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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.
2HGFC2F54GH••••••2016 Honda Civic
That is about average for the 2016 Honda Civic — 5 complaints per build across 212 builds.
7on this build
1029on the model
212builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedSteering 4Electrical System 1Power Train 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashApr 2019
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
Fuel/propulsion SystemOct 2024
Lean fuel code All lights come on -on dashboard Coming on and off
Power TrainNov 2022
The contact owns a 2016 Honda Civic. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while the vehicle was idling or driving at various speeds, she depressed the accelerator pedal however, the RPM’s increased and the engine revved; however, there was an extended delay before the…
Electrical SystemFeb 2019
Power window on driver's side when trying to auto close (wind up feature) it goes half way and then auto opens (goes back down). Noticed multiple times when stationary (both in park, neutral, and drive with foot on brake)
SteeringOct 2025
Steering wheel seems to get stuck with minor corrections, and then “gives way” causing a serious over correction. This is mostly noticeable at high way speeds (45+) but can be felt even when the vehicle is stopped. Vehicle is Not lane assist equipped. Appears to be a sticky Rack…
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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 2HGFC2F54GH538210 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.