2016 Honda Accord Visibility Problems

I was driving in the city at a speed of thirty mph when my wife, a passenger in the car, and myself, heard a loud pop. Suddenly I was unable to see the traffic which was following me because my rear window was completely shattered. Since I had traffic behind me and it was raining hard, I decided to drive a few more blocks to seek refuge and help at a nearby Car dealership, which specializes in glass repair. There they taped and covered the rear window opening in plastic after removing the shattered windshield and vacuuming up the many glass pieces which fell into the car. I have had to contact my insurance company, as both Honda Corporation and the warranty I have remaining on the vehicle will not cover the repair. This I was told by by the Honda dealer where I purchased the vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11661805

Incident

May 16, 2025

While driving the moonroof "exploded"... basically it shattered and the pieces of glass flew off across the rod and the trunk (left scratches all over. Weather was partly cloudy but dry. Dash cam doesn't show any rocks or debris thrown up.

NHTSA ID

11573904

Incident

Feb 25, 2024

BACKUP CAMERA LOCATED IN REAR TRUNK LID FAILED. MILEAGE UNDER 10,000 MI. DEALER HAS NO RECALL FOR 2016 ACCORD SEDAN MODEL. THIS ITEM. AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM DIM SYSTEM FAILED WITHIN FIRST THREE MONTHS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP.

NHTSA ID

11459489

Incident

Mar 2, 2022

MY BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN EXTERIOR REPLACEMENT PART. IT WORKED FINE WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. NOW THE SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLACK WHEN YOU ARE IN REVERSE BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE THE BACKUP CAMERA LINES. THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME $140 TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. SOMEBODY POSTED THIS EXACT COMPLAINT IN JULY 2020. THEY STATED THAT THE CAMERA HOUSING MIGHT BE LETTING CONDENSATION AND WATER INSIDE, CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT. THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE FROM MARCH 2020, ONE IN FEBRUARY 2020, AND ONE IN JANUARY 2020. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

NHTSA ID

11387735

Incident

Jan 2, 2021

Mileage

44,000 mi

THE BACKUP CAMERA HAS STOPPED WORKING. FOR A FEW WEEKS IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN WORK, AND NOW IT HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, THE SCREEN DASH IS BLACK WITH THE OVERLAY IMAGE OF LINES SHOWING DISTANCES STILL APPEARING BUT NO CAMERA IMAGE. IT IS BEING REPORTED ON THE INTERNET THAT IT IS BELIEVED THIS IS DUE TO THE CAMERA HOUSING ALLOWING CONDENSATION AND MOISTURE GETTING IN CAUSING A SHORT. THE SYSTEM APPEARS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO SHOW THE CAMERA IMAGE, BUT IT IS NOT GETTING A SIGNAL LIKE IT HAS SHORTED OUT.

NHTSA ID

11349579

Incident

Jul 15, 2020

Mileage

45,000 mi

MY CAR IS 4.5 YEARS OLD WITH 44,000 MILES AND THE BACK UP CAMERA HAS STARTED ACTING STRANGE . THE LIGHTING IS VERY DIM WITH LINES THROUGH THE PICTURE APPEARING LIKE THE CIRCUITRY IS DIALING. THIS IS VERY SOON FOR SUCH A NEW CAR AND HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE

NHTSA ID

11337969

Incident

Jul 7, 2020

Mileage

44,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD GET CRACKED AND SHATTERED TOO EASILY EVEN WITH SMALL CHIPS ON A ROAD.

NHTSA ID

11337769

Incident

Jul 2, 2020

Mileage

70,000 mi

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT IS OUT.

