2016 Honda Civic Power Train Problems
- 10
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 10 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
My 2016 honda civic rolled out of my garage while it was in park. My daughter had just gotten home. She initially turned the car off in drive. She realized that it was still in drive and shifted to park and restarted the car. The car rolled out of the garage while still in park. My daughter attempted to exit the car, was knocked down and ran over by the runaway vehicle. She was injured by this accident. The car hit…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11131914
Power Train
Manual transmission civic lx base model. While i was sitting in driver seat with the car running and the ac on. Car shift was in neutral and car was idling normally with engine sounding normal. The car had been driven that morning and it was the third time i had turned the engine on and off for the day.. Car was idling normally for at least 5 minutes. The car unexpectedly slipped from neutral into first gear without…
ODI 11119323
Power Train
Car is only two years old and driver's side air conditioner suddenly only blows hot air. Have never had this happen to a car but apparently faulty compressors are an extremely common issue (so much so that there is a long wait just to get the part to fix it) with this vehicle that honda needs to own up to - clearly a widespread manufacturing flaw that needs to be addressed. Honda owners are being cheated.
ODI 11122886
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda civic. While the vehicle was parked and turned off, the vehicle rolled backwards down an incline into a parking lot, and crashed into another vehicle. The contact checked the vehicle and noticed that the gear shifter was in the drive position. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer (germain honda of ann arbor, 2601 s state…
Crash reported
ODI 11083989
Power Train · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
There are three issues with this 2016 honda civic. However one of these issues must be addressed "immediately". When you go to park your car,(having it in a stationary position) you push the push button to turn it off. However if your vehicle is still in drive when you turn it off, it "turns off" and gives you a warning tone. But!!!! If your hard of hearing, and you don't hear this tone, you go to get out of your…
1 injury
ODI 10955291
Electrical System · Power Train · Service Brakes
I am still having brake system issues and not allowing me to gear and drive! Since letter for recall in november, which already set appointment with dealership to reprogram or reboot system they stated would take care of,i have been back twice after that. I also have issues with the warning exclamation light flashing and was told all's fine the new cars are sensitive when take. My bluetooth connect acts up all time…
ODI 10938661
Power Train
Car allowed itself to be turned off while still in drive. Upon leaving car it rolled down incline into another car. My husbands honda (2011 crv) does not allow the car to turned off in drive nor does it allow the key to be removed from the ignition while still in gear/drive. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10937110
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda civic. While operating the vehicle, the gear shifter would not immediately switch into reverse. Once in the reverse position, the vehicle would not drive in reverse. The vehicle would also roll while the shifter was in the park position if the emergency brake was not engaged. On several occasions, while driving various speeds, the vehicle would randomly shut off. The vehicle was…
ODI 11149634
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda civic. Upon changing gears from park to any other gear, the gears were slow to change over. The vehicle jerked and later accelerated to change gears. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than three times, but the cause of the failures could not be replicated and diagnosed. A service center manager indicated that the condition was experienced more than twice from a test drive,…
ODI 10947758
Power Train
After a sudden stop, such as stopping for a yellow light about to turn red, the car jerks forward after reaching 0 mph. It seems to be a transmission issue reported by various users across civic community forums.
ODI 10863521