Purchased a 2016 Honda Civic LX 4-door sedan from John Eagle Honda in 2016. It was my first car out of college. Drove it for 7.5 years and only had 69,000 miles on it.

The check engine light came on abruptly in July of 2024. The local Honda dealership in Austin said they cannot source individual parts to repair a faulty sensor that had failed on the transmission, and that the total cost of replacing the transmission would cost me about $8,000 including labor.

I took it for a second opinion at a highly-rated independent transmission shop, and they said that Honda has made it impossible to source parts for transmissions anymore. My only option was to cough up the $8,000, or trade it in for a new vehicle.

I was incensed, as the extended warranty for transmissions only goes up to 60,000 miles. Honda said I also did not qualify for Goodwill Assistance. I traded in the car and purchased a new Mazda with a traditional gear CVT, as the whole experience turned me off from wanting a CVT or Honda vehicle for the rest of my life.

I bought the 2016 civic brand new and kept up on all the maintenance through both the Honda dealership and a local Honda specialist technician. I took the car to the dealership for an oil change on 11/16/23 and they apparently found a small leak somewhere (I don't pretend to understand) and didn't follow up or tell me about it when I picked the car up. I found out about this "discovery" after the transmission died. It died while my son was driving it just a few months later on 2/26/24. Thankfully he was close to home and able to get the car off the road safely.

In my opinion Honda should be liable for the repairs. For a car that is less than 10 years old with 153,000 miles on it to have the transmission go out seems like a defect in the manufacturing. I've read numerous complaints about the CVT on more than just the civic. Honda needs to pay up. The repair cost was almost $6,000!! The ONLY good thing was that they gave me a 3 year/36,000 mile warranty on the parts and labor. I sure hope it lasts a lot longer than that! I've owned 3 Hondas and never had a problem until now, and the fist two I bought used! Crazy right?

Complete loss of acceleration while driving on the interstate. I had the vehicle towed to a nearby Honda "Super Store". I have been informed the vehicle experience a complete loss of the CVT. The dealer notified me the repair costs (replace the CVT) would cost $6,700. First, the transmission should not have failed at 82,000 miles. The vehicle has oil changes and all fluids checked every 3,000 miles.

There is absolutely nothing in the owner's manual to suggest regular CVT fluid changes. There have been absolutely no warning signs the transmission was about to fail - no warning indicators and as such no codes. I am at a loss why I would have to pay to have the transmission replaced when the maintenance minder never suggested a CVT fluid change - MM certainly reminds me every time I need an oil change. I know there were significant issues with the 2014-2015 CVT due to a software issue impacting the pully. I am wondering if this is just the start of the same old CVT issue with Honda? Any recommendations? Thanks so much!