# 2016 Honda Accord needed 4 jumpstarts this week

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-honda-accord-needed-4-jumpstarts-this-week/145418>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord-sdn, honda\
**Created:** [July 28, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-honda-accord-needed-4-jumpstarts-this-week/145418 "2019-07-28T00:21:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Sulta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Sulta](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sulta)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-honda-accord-needed-4-jumpstarts-this-week/145418/1 "2019-07-28T00:21:55Z")

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I had to jump start my car 4 times this week. Autozone told me my battery is good. Idk what to do now. I was thinking maybe the battery is bad. 2016 Honda Accord sport 33000 miles

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-honda-accord-needed-4-jumpstarts-this-week/145418/2 "2019-07-28T13:16:36Z")

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Take it to a mechanic, tell them what happened, let them diagnose the problem.

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**Author:** ![Tagcaver78\_171809](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tagcaver78\_171809](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tagcaver78_171809)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-honda-accord-needed-4-jumpstarts-this-week/145418/3 "2020-10-25T03:21:53Z")

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Having similar problems. What did you find out? Thanks

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**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-honda-accord-needed-4-jumpstarts-this-week/145418/4 "2020-10-25T04:08:36Z")

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If your car is also a 2016 Accord, it is now 4 to 5 years old, which is the typical life expectancy for a car battery. While auto parts stores such as AutoZone or O’Reilly can load-test your battery, it is possible for an old battery to have a “surface charge” which is sufficient to pass the load test, but insufficient to reliably start your engine. If you still have the original battery, I’d probably purchase and install a new one before spending money to have a shop diagnose it. Hope that helps.

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**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-honda-accord-needed-4-jumpstarts-this-week/145418/5 "2020-10-25T15:28:53Z")

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adding to @bcohen2010 advice…

if you keep jump-starting your car with “surface charge” plagued battery, you are in risk of eventually killing your alternator, so don’t delay the repair

also, check your serpentine belt and replace if it’s worn