Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 17, 2025
The LED strip on my headlights overheated and failed, they are no longer operating. I am unable to use this safety feature on my car.
- NHTSA ID
- 11687955
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2025
2016 Honda Accord Exterior lighting Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Exterior lighting reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
127
Latest Sep 17, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
21%
of 594 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2016 Honda Accord submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 127 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming exterior lighting
The 25 most recent of 127, in the owner's own words
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 4, 2025
Headlight assembly
- NHTSA ID
- 11664967
- Incident
- May 15, 2025
ElectricalExterior lightingSteering
Filed Feb 5, 2025
Steering wheel locked up and all dashboard lights turned on while driving
- NHTSA ID
- 11641013
- Incident
- Feb 5, 2025
BrakesExterior lighting
Filed Feb 5, 2024
The contact owns a 2016 Honda Accord. The contact stated that after the battery was replaced, the headlight and low brake fluid warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
- NHTSA ID
- 11569915
- Incident
- Feb 2, 2024
Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 20, 2024
Passenger side Daytime running lights are not working. Drivers side Daytime running lights only half are working.
- NHTSA ID
- 11566678
- Incident
- Jan 20, 2024
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 30, 2023
The daytime running light went out on the drivers side.
- NHTSA ID
- 11514687
- Incident
- Feb 22, 2023
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 6, 2023
Both low beam headlights burn out at the "same time". This has happened twice in 1 year. I have not had any inspections done yet. If this happens at night or in a tunnel it could be life threatening. Purchased used from a friend who has taken care of the vehicle. I have not checked with him to see if he ever had it happen due to he is no longer living here. First time I just replaced both bulbs and they worked fine. Now about 8 months later same problem. No moisture visible. High beams work but only when switch is in automatic mode. I will replace again, nothing else I can do at the moment.
- NHTSA ID
- 11505921
- Incident
- Feb 5, 2023
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 20, 2022
Driver's side front LED lights went out. I do not see any reason for this, it just stopped working. I am worried this may be a safety issue as these LED lights are now permanently off.
- NHTSA ID
- 11498305
- Incident
- May 1, 2022
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 28, 2022
34,000 MILES LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WENT OUT, STOPPED WORKING
- NHTSA ID
- 11454450
- Incident
- Feb 1, 2022
Exterior lighting
Filed May 30, 2021
Driver side Day Running Light doesn’t work. A lot of owners have this problem. Not safe at all. Honda should recall that to fix that problem.
- NHTSA ID
- 11419068
- Incident
- May 30, 2021
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 7, 2021
LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT HAVE GONE OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS MANY OTHER CARS THE DRLS TURN OFF BEFORE THE TURN SIGNAL IS INDICATED. CAN GIVE OTHER DRIVERS FALSE INDICATION OF TURNING POSSIBLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 11406832
- Incident
- Mar 2, 2021
- Mileage
- 58,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 5, 2021
FRONT, DRIVER SIDE LED STRIP RUNNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED.
- NHTSA ID
- 11406544
- Incident
- Nov 5, 2019
- Mileage
- 38,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 10, 2021
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS LED STRIP NOT WORKING OR IT APPEARS TO BLOW OUT
- NHTSA ID
- 11400247
- Incident
- Mar 9, 2021
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 23, 2020
DAYTIME LED RUN LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE NO LONGER WORKS AFTER 3 YEARS OWNING CAR. QUOTED PRICE TO REPAIR IS OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
- NHTSA ID
- 11360624
- Incident
- Dec 16, 2019
- Mileage
- 59,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Aug 14, 2020
FRONT RIGHT DRL, PART OF THE RUNNING LIGHT BURNED OUT, TO REPLACE THE RUNNING LIGHT YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH CAN BE UP TO $1500 OR MORE. MOST PEOPLE THAT PURCHASE A HONDA ACCORD CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT BURNS OUT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER LIGHT FOR $1500. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, HONDA MOTOR CO. NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS MISTAKE FOR FREE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 11349189
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2020
- Mileage
- 101,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 5, 2020
LEFT SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BURNED OUT HAVE WAY.
