2016 Honda Accord NHTSA Crash Test & Safety Ratings

NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program rated the 2016 Honda Accord as high as 5 out of 5 stars overall across 2 tested configurations. Star ratings below are reported per tested configuration exactly as NHTSA published them, including any item NHTSA marks as not rated.

2016 Honda Accord 4 DR FWD

NHTSA measured a 9.90% rollover probability in its dynamic tip test (result: No Tip).

Overall rating	★★★★★ 5/5
Frontal crash — overall	★★★★☆ 4/5
Frontal crash — driver	★★★★☆ 4/5
Frontal crash — front passenger	★★★★☆ 4/5
Side crash — overall	★★★★★ 5/5
Side crash — driver	★★★★★ 5/5
Side crash — rear passenger	★★★★★ 5/5
Side barrier — combined	★★★★★ 5/5
Side pole	★★★★★ 5/5
Side barrier + pole — front seat	★★★★★ 5/5
Side barrier + pole — rear seat	★★★★★ 5/5
Rollover — overall	★★★★★ 5/5
Rollover — stars	Not Rated

Electronic stability control	Standard
Forward collision warning	Optional
Lane departure warning	Optional

Frontal crash photo Side crash photo Frontal crash video Side crash video Side pole crash photo Side pole crash video

NHTSA record counts tied to this tested vehicle: 610 complaints, 4 recalls, 0 investigations.

2016 Honda Accord 2 DR FWD

NHTSA measured a 9.90% rollover probability in its dynamic tip test (result: No Tip).

Overall rating	★★★★★ 5/5
Frontal crash — overall	★★★★★ 5/5
Frontal crash — driver	★★★★★ 5/5
Frontal crash — front passenger	★★★★★ 5/5
Side crash — overall	★★★★★ 5/5
Side crash — driver	★★★★★ 5/5
Side crash — rear passenger	★★★★★ 5/5
Side barrier — combined	★★★★★ 5/5
Side pole	★★★★★ 5/5
Side barrier + pole — front seat	★★★★★ 5/5
Side barrier + pole — rear seat	★★★★★ 5/5
Rollover — overall	★★★★★ 5/5
Rollover — stars	Not Rated

Electronic stability control	Standard
Forward collision warning	Optional
Lane departure warning	Optional

Frontal crash photo Side crash photo Frontal crash video Side crash video Side pole crash photo Side pole crash video

NHTSA record counts tied to this tested vehicle: 610 complaints, 4 recalls, 0 investigations.

How to read these ratings

Every figure on this page is copied from NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program database without reinterpretation. Three things trip people up:

Stars are comparative, not absolute. A five-star car is not "twice as safe" as a two-and-a-half-star car. NHTSA compares vehicles within size and weight classes.
Not Rated is not zero stars. It means that particular test was not performed on that particular build.
Older tests were easier. Frontal and side protocols were tightened repeatedly, so a 2005 five-star result is not the same test as a 2024 five-star result. Compare within a model year, not across decades.

Common questions

What is the NHTSA safety rating of the 2016 Honda Accord?

NHTSA rated this vehicle 5 out of 5 stars overall (2 tested configurations).

Has the 2016 Honda Accord been crash tested?

Yes. NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program tested 2 configurations of the 2016 Accord.

What does 'Not Rated' mean?

NHTSA prints 'Not Rated' when a specific test was not run on a specific configuration. It is not a zero-star result and we never display it as one.

Why are several configurations listed?

NHTSA tests structurally different versions separately — a two-door and a four-door, or a car with and without side airbags, can earn different stars. Averaging them would invent a rating NHTSA never issued, so each is listed on its own.

Sourcing

Star ratings, equipment declarations, rollover probabilities and crash test media are retrieved from the NHTSA New Car Assessment Program API (api.nhtsa.gov/SafetyRatings) on 2026-10-27. Photographs and videos are linked at their official NHTSA addresses rather than copied. Where NHTSA publishes "Not Rated", we reproduce that string verbatim.