177 complaints reported

2016 Honda Civic UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
177
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Apr 2020

THE A/C COMPRESSOR IS BROKEN DUE TO THE FAULTY CONDENSORS THAT HAVE NOW BEEN RECALLED. HONDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THIS AND IS KNOWINGLY ALLOWING FREON TO BE LEAKED OUT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE ON ALL THESE FAULTY CIVICS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2020
Mar 2020

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN APRIL 2016 AND IN SEPTEMBER 2016 I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE AC BLOWING HOT AIR. HONDA TOLD ME THEY FOUND NOTHING. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA NOVEMBER 2019, THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE CONDENSER. ASSUMING THIS WAS THE PROBLEM I TOOK IT SO THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT. BECAUSE IT WAS A LEAKY COMPRESSOR AND NOT THE CONDENSER, I HAD TO PAY $150 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ HERE, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH A LEAKING COMPRESSOR. HOW CONVENIENT FOR HONDA!! THEY ARE NOW PROFITTING FROM THESE DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND IGNORING THAT THEIR AC HAS OTHER PROBLEMS. AND TO TOP IT OFF THEY ARE CHARGING $1600 TO FIX A FAULTY AC.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2016
Feb 2020

A/C NOT WORKING. JUST HIT 3 YEARS AND 50,000 MILES AND NOW NO MORE COLD A/C. I TOOK CAR IN TO LOCAL DEALER AND THEY JUST TRIED TO SAY MY SYSTEM NEEDED RECHARGING AND HAD NO LEAKS. I TOLD THEM I WANTED MY CAR BACK BECAUSE I KNOW THEY, KNEW IF THIS ISSUE AND WAS JUST AVOIDING TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AT MY EXPENSE. A WHOLE $390 QUOTE TO RECHARGE. TOOK MY CAR TO LOCALE REPARIE SHOP AND GUY LOOKED AT MY FOR 5 MINUTES AND TOLD MY COMPRESSOR WAS BAD, AND HE'S HAD 5 OTHER PEOPLE COME IN WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2020
Feb 2020

I PURCHASED THIS YEAR AFTER MY 3 YEAR LEASE WAS UP. WITHIN MONTHS, THE AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. I FOUND OUT (ONLY BY LOOKING ONLINE) THAT THERE WAS A REPORTED ISSUE WITH THE AC CONDENSOR. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA, THEY CONFIRMED THAT IF IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN ISSUE NOT DUE TO DAMAGE, THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE ASSESSMENT ($150) AND THE REPLACEMENT. I TOOK IT IN, THE HONDA DEALER SAID YES, THE CONDENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND WOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ALSO THE COMPRESSOR AND FRONT SEAL, FOR A TOTAL OF NEAR $2000. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA BACK, THEY CALLED THE DEALER TO CONFIRM AND SIMPLY INFORMED ME THAT YES, I'D HAVE TO PAY. THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY SEEMS LESS LIKE A WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGING AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE, AND MORE AS A PLOY TO GET RECENT BUYERS OFF LEASE TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HONDA DEALERS. I'VE SEEN MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE REPORT ONLINE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL OR AT LEAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2019
Feb 2020

FAULTY AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM THAT HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERING THE COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERANT LEAKS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2020
Jan 2020

STEERING WHEEL IS PEELING OFF LEAVING STICKY RESIDUE UNDERNEATH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2019
Jan 2020

AC COMPRESSOR LEAKING. DEALERSHIP ADMITS ONGOING ISSUE. ESTIMATE REPAIR AT $2300. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA ALREADY IN MOTION FOR THIS ISSUE. HONDA ONLY OFFERING PARTIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THIS REPAIR. ADMITTED IT'S DEIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW. HONDA NEEDS TO BE COMPELLED TO RECALL 2016-2018 CIVICS TO FIX THIS FLAW. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2020
Dec 2019

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN I-20, THE ONLY CAR CLOSE TO ME WAS BEHIND ME AND IN THE OTHER LANE. THERE WERE NO OVERPASSES OR POTHOLES. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE LIKE A CAR BACKFIRE OR GUNSHOT, AND I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE BLOWN A TIRE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED MY MOONROOF HAD SHATTERED - LUCKILY THE SHIELD HAD BEEN CLOSED. HONDA REFUSED TO CONSIDER THAT IT MIGHT BE A DEFECT AND SAID THAT EVEN IF IT WAS, IT DIDN'T MATTER AS MY CAR WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS REFUSED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2019
Dec 2019

MY 2016 HONDA CIVIC ONLY HAS LESS THAN 25000 MILES, THE AC HAD NOT WORKING SINCE THIS SUMMER, AFTER I TOOK THE CAR TO SCHAUMBURG HONDA IN ILLIONIS, THEY SAID THE CONDENSER IS FIND BUT COMPRESSOR HAS A LEAK WHICH WILL COST OVER $1000 TO BE FIXED. I DECIDED NOT REPAIR BUT STILL WAS CHARGED $140 FOR THE INSPECTION. TOTALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2019
Dec 2019

AIR CONDITIONING NOT BLOWING COLD AFTER 3 MONTHS OF FILLING UP FREON.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2019
Dec 2019

A/C DOES NOT WORK WELL. CAR BLOWS WARM AIR. VEHICLE HAS 32,900 MILES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2019
Dec 2019

