P0716 on Honda vehicles
P0716 is named on 6 Honda model years (2016–2019): 14 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Odyssey, Pilot, Passport.
Which Honda model years name P0716
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Honda Odyssey | Power Train | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 Honda Odyssey | Power Train | 5 | — |
| 2016 Honda Pilot | Power Train | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 Honda Passport | Power Train | 1 | — |
| 2019 Honda Pilot | Power Train | 1 | — |
| 2017 Honda Pilot | Power Train | 1 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Honda owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The transmission has intermittent harsh or jerky upshifts with steady acceleration, or the MIL comes on with DTC P0716
The first system report from the incident can be found attached as indicated permanent transmission codes of P0716 and P0700
Honda filings that name P0716
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Honda filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0716. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- A19-124 Service bulletin2019-12-23 · Power Train
- Service Bulletin - The transmission has intermittent harsh or jerky upshifts with steady acceleration, or the MIL comes on with DTC P0716.
- A19-124 Service bulletin2020-01-09 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Bulletin - The transmission has intermittent harsh or jerky upshifts with steady acceleration, or the MIL comes on with DTC P0716.
- A19-124 Service bulletin2020-02-28 · Power Train
- Service Bulletin - The transmission has intermittent harsh or jerky upshifts with steady acceleration, or the MIL comes on with DTC P0716.
- A19-004 Service bulletin2019-06-12 · Power Train
- Service Bulletin - During a downshift from 9th or 8th gear to 7th gear or lower, a miscalculation in the TCM software causes the MIL to come on with DTC P0716, input shaft [mainshaft] speed sensor [range/performance].
What P0716 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0716 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Honda and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0716 a known problem on Honda vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 14 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports naming P0716 on 6 Honda model years (2016–2019). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Honda models does P0716 appear on most?
2018 Odyssey (6 documents), 2019 Odyssey (5 documents), 2016 Pilot (3 documents).
Does P0716 on a Honda mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.