2016 Honda Civic service brakes problems
92 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2016 Honda Civic — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Car suddenly had many warning lights. A red “BRAKE” light flashes. Lane keep and adaptive cruise stopped working. The steering feels numb and doesn’t return to center. Took to dealer for diagnostic. They reported a VSA computer module failure. Researching VSA failure I found there is a company that…”
filed Jun 9, 2026
“I was driving my car home from work and many warning lights lit up on my car dashboard (brake problem, engine problem, uphill start, steering problem) etc.. I got off the freeway and my car dashboard lit up and notified me “to pull over to a safe location because my car needle (temperature) was on…”
filed Apr 24, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Civic years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Civic | 4 | 17% |
| 2025 Civic | 6 | 9% |
| 2024 Civic | 6 | 5% |
| 2023 Civic | 13 | 5% |
| 2022 Civic | 22 | 3% |
| 2021 Civic | 17 | 12% |
| 2020 Civic | 13 | 6% |
| 2019 Civic | 31 | 7% |
| 2018 Civic | 18 | 2% |
| 2017 Civic | 35 | 6% |
| 2015 Civic | 14 | 4% |
| 2014 Civic | 18 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Honda Civic
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.