RANDOMLY HEARD A POP, AND THE AC STOPPED WORKING. TOOK CAR TO A DEALERSHIP THAT TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE. AFTER LEAVING HONDA I CALLED BACK TO INQUIRE MORE INFORMATION, HONDA REFUSED TO SHOW ME THE ISSUE BUT TOLD ME THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $200 FOR A DIAGNOSIS FEE. SOMETHING SEEMED WRONG. CHECKED ONLINE AND SAW THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. CALLED HONDA CORPORATE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT FOR A SECOND OPINION ELSEWHERE. THEY KNEW ABOUT THE AC ISSUES AND SAID IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EXCEPT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF HIGH MILEAGE. WITHOUT THE AC THE DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. NOT SURE HOW TO GET HONDA TO RECALL THIS BUT IT SEEMS THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF AC UNITS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN CARS. IF SOMEONE DIES ON THE ROADWAY BECAUSE OF A VISIBILITY ISSUE, HONDA WILL HAVE A MAJOR LAWSUIT AHEAD OF THEM. HELP US HONDA OWNERS GET THE RECALL WE DESERVE SO WE CAN SAFELY DRIVE THE CARS WE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON. THIS IS UNSAFE AND NOT OKAY!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2018
Nov 2019

RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA ABOUT A/C CONDENSER LEAKS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, SAID THAT CONDENSER IS FINE THAT IS THE COMPRESSOR THAT IS LEAKING. TOTAL JOB COST IS OVER $1200. CALLED HONDA, SAID THAT COMPRESSOR IS NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY EXTENSION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2019
Nov 2019

AC IS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR SYSTEM IS LEAKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR IS AT AROUND 38000 MILES AND IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 3 YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND ABSOLUTELY UNBEARABLE DURING THE SUMMER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2019
Nov 2019

NO COLD AIR COMING OUT WITH AC ON. NEEDED TO REPLACE A LEAKING AC COMPRESSOR AT 45,000 MILES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2019
Oct 2019

REPORTS FURTHER ALLEGE THAT THE MALFUNCTION IN THE CIVIC A/C CONDENSERS, COMPRESSORS CREATE RISKS FOR DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLES' SYSTEMS AND REFRIGERANT LEAKING WHICH IS DEFINITELY NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2019
Oct 2019

IT HAS A BREAK RECALL I DIDN'T RECEIVE A NOTICE OR ANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2019
Sep 2019

AC COMPRESSOR IS LEAKING AT 26,000 MILES. AT HONDA DEALERSHIP NOW. HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ADVISED THEY CANNOT EVEN ORDER REPLACEMENT PARTS TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME DUE TO HONDA HAVING A HOLD ON THEM. COMPRESSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED/RECALLED BY HONDA.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2019
Sep 2019

A/C SYSTEM BECAME NON FUNCTIONAL AT 41,000 MILES. OBVIOUSLY JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. BEEN READING ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE A/C SYSTEM IN THE 2016 HONDA CIVIC. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HONDA HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL OR THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS REGARDING THIS SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF. SINCE I OWE LESS ON THIS CAR THAN WHAT THE REPAIRS WILL COST, I'M PLANNING ON TRADING IT IN FOR A 2020 HATCHBACK VERSION AND HOPE THAT THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN CORRECTED WITH THE NEWER MODELS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2019
Sep 2019

AC COMPONENT ON MY HONDA CIVIC NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS IS AN ISSUE AS I HAVE DONE THE RESEARCH AND SEEN THAT THERE ARE MANY WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MINE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING BAD AC QUALITY. MY AC WILL BE COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT HOT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I AM LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL SINCE HONDA HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NOW ACKNOWLEDGED IT COULD BE FAILURE ON THEIR PART. I BOUGHT MY CAR USED WITH ONLY $35,000 MILES, IT WORKED FIND UNTIL IT HIT $38,000 AND THEN IT HAS STARTED TO GET HOT IN THE CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2019
Sep 2019

THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT OF MY 2016 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER HAVING WORKED PROFITABLY AT THE START OF THIS SUMMER SEASON. REPLACING THE FUSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER'S FUNCTION DID NOT YIELD IN A CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE. AFTER HAVING TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CONDENSER OF THE CIVIC WAS FAULTY. NEITHER TRAUMA NOR DAMAGE WAS FOUND BY THE SERVICE PERSONNEL. FURTHERMORE, THEY HAD INDICATED THAT THIS IS QUITE A COMMON COMPLAINT OF THIS YEAR'S MODEL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS MANUFACTURING ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2019
Aug 2019

A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR AROUND 40,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE IN THE SUMMER TO DRIVE A 7 YEAR OLD AND INFANT WITHOUT A/C. I'M CONSIDERING TRADING IT IN FOR SOMETHING OLDER AND WITHOUT THIS NEW A/C SYSTEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2019
Aug 2019

A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2019
Aug 2019

CAR HAS 19800 MILES. THIS MONDAY WILL BE THE 4TH TIME I WILL BE AT DEALER BECAUSE THE A/C IS ONCE AGAIN BLOWING WARM AIR. AFTER THE 3RD TIME I SWITCHED DEALERS. THEY REPLACED THE LINES AND THAT WAS SHORT LIVED. JUST BEFORE THE WARRANTY ENDED I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR $1500. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. EACH TIME IT TAKES 3.5 HRS. TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. CORPORATE SUPPOSEDLY KNOWS OF THE PROBLEMS. NOTHING IS BEING DONE. DO A SEARCH ON GOOGLE ON THIS CAR WITH A/C PROBLEMS AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2018
Aug 2019

MY VEHICLES JUST PAST 3 YEAR PERIOD AND AIR CONDITIONER IS BLOWING HOT AIR. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAY LOW ON FEON AND NEEDED RECHARGE BECAUSE ONLY SEEING 120KG OUT OF 420KG GAS. MUST HAVE LEAK SOMEWHERE.ALL MY PERVIOUS CAR I HAD HAVE NO ISSUE W/ LOST OF FEON. SOMETHING IS GOING ON AND DEALER IS NOT TELLING ME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2019

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The 2016 Honda Civic has 177 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.