- NHTSA ID
- 11343384
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2020
- Mileage
- 53,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 26, 2020
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS LED BOTH PARTIALLY BURNT AND ONLY HALF OF THE LED LIGHT COME ON. THIS HAPPEN THIS WEEKEND 7/24/2020 AND 7/25/2020. PER SERVICE BULLETIN 19-042 DATED 4/16/2019 FROM HONDA ON NHTSA WEBSITE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2016 HONDA ACCORDS. HOWEVER THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY MY 2016 MODEL PER VIN. I NEED HELP AS DEALER CANNOT ASSIST. THERE'S LOTS OF INFORMATION ONLINE ABOUT THIS RECALL. TOTALLY REFLECTS THE SITUATION WE ARE HAVING AND AGAIN EVEN THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MY VEHICLE BUT WHY ARE SOME CARS EXCLUDED? IT JUST DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED.
- NHTSA ID
- 11341466
- Incident
- Jul 25, 2020
- Mileage
- 35,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Jan 30, 2020
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT IS OUT.
- NHTSA ID
- 11303018
- Incident
- Jan 2, 2020
- Mileage
- 48,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jan 7, 2020
THE LED STRIP OF LIGHT AROUND MY HEADLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE IS PARTIALLY BLOWN. THAT IS ALWAYS A DISTRACTION TO ONCOMING CARS
- NHTSA ID
- 11297602
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2019
Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 2, 2020
THE RUNNING LIGHT ON MY 2016 HAS BURNED OUT AND THIS IS A COVERED BENEFIT ON OTHER HONDA ACCORDS WITH THE SAME YEAR HOWEVER ISNY FOR MY VEHICLE . THIS IS A DISSERVICE TO YOU HONDA CUSTOMER WHEN A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAS A $1000 LIGHT BLOW OUT . PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT AND CALL ME AT [XXX]. REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *CC
- NHTSA ID
- 11292550
- Incident
- May 14, 2019
- Mileage
- 25,364 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Nov 7, 2019
DAYTIME LED RUNNING LIGHT NOT WORKING. A RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT IN EARLY 2019 BUT IT CAN'T BE FOUND.
- NHTSA ID
- 11278766
- Incident
- Nov 7, 2019
- Mileage
- 71,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Sep 26, 2019
THE DRIVING LIGHTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAVE BURNED OUT
- NHTSA ID
- 11258434
- Incident
- Sep 25, 2019
- Mileage
- 46,836 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Sep 18, 2019
DRIVERS SIDE FROM DAYTIME LED LIGHTS BURNT OUT. ONLY HAVE 45,000+ MILES.
- NHTSA ID
- 11256469
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2019
- Mileage
- 47,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 6, 2019
LED ON THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT STRIP ON THE HEADLIGHT IS PRONE TO BURNING OUT. HAD TO RECENTLY REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO BURN OUT CAUSED BY POOR CHIP DESIGN. WITHOUT DAYTIME LIGHT THE CAR IS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DRIVERS NOT PAYING ATTENTION.
- NHTSA ID
- 11253558
- Incident
- Sep 2, 2019
- Mileage
- 52,700 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 3, 2019
ONE BOTTOM (MAIN) SECTION OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE DAY-TIME RUNNING LED STRIP BURNED OUT. NOW ONLY THE SIDE PORTION REMAINS ON. BOTH LED STRIPS NEED TO BE ON IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SAFETY (BETTER VISIBLE TO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD) FOR MY BLACK CAR DURING THE DAYTIME. SINCE LED LIGHTS DO NOT BURN HOT, THEY SHOULD NOT BURN OUT AFTER 3 YEARS. BOTH LED LIGHTS WORK OK (SO FAR) ON THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 11253073
- Incident
- Aug 20, 2019
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- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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