The following entries were disqualified from the 2016 CQ WW Contest CW.
| Callsign | Reason | Operator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 5Z4/DJ6TF | self-spotting | DJ6TF |
| 5Z4/DL2RMC | self-spotting | DL2RMC |
| 9M2R | self-spotting | 9M2ROL, 9M2ODX, 9M2OOO, 9M2KEV, 9W2FOR |
| BA3MM | self-spotting | BA3MM |
| BG3IAY | self-spotting | BG3IAY |
| CO8ZZ | self-spotting | CO8ZZ |
| CR5K | self-spotting | CT1DRB, CT1BWW |
| DR5E | self-spotting | |
| EE8A | self-spotting | |
| EU8R | unclaimed assistance | EU8R |
| I1EIS | unclaimed assistance | I1EIS |
| KP4BD | self-spotting | WP3A |
| OU2W | self-spotting | OZ1ETA |
| R5WW | self-spotting & unclaimed assistance | R5WW |
| RA3UAG | unclaimed assistance | RA3UAG |
| RA9Y | self-spotting | RA9Y, RW9OW, RO9O, RZ9YI, UA9OC |
| RO2E | self-spotting | R3EA, RK3ER, UA3EDP, RU3EG, UI3A, RW3XW, RW3XA, R3XX, R2EC |
| S57M | unclaimed assistance | S57M |
| SN8C | self-spotting | SP8HZZ |
| SP1MGM | self-spotting | SP1MGM |
| SP7JLH | unclaimed assistance | SP7JLH |
| TC3A | self-spotting | LZ1BP, LZ1CNN, LZ1NK, LZ1YQ, LZ2YO, LZ3BB, LZ3ND, LZ4AE, TA2TX, TA3D |
| TM1A | self-spotting | F4GLQ, F5NGA, F5NQL, F5NTZ, F5PBM, F5RAB, F6DVH, F6DZS |
| UR7EW | unclaimed assistance | UR7EW |
| UT1AA | self-spotting | UT1AA |
| UY5AR | unclaimed assistance | UY5AR |
| XX9TXN | self-spotting | VR2XAN, IV3SKB, IK2JUB, IK2PFL |
| YB8UTI | self-spotting | YB8UTI |
| YT1T | self-spotting | YT1T |
| YT2NOD | self-spotting | YT2NOD |
| YT3X | self-spotting | YT3X |