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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
19XFC2F78GE••••••2016 Honda Civic
This build draws 2.2× more complaints than the average 2016 Honda Civic build (11 vs 5).
11on this build
1045on the model
212builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedService Brakes 3Engine 2Electronic Stability Control (esc) 2Steering 2
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OtherfireMar 2017
I pressed my automatic start key from the window of the building , while I was getting ready ,(washing my face, brushing teeth) after a couple seconds later I heard the sound of the alarm , which would usually turn on if there is a hit or impact or loud sound . When I came…
Service BrakesFeb 2023
ABS malfunction. The malfunction problem showed up on the dash and the car would not drive properly causing several messages to come on. Once I stopped and turned off the car I started if back up and went a few yard and the car started to malfunction and the message appeared…
StructureJul 2020
Paint is chipping near rear window on drivers side. After some quick research this appears to be a common problem. Bought it certified only 3 months ago
Visibility/wiperJul 2020
The contact owns a 2016 honda civic. The contact stated that the vehicle windshield defrost system failed, and caused the contact to be unable to defrost the windshield when driving in inclement weather. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to ide honda 875 panorama trl…
SteeringMar 2020
I bought my civic new on 2016. The car starts to have steering become jerky and tends to stick in the center position after driving on the highway more than 20 minutes on 03/15/2020. When that happens the car drifts to the left side and I have to use a extra force to pull it out…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 19XFC2F78GE229741 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.