Model Years

Honda

Honda head gasket warranty extension: the cars covered

Honda has extended the warranty on the cylinder head gasket of certain 2018 to 2026 Accords, 2016 to 2026 Civics, and 2017 to 2026 CR-Vs, hybrids included, to 10 years from the original date of purchase or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first. Acura has done the same for the 2025 and 2026 ADX and the 2023 to 2026 Integra 1.5-liter turbo.

It is a warranty extension, not a recall: if the gasket fails within that time and lets coolant into the cylinders, a dealer replaces it under warranty. Honda announced it to its dealers on Aug 26, 2026, revised its bulletins on Sep 25 and planned to start notifying owners in early October 2026. The 2016 and 2017 Civic 1.5-liter turbo, the 2017 Civic Si, and the 2017 CR-V 1.5-liter turbo are also covered until May 31, 2027, whatever their age or mileage.

Data: Honda bulletins and NHTSA complaint, recall and investigation filesUpdated

Cars covered

One row for each model and model-year range in Honda's and Acura's bulletins (version 3, Sep 25, 2026), as filed with NHTSA. The bulletins name the engines shown, and a dealer checks each car by its VIN.

ModelModel yearsCoverageBulletin
Accord
1.5-liter turbo, CVT
2018 to 202210 years or 150,000 miles26-003
Accord
1.5-liter turbo, manual
2018 to 202010 years or 150,000 miles26-004
Accord
1.5-liter turbo
2023 to 202610 years or 150,000 miles26-005
Accord Hybrid
2018 to 202210 years or 150,000 miles26-006
Accord Hybrid
2023 to 202610 years or 150,000 miles26-007
Civic
1.5-liter turbo, CVT
2016 to 202110 years or 150,000 miles26-008
Civic
1.5-liter turbo, CVT
2016 to 2017Until May 31, 2027
Whatever the age or mileage
26-099
Civic
1.5-liter turbo, manual
2016 to 202110 years or 150,000 miles26-009
Civic
1.5-liter turbo, manual
2016 to 2017Until May 31, 2027
Whatever the age or mileage
26-097
Civic
1.5-liter turbo, CVT
2022 to 202410 years or 150,000 miles26-011
Civic
1.5-liter turbo, manual
2022 to 202410 years or 150,000 miles26-010
Civic
2.0-liter, not turbo
2025 to 202610 years or 150,000 miles26-012
Civic Si
1.5-liter turbo, manual
2017 to 202010 years or 150,000 miles26-009
Civic Si
1.5-liter turbo, manual
2017Until May 31, 2027
Whatever the age or mileage
26-097
Civic Si
1.5-liter turbo, manual
2022 to 202610 years or 150,000 miles26-010
Civic Hybrid
2025 to 202610 years or 150,000 miles26-013
CR-V
1.5-liter turbo
2017 to 202210 years or 150,000 miles26-016
CR-V
1.5-liter turbo
2017Until May 31, 2027
Whatever the age or mileage
26-098
CR-V
1.5-liter turbo
2023 to 202610 years or 150,000 miles26-017
CR-V Hybrid
2020 to 202210 years or 150,000 miles26-018
CR-V Hybrid
2023 to 202610 years or 150,000 miles26-019
Acura ADX
1.5-liter turbo
2025 to 202610 years or 150,000 miles26-001
Acura Integra
1.5-liter turbo, CVT
2023 to 202610 years or 150,000 miles26-002
Acura Integra
1.5-liter turbo, manual
2023 to 202610 years or 150,000 miles26-003

What owners have told NHTSA

The 2018 Accord has the most: 388 of its 2,016 complaints mention a head gasket. Each number is the complaints to NHTSA about a covered model year whose text mentions a head gasket, out of all its complaints (NHTSA's complaint file of Nov 11, 2026). The counts include every version on the model year's page: the hybrids, and versions the bulletins do not cover, such as the 2018 to 2022 Accord 2.0-liter turbo, the 2016 to 2024 Civic 2.0-liter and the 2017 to 2019 CR-V 2.4-liter. A median mileage is shown where at least 15 of these complaints give one. NHTSA does not verify complaints, and a model year sold in larger numbers or on the road longer draws more of them, so these are counts, not failure rates.

