2016 Honda Accord · symptom sheet
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails
- 115owner reports
- 40,000median miles
- $1,400median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
306 of the 607 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 115 of those describe infotainment, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2016 Accord.
Narrower sheets: Backup camera goes black or freezes (25 reports)
Tick what matches of 115 reports
Infotainment 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: 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Screen complaints read like a list of small betrayals. The display goes black or freezes, the backup camera shows nothing when you shift into reverse, CarPlay or Android Auto keeps dropping, or the radio changes volume on its own. Many owners had a software update that didn't fix it. A narrower sheet covers backup camera failures on their own, and another covers screens that freeze.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the head unit or screen (85 reports), the camera (35 reports) and the software (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the electrical system 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 the electrical system 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.
What owners paid
24 of the 115 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,000 to $2,500.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 22,846 and 65,321 miles, from the 23 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 6 service bulletins or notices 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.
Tech line summary article - You may get a customer with any of these Apple CarPlay or Android Auto concerns: ? The phone won't connect to the feature. ? The feature disconnects. ? A Device not found or Device not compatible message appears.
There is a problem with the audio unit software, which may lead to one or more of the following symptoms: ? Double pairing renders Bluetooth® inoperative. ? The second letter does not appear when typing in the browser.
TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT WHEN PLUGGING THEIR IPHONES WITH IOS 10 INTO THE USB PORT AND SELECTING PANDORA FROM APPLE CARPLAY, PANDORA WONT PLAY.
2 more on the 2016 Honda Accord page.
What owners wrote
“Backup camera stopped working. looks like many people have same issue with honda accords”
Filed Mar 11, 2025
“I have a 2016 Honda Accord and I am experiencing a very loud sound of static coming from the speakers and it has become unbearable. I can't turn the volume down or turn the radio off and when I try the noise is still there. I have been having to shut the engine off and sit with the car off in order for the noise to stop.”
Filed Feb 27, 2025
“Radio, yes as of now. VERY LOUD static sound coming from speakers, it makes it hard to concentrate, and you can't hear anything around you such as sirens, or even the person sitting next to you. They say replace the radio, at over $2000 No to inspection. No messages of failure etc.”
Filed Jan 11, 2024
“Back-up camera stopped working. Screen is completely black when vehicle is in reverse. No warnings.”
Filed Dec 17, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 115 reports involved a crash and 1 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
- 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