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What 1,064 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Honda Civic Cng

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (1,064)Crash / fire / injury (43)Steering (431)Electrical system (118)Engine (94)Brakes (93)Visibility & wipers (67)Body & structure (48)Transmission & drivetrain (36)Lights (30)Fuel system (29)Airbags (28)

5 of 1,064 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Nov 9, 2025SteeringSuspensionWheelsCrash

My front driver side wheel completely detached from the vehicle’s body while I was driving home causing the left side of my car to collide with the street pavement and skid to a stop. The driver door airbags deployed, fluid leaked from under the vehicle and the bottom driver side of the car was damaged including the back left wheel/tire. The car had to be towed and an insurance claim was filed for review.

NHTSA ODI 11698436

Sep 17, 2023SteeringCrash

Steering starts sticking every few seconds after about a 20 minute drive, and veering sideways. I lost a sideview mirror due to this and its very dangerous to drive. Probably has killed peapel already!! This happens every single time I drive this!

NHTSA ODI 11545002

Apr 13, 2019SteeringCrash

WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO AN INTERVIEW & I WAS PROBABLY A BLOCK FROM HOME. I WAS AT A STOP & WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE & TURN LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MID DRIVE & CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO A CURB.

NHTSA ODI 11196054

Feb 19, 2018SteeringElectrical systemCrash

STEERING WHEEL STICKS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING OVER COMPENSATION, HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD; DRIVING STRAIGHT, 60MPH, INTERSTATE CAR FAILS TO START AFTER DRIVING MORE THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BEENCTO DEALER FOR BOTH OF THESE ISSUES AND HAVE HAD NO RESOLUTION.

NHTSA ODI 11073532

Feb 17, 2017SteeringTransmission & drivetrainSpeed control1 injury

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 VEHICLE AND IT EITHER ROLLS BACKWARDS (KNOCKING YOU DOWN WITH THE DOOR) AS IT ROLLS AWAY FROM YOU (AND HOPEFULLY NOT OVER YOU), "OR" IT ROLLS FORWARD, RUNNING COMPLETELY AWAY FROM YOU. THERE IS NO SAFETY FEATURE, SUCH AS THE ACURA. THE ACURA AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS YOUR CARS POSITION SO IT DOESN'T ROLL AWAY FROM YOU OR OVER YOU... MY BOYFRIEND HAS BEEN HURT TWICE DUE TO THIS UNSAFE FEATURE. AND I MYSELF HAVE BEEN SURPRISED BY IT ONCE. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 5,000 MILES ON IT. QUESTION IS? HOW MANY MORE MILES WILL IT BE ABLE TO ACCUMULATE BEFORE KILLING ONE OF US, OR SOMEONE ELSE? IF THERE WAS A WAY FOR ME TO SEND YOU A VIDEO OF THIS I WOULD. BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD FROM MY PHONE.

NHTSA ODI 10955291

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 Honda Civic Cng verdict →