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2016 Honda Civic Recalls, Complaints & Specs

5 safety recalls list the 2016 Honda Civic, and owners have filed 1,081 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

5
safety recalls
1,081
owner complaints to NHTSA
36 / 4
complaints citing a crash / fire
30–35
MPG combined (EPA)

5 safety recalls for the 2016 Honda Civic

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Air bags: front passenger

    NHTSA 26V332000 Reported 98,892 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    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,…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL,…

  2. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 23V858000 Reported 2,490,460 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    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,…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This…

  3. Parking brake

    NHTSA 16V725000 Reported 350,083 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    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.

    Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle's software to allow the EPB to engage immediately after the ignition is turned off, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2016. Owners may contact…

  4. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 16V526000 Reported 11,846 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    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…

    Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect both the taillight assemblies, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at…

  5. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 16V074000 Reported 42,129 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    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…

    Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the piston assemblies and damaged engine components, as necessary, free of charge. Parts are expected to be available in the Summer of 2016. Owners were…

1,081 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2016 Honda Civic have filed 1,081 complaints with NHTSA; 36 describe a crash and 4 describe a fire. Reports cite 16 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 33,624 miles. Complaints peaked in 2019 with 144 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“When driving at highway speeds/long distances, steering occasionally gets stiffer to the point where it will stick and require more force to free. This leads to overcorrections and constant adjustment”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 27, 2026 · Steering

“When the Honda Civic has been driven long enough for the steering to get warm, at highway speeds, the steering wheel will stick in position instead of centering itself. Manual adjustment has to be don”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 10, 2026 · Steering

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2016 Honda Civic (Civic 2Dr, Civic 4Dr). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Combined30–35 mpg
City / Highway26–31 / 37–42
FuelRegular
EPA classCompact Cars, Midsize Cars
Engine4 cyl, 1.5/2 L
TransmissionAutomatic (variable gear ratios); Manual 6-spd

Compare Honda Civic model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Honda Civic model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1973 Honda Civic20
1974 Honda Civic20
1975 Honda Civic20
1976 Honda Civic20
1977 Honda Civic30
1978 Honda Civic10
1979 Honda Civic11
1981 Honda Civic01
1982 Honda Civic01
1983 Honda Civic09
1984 Honda Civic35
1985 Honda Civic215
1986 Honda Civic335
1987 Honda Civic339
1988 Honda Civic346
1989 Honda Civic169
1990 Honda Civic391
1991 Honda Civic1110
1992 Honda Civic198
1993 Honda Civic1146
1994 Honda Civic2135
1995 Honda Civic0199
1996 Honda Civic2305
1997 Honda Civic2373
1998 Honda Civic4435
1999 Honda Civic3338
2000 Honda Civic6287
2001 Honda Civic141,079
2002 Honda Civic11702
2003 Honda Civic11499
2004 Honda Civic10350
2005 Honda Civic10315
2006 Honda Civic131,402
2007 Honda Civic91,204
2008 Honda Civic7916
2009 Honda Civic8395
2010 Honda Civic8397
2011 Honda Civic9169
2012 Honda Civic3455
2013 Honda Civic0319
2014 Honda Civic2292
2015 Honda Civic1380
2016 Honda Civic51,081
2017 Honda Civic6599
2018 Honda Civic6745
2019 Honda Civic4435
2020 Honda Civic5226
2021 Honda Civic4145
2022 Honda Civic4883
2023 Honda Civic4255
2024 Honda Civic3124
2025 Honda Civic274
2026 Honda Civic030

Checking a specific 2016 Honda Civic

How do I know if my 2016 Honda Civic has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 5 campaigns currently list the 2016 Honda Civic; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Honda dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 16V074000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Honda models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.