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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1HGCR3F96GA••••••2016 Honda ACCORD
That is about average for the 2016 Honda ACCORD — 4 complaints per build across 157 builds.
5on this build
567on the model
157builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 3Steering 1Exterior Lighting 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemJan 2026
I cannot even drive my car anymore, the speakers play non stop static noise that is so loud it scared my child and almost caused me to get into an accident having super sensitive ears. I had to pull over to wait for help. It’s not fair for any of us to have to pay over a grand…
SteeringOct 2016
Without warning complete power steering loss on highway exit. Car fixed at dealer, steering failure again less than 24hrs after it was 'fixed'. So two steering failures in couple days
Exterior LightingApr 2016
Touring model daytime running light (drl) LED strip is 70% un-lit on one headlight. This appears to be an extremely common problem and requires replacement of the entire headlight assembly, dealer part cost $945, install not included. From my research it appears these burn out…
Electrical SystemApr 2024
The audio system in these car is failing for multiple owners. Complaint was filed with Honda and all they do is to turn their back on the customers and not acknowledge the issue. You have the complete engine noise amplified through the speakers of the car if you don't stop the…
Electrical SystemApr 2022
Radio/audio causing a loud static un bearable noise that won’t turn off even when Turing the radio off an volume all the way down. My concern here is it’s very hard to focus on driving on the road when this occurs since I’m not able to hear anything around me or able to receive…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1HGCR3F96GA020897 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.