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2016 Honda Civic engine problems

99 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2016 Honda Civic, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
99 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
29,000 miles 61 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2016 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 29,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 25 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 15 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 29,000 miles
Based on 61 complaints that include mileage. 80% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles25
20k to 40k miles15
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 61 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 29,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires.

What owners wrote

I pressed my automatic start key from the window of the building , while I was getting ready ,(washing my face, brushing teeth) after a couple seconds later I heard the sound of the alarm , which would usually turn on if there is a hit or impact or loud sound . When I came downstairs, about 5-10 minutes later . I noticed the front window was shattered , I figured maybe one the neighbors was playing ball and hit my window, when I opened my door I realized there was a fire inside coming directly from the dashboard…

Reported at 12,000 miles, March 2017 Fire

I was sold a 2016 honda civic on the day (january 29, 2016) that american honda notified NHTSA of a 'stop-sale' and I am forced to drive a vehicle that may have a potentially life threatening defect until they fix it. Honda was aware of the problem, and I should not have been sold a vehicle with a safety concern as great as engine failure.

Reported at 8 miles, January 2016

Other problems reported for the 2016 Honda Civic

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Honda models