NHTSA ID

11303018

Incident

Jan 2, 2020

Mileage

48,000 mi

ON 10/10/2019 (THURSDAY) APPROXIMATELY 4:45 PM THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON BETWEEN EXIT 312 AND EXIT 319 (CLAYTON /FUQUAY) AREA HWY 40. CONSTRUCTION DROPPED A LARGE LOAD WHICH SOUNDED REALLY LOUD AND DEBRIS WAS BLOWN IN THE AIR AND COVERED MY CAR WITH CEMENT LIKE STUFF ON MY CAR. ITS ALL OVER MY WINDSHIELD AND BODY OF MY CAR. SECOND TIME AT 5:45 AM IN THE MORNING ON 10/15/2019 (TUESDAY) THEY ARE WORKING AGAIN IN THE AREA, AND THEIR ARE LARGE CLOUDS OF SMOKE COMING UP AGAIN AND THEN I SEE LATER ON IN THE DAY WHEN I GET INTO MY CAR THAT I HAVE THIS STUFF ON MY CAR SOMEMORE. I WAS DRIVING BOTH TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY 40.

NHTSA ID

11268916

Incident

Oct 10, 2019

Mileage

39,000 mi

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER 70 MPH AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS RATTLING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS AND DIPS IN ROAD GOING AT LEAST 25. IT MAY BE THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

NHTSA ID

11240502

Incident

May 1, 2019

Mileage

640,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AN EXPLOSIVE NOISE WAS SUDDENLY HEARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

NHTSA ID

11072512

Incident

Dec 22, 2017

Mileage

14,000 mi

FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS WHAT LOOK LIKE HARD WATER SPOTS AND IN THE SUNLIGHT YOU CANNOT HARDLY SEE OUT. THE DEALER HAS SAID THEY ACID CLEANED THIS AND SOME OF IT WAS REMOVED. NOW IT HAS RETURNED MAKING DRIVING INTO THE SUN IMPOSSIBLE. CAR IS ALWAYS IN GARAGE AND IT DOES NOT RAIN IN ALBUQUERQUE SO IT IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. I WILL ASK THE IT BE REPLACED THIS TRIP TO DEALER AS ONLY 9500 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10993729

Incident

Jun 7, 2017

Mileage

9,500 mi

THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HAS WAVE IN IT THAT MAKES VISIBILITY POOR AND THE VIEW IS DISTORTED.

NHTSA ID

10970836

Incident

Mar 22, 2017

DRIVER-SIDE SIDE-VIEW MIRROR IS SPLIT INTO A FLAT AND CONVEX PARTS. THIS IS EYE-STRESS INDUCING AND IS NOT NATURAL TO LOOK AT. PLEASE REPLACE WITH PROPER BLIND SPOT SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

10938879

Incident

Dec 16, 2016

Mileage

3,000 mi

TRANSMISSION( CVT) VIBRATES AROUND 20 TO 45 MPH. REAR WINDOW IS DISTORTED. (WAVY VISION THROUGH WINDOW)

NHTSA ID

10938866

Incident

Dec 30, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS DISTORTED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VISION WAS OBSCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS DISTORTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE HONDA INFORMED THE DEALER NOT TO REPLACE THE WINDOW BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE NEW EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70. UPDATED 01/06/17*LJ UPDATED 7/13/18*JB

NHTSA ID

10930121

Incident

Aug 2, 2016

Mileage

70 mi

THE ACCORD 2016 MODEL HAS A VERY BAD DISTORTION IN THE BACK WINDSHIELD - WHERE ONE HEADLIGHT/LIGHT WILL BE REFLECTED/SHOWN AS MULTIPLE. IT IS WORSE AT NIGHT, AND IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH. THE PICTURES REFLECT (TO A MINIMUM) HOW IT APPEARS. IT IS A HUGE DISTRACTION BECAUSE THERE ARE LIGHTS EVERYWHERE WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR REARVIEW MIRROR, AND ALSO IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS NOT ACCURATE AS TO WHERE THE EXACT LIGHT IS COMING FROM. IT SEEMS TO BE FROM THE DEFROSTER LINES, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER CARS I HAVE OWNED BEFORE.

NHTSA ID

10929768

Incident

Jun 15, 2016

REAR VIEW CAMERA IS TOTALLY USELESS IN SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS A MIX OF BRIGHT SUNLIGHT AND SHADE CONDITIONS. THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF THE CAMERA ISN'T LARGE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT IS BEHIND YOU. YOU GET A BLOWN OUT PICTURE WITH NO DETAIL IN THE SUNLIT AREAS AND BLACKS IN THE SHADE AREAS. I'VE HAD OTHER CARS WITH BACKUP CAMERA SYSTEMS AND THIS IS THE WORST EXCUSE FOR ONE I'VE EVER SEEN.

NHTSA ID

10927151

Incident

Sep 23, 2016

Mileage

100 mi

THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH DISTORTED GLASS BEING USED IN THE REAR WINDOWS OF 2016 HONDA ACCORDS. LOOKING THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW OF MY ACCORD SPORT, VEHICLES AND ESPECIALLY LANE MARKINGS APPEAR OUT OF FOCUS AND WAVY. THE PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE IN RAINY CONDITIONS. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE PROXIMITY OF VEHICLES BEHIND ME, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. HONDA'S DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT EVEN ASKING TO SEE MY CAR. HE CALLED IT "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE ACCORDS AND CLAIMED THEY ALL HAVE VARYING LEVELS OF DISTORTION. HOWEVER, HONDA REFUSED TO OFFER A REPLACEMENT WINDOW.

NHTSA ID

10926764

Incident

Aug 22, 2016

Mileage

500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

NHTSA ID

10918534

Incident

Sep 1, 2016

Mileage

3,500 mi

WHEN YOU PUT THE GEAR ON R. REVIER CAMERA IS NOT FUNCTIONAL IN SUNNY DAY WHEN THE SHADE IS ON THE BUMPER. YOU CANNOT TELL WHERE IS THE BAMPER AND WHERE IS THE SHADE. YOU CAN HIT THE AOBJECT OR PERSON BEHIND THE CAR USING THIS CAMERA. SEE PICTURES.

NHTSA ID

10910899

Incident

Aug 24, 2016

THE REAR WINDOW IS DISTORTED WHICH PREVENTS A CLEAR AND ACCURATE VIEW OF ALL OBJECTS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THIS DISTORTION AFFECTS THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW AND IT CAUSES THE OBJECTS VIEWED THROUGH THE WINDOW TO BE WAVY AND DISTORTED. ITS EFFECTS ARE MAGNIFIED IN WET WEATHER AND AT NIGHT. THE DISTORTION PREVENTS THE OPERATOR FROM ACCURATELY JUDGING THE SIZE, SPEED AND DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE DISTORTION OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID

10903864

Incident

Aug 31, 2016

Mileage

30 mi

THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR IS THE WORST IDEA IN THE WORLD HOW IS IT THAT NO ONE IS NOT ABLE TO SEE JUST HOW BAD/DANGEROUS THAT MIRROR IS I HAVE HAD THREE CLOSE CALLS COUNT THEM THREE IN ONE DAY OF DRIVING IN HI TRAFFIC I NEED THIS REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

10872182

Incident

Jun 1, 2016

Mileage

42 mi

2016 HONDA ACCORD EX - 100 MILES DRIVEN. THE PARTITION/SPLIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DISTORTS THE VIEW WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE APPROACHING VEHICLES. THE MIRROR IS NOT SAFE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP WITH A REGULAR MIRROR. NOT SURE HOW HONDA'S ENGINEERS COULD DEVELOP SUCH A DANGEROUS MIRROR.

NHTSA ID

10870710

Incident

May 24, 2016

THE SPLIT IN THE DRIVERSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRIOR IS DECEIVING U CANNOT SEE TRAFFIC ON COMING VERY WELL ON DRIVER SIDE I WANT TO RIP IT OUT AND REPLACE THE MIRROR GLASS VERY UNSAFE.

NHTSA ID

10865708

Incident

May 7, 2016

Mileage

100 mi