2016 Honda Civic · symptom sheet
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails
- 48owner reports
- 10,001median miles
- $240median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report May 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
399 of the 1,081 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 48 of those describe infotainment.
Tick what matches of 48 reports
Infotainment on other Civic years
No other Civic model year has enough reports of infotainment for a sheet of its own. See every Civic year.
What this problem usually is
Screen complaints read like a list of small betrayals. The display goes black or freezes, the backup camera shows nothing when you shift into reverse, CarPlay or Android Auto keeps dropping, or the radio changes volume on its own. Many owners had a software update that didn't fix it. A narrower sheet covers backup camera failures on their own, and another covers screens that freeze.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the head unit or screen (28 reports), the camera (16 reports) and the software (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the electrical system covers the 2016 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the Civic
Low beam headlights stop illuminating. Closed sep 17, 2012, led to recall 12V-136.
Ignition shift interlock. Closed oct 14, 2010, led to recall 10V-364.
Ignition distributor. Closed oct 25, 2001.
Stalling. Closed jan 31, 1994.
None of these investigations covers the 2016 model year.
What owners paid
7 of the 48 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $100 to $1,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 4,800 and 36,943 miles, from the 21 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 13 service bulletins or notices for the 2016 Honda Civic that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
There is a problem with the audio unit software, which may lead to one or both of the following symptoms: ⢠Rear camera is stuck on in Park. ⢠Rear camera image does not display when transmission is shifted to Reverse.
There is a problem with the audio unit software, which may lead to one or more of the following symptoms: ⢠Bluetooth® Audio skips. ⢠There is no sound from Apple CarPlay⢠after connecting Bluetooth®, then USB. ⢠Cannot turn on Bluetooth®.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2016-2020 Civics with a customer complaint of the rear view camera screen appearing blank, foggy or blurry.
The audio-navigation unit screen randomly flickers for 2 seconds or 10 seconds. The message Requested Channel Not Available appears when selecting a SiriusXM Radio preset.
9 more on the 2016 Honda Civic page.
What owners wrote
“After a year of purchasing the 2016 Honda Civic with 5 miles on it the Bluetooth connection stopped working.”
Filed Jun 21, 2024
“The rearview camera image may not appear. This does not happen constantly, but it will happen from time to time when reversing. Sometimes the problem will not correct itself until the vehicle is restarted. I did not know that a safety recall might be needed until I just saw the recall for the same issue in the Honda Pilots”
Filed Jun 24, 2023
“The BT will lag & skip while listening to music. Also, the home screen will malfunction & return to the default screen & beep constantly (during driving operations).”
Filed Oct 4, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 48 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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