2016 Honda Civic Transmission Problems
31 owner-reported transmission complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (31)
The CVT transmission causes the car to stall when gaining acceleration past 20 MPH-40 MPH from a complete stop and when slowing down and then trying to gain RPM with flow of traffic whether on streets or highways.
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A couple of times while im stopped at a red light my car stalls, I took it to a honda dealer but they didnt find anything wrong with it. I'm worried that I get in to a car accident if my car suddenly stops while im driving.
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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.
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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.
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The honda civic was in the driveway with the emergency brake set when it was parked. The vehicle has a manual transmission. A few hours later the car alarm was going off and when I went to look to see what was going on I discovered that the car had rolled down the drive and into a telephone pole.
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Over a several month period the car was losing radiator fluid. I figured it was probably a stuck thermostat and the fluid was coming from the overflow. But only once did I see a minimal amount of fluid.
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- HONDA CVT TRANSMISSION: 4356 - Went out. Is available for inspection within the week. - My daughter was driving on the freeway in the fast lane when vehicle started making loud hum noise then, came to a stop.
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My Honda Civic with manual transmission, suddenly would not go into gear and lost power (engine still running). Fortunately, I was able to coast to the opposite side of the road across oncoming traffic, since there was no right shoulder.
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The contact's son owns a 2016 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while her son was driving 60 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle temporarily stalled. There were several unknown warning lights illuminated.
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Over the last year my 2016 honda civic felt like it wanted to stall while driving on the freeway. I didn't know if something was wrong until it did it when my husband drove it. A few weeks ago I got an oil change and 2 days later I went grocery shopping and my car would not start it finally did and I made it home.
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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.
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The contact owns a 2016 Honda Civic. The contact stated upon taking the vehicle to the dealer for service, the contact was informed that both CV axles were fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired at the contact's expense.
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Transmission shifted out of gear into neutral driving down the highway with no available gear options no warning lights nothing.
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The contact owns a 2016 Honda Civic. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while the vehicle was idling or driving at various speeds, she depressed the accelerator pedal however, the RPM’s increased and the engine revved; however, there was an extended delay before the vehicle responded. No warning lights were illuminated.
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I experienced a total catastrophic failure of the transmission with less than 55000 miles and only 5 years and 1 month old. The transmission needed to be replaced.
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When driving for over 15-20 minutes started to noticed my steering begin to become stiff then would being to stick. Found the longer I drove the stiffer it would become, as well if I was going over 55 MPG it would stick more and more. Took it to the Dealership had no error codes and they couldn't find anything.
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When I bought the car 7 months ago from elite motors in sacramento I also nought a warranty for power train. Immediately the a/c was blowing hot air. They fixed it.
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My 2016 honda civic exl a/c system no longer working. For the year of the vehicle I would think the a/c system would not have any problems yet. I got a notice in the mail that there was a recall on the condenser system due to leaks, so I took it in thinking this was going to be the issue.
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Transmission fill plug came out and leaked fluid all over my transmission. The fluid was changed at my local honda dealership about 2 years ago. Only noticed while I was changing my oil on 9/6/2020.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Upon a quick right turn into traffic, the right front drive axle shaft snapped in two, leaving the vehicle without propulsion.
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The air conditioner does not blow cold air. The heating and fan work just fine, but no cool air. I was told by Honda that if it’s not because of the recall, that I would have to pay, and that just wasn’t feasible at the time.
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Turbo charger malfunctioned went out
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Transmission failed
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First, the new "no fuel cap" fuel pump sucks.. It always get stucked when I'm pumping gas at any gas station. Oil will spill out.
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My car AC is blowing hot air since january 2019. My car is making sound whenever I turn on. February 28, 2020, my car was suddenly stopped when I was driving on the freeway.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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