What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2016 Honda Civic

Typical pattern

11.2% of complaints about the 2016 Honda Civic came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2016 vehicle — around the middle of the 199 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is steering (444 complaints), typically at 6.8 yr or about 39,000 miles.

Complaints
1,372
Median age at failure
4.8 yr
Median mileage
29,775 n=651
Crash / fire / tow
5.8% of reports
Safety recalls
5

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Steering
444 reports · 39,000 mi
6.8 yr
1.4%
Other
252 reports · 35,000 mi
4.6 yr
2.4%
Electrical system
120 reports · 27,650 mi
3.8 yr
7.5%
Engine
95 reports · 26,754 mi
4.1 yr
3.2%
Service brakes
91 reports · 23,000 mi
3.0 yr
12.1%
Structure
48 reports · 12,900 mi
4.8 yr
12.5%
Visibility / wipers
47 reports · 8,907 mi
2.3 yr
0%
Power train
36 reports · 41,480 mi
5.8 yr
13.9%
Exterior lighting
30 reports · 500 mi
11 mo
3.3%
Fuel / propulsion
28 reports · 5,000 mi
5.0 yr
0%
Air bags
28 reports · 33,256 mi
3.8 yr
57.1%
Electronic stability control (esc)
27 reports · 13,000 mi
2.2 yr
7.4%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

26V332000 2026-05-21
Air bags:sensor:occupant classification:front passenger

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.

Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.

23V858000 2023-12-18
Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

16V725000 2016-10-11
Parking brake

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 Honda Civic two door and four door 1.5L turbo and 2.0L vehicles. The electric parking brake (EPB) may not engage if it is applied immediately after turning the ignition off.

If the EPB is not applied, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.

16V526000 2016-07-11
Exterior lighting

American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2016 Civic 2-Door vehicles manufactured February 23, 2016, through May 20, 2016. The affected vehicles may have a damaged LED side marker light circuit board inside the taillight assembly, making the marker light inoperable. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Assoc. Equipment."

If a side marker light does not function, vehicle visibility can be decreased to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

16V074000 2016-02-09
Engine and engine cooling:engine

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 Civic vehicles manufactured September 22, 2015, to February 3, 2016 and equipped with 2.0L engines. The affected vehicles have engines with piston assemblies that may have been manufactured without a piston wrist pin circlip or with an incorrectly installed piston wrist pin circlip.

If a circlip is missing or incorrectly installed, the piston wrist pin may not be secure and may drift and damage the engine cylinder causing the engine to seize, and increasing the risk of a crash or a fire.

In owners’ own words

Other 200 mi 3 mo in service
THE TRUNK AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT DO NOT LOCK...THEIR IS NO WAY TO SAFELY VALET PARK THE VEHICLE AND LEAVE ANYTHING IN THE TRUNK OR THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THIS MAY NOT BE A DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NON THE LESS. HONDA MUST HAVE LOST THEIR MINDS WHEN THEY REDESIGNED THE VEHICLE. IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE NOT BE ABLE TO LOCK THE TRUNK.
Other 825 mi 11 mo in service
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED AT ABOUT 750 MILES WHILE TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE... CAR BRAND NEW... CHECKED ALL PRESSURES AT 65F COLD AND ALL AT PRESSURES SPECIFIED ON DOOR JAMB... DID NOT FIND ANY PUNCTURES OR OBJECTS IN TIRE... HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO DEALER BUT I MANUALLY RESET SYSTEM BY "CALIBRATING..." LIGHT IS NOW BACK AT ABOUT 825 MILES...
Other 514 mi 10 mo in service
THE COVER FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR WINDOW DOES NOT STAY ATTACHED TO MY 2016 CIVIC COUPE. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT LIMITS MY VISIBILITY IN REAR VIEW MIRROR. I BRING MY NEW CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIME SO FAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND STILL NOT FIX. THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT COVER BUT THE NEW PART DOES NOT STAY ATTACHED EITHER. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS PART NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED FOR A BETTER ATTACHMENT TO THE REAR WINDOW . I DO HOPE AT THIS POINT THAT HONDA WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM SOON
Speed control 5,000 mi 6 mo in service
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

Other Civic model years

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