NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Honda Civic Recalls
The 2016 Honda Civic has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Honda Civic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 1,082
- Crashes reported
- 36
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Honda Civic, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2016 Honda Civic
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 26V332000
- Reported
- May 21, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2022 Civic, 16 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V858000
- Reported
- December 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,490,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2021 Civic, 19 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 16V725000
- Reported
- October 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 350,083
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Honda Civic
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 16V526000
- Reported
- July 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,846
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Honda Civic
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 16V074000
- Reported
- February 9, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,129
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Honda Civic
2016 Honda Civic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,082 owner complaints about the 2016 Honda Civic, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 36 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Honda Civic, the component group named most often is the steering (41%), followed by the electrical system (11%) and the engine (9%).
None of the 2016 Honda Civic's 5 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2016 Honda Civic owners gave the mileage (494 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering446
- Unknown Or Other253
- Electrical System119
- Engine95
- Service Brakes92
- Structure48
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 116 | |
| 2017 | 63 | |
| 2018 | 63 | |
| 2019 | 144 | |
| 2020 | 141 | |
| 2021 | 86 | |
| 2022 | 78 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 103 | |
| 2025 | 101 | |
| 2026 | 77 |
Complaints about the 2016 Honda Civic peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 144. 36% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Honda Civic drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Honda Civic year in the same window: 5th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the Honda Civic years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 1,082 complaints about the 2016 Honda Civic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Civic by model year
Other 2016 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted