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2016 Honda Civic Air bags Problems

Complaints
28about this part
Share
3%of 1,082 total for the year
Median mileage
30,628miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 28 complaints about the air bags of the 2016 Honda Civic, 3% of the 1,082 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,628 miles. 13 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving on the freeway and had to come to a complete stop immediately from 60 MPH, but could not stop in time. A collision occurred with the stopped car in front of me and the car was extremely damaged, to the point of not starting, but the air bags did not deploy.”

NHTSA complaint #11386747, filed 2021-01, 75,000 miles

“My daughter was driving my car and hit a pot hole on a 2 line highway, then the tire blew out causing all the side airbags and steering wheel air air bags to deploy. The car did not hit anything else nor was involved in a collision accident.”

NHTSA complaint #11204073, filed 2019-04, 34,000 miles

“Since purchasing my 2016 Civic new, I have had issues with the front lower under-end of the car being too low. It constantly scrapes when I go over speed bumps or small curbs. On 7/27/20, I was parking at a restaurant and slight drove up on a small curb, I stopped and backed up and parked. About 15 seconds later as I was about to exit my car, suddently the airbag deployed hitting me in the face, shoulder and chest. I was dazed, fortunately, two co-workers who were following me to the restaurant, saw that I needed help and opened the door to help me get out. …”

NHTSA complaint #11342358, filed 2020-07, 80,000 miles

“I purchased a brand new 2016 Honda Civic in march 2016. Within the first 6-8 months I began having electrical brake problem issues and getting notifications regarding faulty brakes. I had to call Honda roadside assistance at least twice within the first year of owning the vehicle due to the faulty brakes and being stranded. Then came the electrical issues. I would lock the car and all windows would be up when leaving the car but I'd return to all windows down and the sunroof open! This happened twice within the first two years of owning the car! …”

NHTSA complaint #11254381, filed 2019-09, 84,900 miles

“On may 09, 2017 I was rear ended while sitting still by a car traveling approximately 45 MPH and pushed into the car in front of me. I was wearing my seatbelt and my face was projected into the steering wheel. During the impact my seatbelt didn't seem to activate and not one airbag deployed. My vehicle has not been inspected yet but I would guess it to be totaled due to the front and rear impact damage. Everyone I've spoke to including the police officer and wrecker service was very surprised that the airbags didn't deploy. …”

NHTSA complaint #10984803, filed 2017-05, 15,000 miles

Related recalls

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202626%
202534%
202422%
202383%
202291%
202196%
20202912%
2019123%
2018233%
2017244%
2016283%
20155815%
20145719%
201311436%
201214933%
20115130%
20109624%
20099524%
200817719%
200715613%
200618113%
200512941%
200413338%
200314028%
200224134%
200131029%
20008229%
19995817%
19989622%
199714038%
19967023%
19957638%
19945641%
19932718%
19921717%
199111%
199011%

Other parts of the 2016 Honda Civic

Steering
446 complaints
Other or unknown
253 complaints
Electrical system
119 complaints
Brakes
96 complaints
Engine
95 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
67 complaints
Body and structure
48 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
36 complaints
Exterior lighting
30 complaints
Fuel system
30 complaints
Electronic stability control
27 complaints
Wheels
19 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Honda Civic

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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