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Fuel systemPart report

2016 Honda Civic Fuel system Problems

Complaints
30about this part
Share
3%of 1,082 total for the year
Median mileage
9,500miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 30 complaints about the fuel system of the 2016 Honda Civic, 3% of the 1,082 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,500 miles. 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.

“The sensor of the gas tank (I mean capkess sensor) fail to stop when finish to fill it up with gasoline, producing the gas to coming out and there's 100% of 🔥 fire at the gas station causing a dangerous situation for many people in the gas station. This risk never happen with my cr-v 2009 and nissan sentra 2009.”

NHTSA complaint #11074895, filed 2018-02, 600 miles

“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. Btw (this is a known problem) second, AC parts! Yes, I know that Honda had a lawsuit for their AC and did a recall on their AC condenser. There are so many other parts that have design errors but Honda refused to acknowldegged their mistakes. For example, AC evaportator? Ac compressor? Please help all the Honda Civic buyers! This is totally unacceptable!”

NHTSA complaint #11355667, filed 2020-09, 46,000 miles

“Capless gas tank always backflows and spills gas onto the car if I wait for the gas pump to auto shut off. This never happened with any of the older cars I have owned. To avoid this from happening now I manually stop the gas pump before the tank is full.”

NHTSA complaint #11023476, filed 2017-09, 18,000 miles

“When fueling the vehicle it leaks this has been happening since I leased the vehicle and has progressively gotten worse it now pours out and down the side of the vehicle when fueling is complete. I have a video”

NHTSA complaint #10949942, filed 2017-02, 100 miles

“On 10-31-19, driving my 2016 Honda Civic 1.5 turbo engine taking my kids to school. Car was driving well, until a reach about 1 mile, while making a left turn the car loss power and can only drive up to 15 MPH. I have to drive my car back home and get my other car. The Honda never regains normal power. The same date in the evening, I drove the Honda for about 3 miles around my neighborhood and never loss power. The following date, I drove the car and suddenly again loss power while making a right turn a block away from my house. …”

NHTSA complaint #11277822, filed 2019-11, 1 miles

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Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202626%
20251418%
202321%
2022101%
202143%
20203113%
201913530%
201817423%
2017346%
2016303%
2015113%
2014134%
2013175%
2012255%
201174%
201041%
2009123%
2008142%
2007192%
2006191%
2005124%
2004185%
2003204%
2002101%
2001515%
200062%
199951%
1998113%
199741%
199621%
199532%
199343%
199211%
199176%
199033%
1989710%
1988715%
198725%
198639%
1985213%
1984240%
1983778%

Other parts of the 2016 Honda Civic

Steering
446 complaintsOther or unknown
253 complaintsElectrical system
119 complaintsBrakes
96 complaintsEngine
95 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
67 complaintsBody and structure
48 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
36 complaintsExterior lighting
30 complaintsAir bags
28 complaintsElectronic stability control
27 complaintsWheels
19 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Honda Civic

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology