Recall Register

2016 Honda Civic: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2016 Honda Civic. The newest campaign is 26V332000. NHTSA received the report on 21 May 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 26V332000, in the NHTSA record

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, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 2,993,410 units in total.

  • 26V332000Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
  • 23V858000Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
  • 16V725000Parking Brake
  • 16V526000Exterior Lighting
  • 16V074000Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

  1. 26V332000Received . 98,892 units.

    Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.

    Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 23V858000Received . 2,490,460 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

    Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number KGC, KGD. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 16V725000Received . 350,083 units.

    Parking Brake

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the EPB is not applied, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KC6.

    Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number KC6. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 16V526000Received . 11,846 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If a side marker light does not function, vehicle visibility can be decreased to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KB8.

    Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number KB8. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 16V074000Received . 42,129 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 mailed an interim notification beginning March 31, 2016, and will be mailed a second notice when parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JX9.

    Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number JX9. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19732
  2. 19742
  3. 19752
  4. 19762
  5. 19773
  6. 19781
  7. 19791
  8. 19810
  9. 19820
  10. 19830
  11. 19843
  12. 19852
  13. 19863
  14. 19873
  15. 19883
  16. 19891
  17. 19903
  18. 19911
  19. 19921
  20. 19931
  21. 19942
  22. 19950
  23. 19962
  24. 19972
  25. 19984
  26. 19993
  27. 20006
  28. 200114
  29. 200211
  30. 200311
  31. 200410
  32. 200510
  33. 200613
  34. 20079
  35. 20087
  36. 20098
  37. 20108
  38. 20119
  39. 20123
  40. 20142
  41. 20151
  42. 20165
  43. 20176
  44. 20186
  45. 20194
  46. 20205
  47. 20214
  48. 20224
  49. 20234
  50. 20243
  51. 20252

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Honda Civic: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/honda/civic/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Honda Civic?
2,993,410 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Honda Civic have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 79 recall campaigns for the Honda Civic, model years 1973 to 2025. 5 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Honda Civic open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.