Model yearAccordCivicCR-V
2016
–
Not in the extension
6
of 1,084
–
Not in the extension
2017
–
Not in the extension
2
of 609
47
of 1,782
2018
388
of 2,016 · median 99,200 miles
2
of 754
53
of 2,169
2019
124
of 794 · median 110,000 miles
4
of 455
10
of 1,110
2020
31
of 409
1
of 243
11
of 450
2021
27
of 295
0
of 151
15
of 448
2022
18
of 321
2
of 962
3
of 354
2023
1
of 235
2
of 329
11
of 634
2024
2
of 235
0
of 144
6
of 485
2025
0
of 125
0
of 109
1
of 300
2026
0
of 16
0
of 32
0
of 189

Head gasket complaints by the year filed

The complaints above, by the year NHTSA received them; 2026 runs to NHTSA's file of Nov 11, 2026. Owners filed 267 in 2025 and 383 so far in 2026.

Filed inAccordCivicCR-VAll three
2019
0011
2020
0000
2021
0000
2022
5016
2023
200222
2024
7121588
2025
217545267
2026 so far
2781293383

Head gasket complaints by the month filed

The complaints that mention a head gasket, by the month NHTSA received them; under each total, all the complaints about these model years that month, whatever they describe. November 2026 runs to NHTSA's file of Nov 11, 2026, and NHTSA adds a complaint to its file some days after it receives it, so the latest weeks can still grow. October 2026: 7 of 270 complaints about these model years mention a head gasket; September 2026: 24 of 284; August 2026: 56 of 308.

MonthAccordCivicCR-VAll three
Nov 2025
260834
of 200
Dec 2025
200424
of 192
Jan 2026
191424
of 207
Feb 2026
171826
of 177
Mar 2026
351844
of 257
Apr 2026
352946
of 313
May 2026
412548
of 289
Jun 2026
341843
of 317
Jul 2026
3502459
of 307
Aug 2026
Warranty extended Aug 26
4001656
of 308
Sep 2026
152724
of 284
Oct 2026
3137
of 270
Nov 2026 so far
4116
of 73

What the dealer does

Honda's bulletins name the signs: overheating, coolant loss or misfire, sometimes with trouble codes P0300 to P0304 stored (the codes are not needed for the repair). The dealer looks for coolant leaking into the combustion chamber and, if it finds it, replaces the head gasket. The cylinder head comes off for this, and the dealer checks it and the engine block for warpage: a warped head or block (the short block) is replaced too, once Honda approves it. The bulletins allow 9.3 to 13.2 hours of labor for the gasket alone, depending on the model, and up to 16.6 hours when the head and the short block are both replaced. These are Honda's flat-rate times, the labor it pays its dealers for the job, not a bill to the owner.

Is there a Honda head gasket recall?

No. NHTSA's recall file of Nov 12, 2026 lists no recall of these Accords, Civics, or CR-Vs for the head gasket, and its investigation file of Nov 12, 2026 lists no investigation of it. A recall offers a free repair for every car it covers, whether or not the part has failed; under the warranty extension a dealer replaces the gasket only if it has failed.

If you own one

Honda says owners of covered cars will be sent a notice, and it planned to start sending them in early October 2026. A Honda dealer can tell from the VIN whether a car is covered. The 10 years count from the original date of purchase, so a used car's time started when it was first sold. The coverage applies even to a car that was declared a total loss or sold for salvage, or has a branded title. Neither the bulletins nor the dealer messages say whether Honda will pay back owners who already paid for this repair.

Sources

Honda's and Acura's dealer messages of Aug 26, 2026 and the service bulletins in the table (version 3, Sep 25, 2026), as filed with NHTSA (manufacturer communications). Complaints: NHTSA's complaint file of Nov 11, 2026, counted by complaint number for this site's Accord, Civic, and CR-V pages. Recalls: NHTSA's recall file of Nov 12, 2026. Investigations: NHTSA's investigation file of Nov 12, 2026.