these investigations covers the 2016 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 37,000 and 44,000 miles, from the 8 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2016 Honda Accord that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2016-2017 Accord sedans with a customer complaint of the rear view camera inop.
What owners wrote
“Back up camera fails to work and there is problem with transmission fluid seal leak at least 3 cars had same problem i m not how many owner had same issue with their cars”
Filed Jun 2, 2023
“My clock and rear view camera stopped working at the same time. Everything else still works.”
Filed Jun 21, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 25 reports involved a crash. 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
- Headlights too dim or fail 53 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 46 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 40 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 33 reports