2016 Honda Civic problems and recalls

Owners have filed 1,078 complaints on the 2016 Honda Civic, and NHTSA has issued 5 recalls. The most cited component is the Steering (442 complaints).

1,078
Complaints
5
Recalls
36
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
16
Injuries
30.3
Severity index

Severity index 30.3 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 30.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 131 of 141 by severity index among 2016 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 7% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2016 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 442 complaints (41.0%)442 41%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 253 complaints (23.5%)253 23%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 119 complaints (11.0%)119 11%EngineEngine: 95 complaints (8.8%)95 9%Service BrakesService Brakes: 95 complaints (8.8%)95 9%StructureStructure: 48 complaints (4.5%)48 4%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 47 complaints (4.4%)47 4%Power TrainPower Train: 36 complaints (3.3%)36 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING44241.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER25323.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM11911.0%
ENGINE958.8%
SERVICE BRAKES958.8%
STRUCTURE484.5%
VISIBILITY/WIPER474.4%
POWER TRAIN363.3%

Complaints filed per year

0751502015: 22016: 1162017: 632018: 632019: 1442020: 1412021: 862022: 782023: 1082024: 1032025: 1012026: 73 (partial year)151617181914420212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20152
2016116
201763
201863
2019144
2020141
202186
202278
2023108
2024103
2025101
2026 (year to date)73
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (312 against 305).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V52600011/07/2016EXTERIOR LIGHTINGAmerican 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 i
16V72500011/10/2016PARKING BRAKEHonda (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.
16V07400009/02/2016ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINEHonda (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 wr
23V85800018/12/2023FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (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 H
26V33200021/05/2026AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (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-

Other Honda Civic model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 11 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.