Honda Civic IX 2012-2016 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.
1.4 16V i-VTEC Petrol (L13Z4)
Without service indicator, Normal conditions, 2012 (Europe; Russia) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 40,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months

Service intervals · 1.4 16V i-VTEC Petrol (L13Z4) · Without service indicator, Normal conditions, 2012 (Europe; Russia)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Exterior
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Without service indicator, Normal conditions, (2013 - 2016) (Europe; Russia) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months

Service intervals · 1.4 16V i-VTEC Petrol (L13Z4) · Without service indicator, Normal conditions, (2013 - 2016) (Europe; Russia)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Exterior
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
1.6 16V i-CDTi Diesel (N16A1)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 40,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 1.6 16V i-CDTi Diesel (N16A1) · Without service indicator, Normal conditions (Europe; Russia)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
1.8 16V i-VTEC Bioethanol (E85),Petrol (R18Z1)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months

Service intervals · 1.8 16V i-VTEC Bioethanol (E85),Petrol (R18Z1) · Without service indicator (Europe; Russia)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Exterior
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
1.8 16V i-VTEC Petrol (R18Z4)
Without service indicator, Normal conditions, 2012 (Europe; Russia) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 40,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months

Service intervals · 1.8 16V i-VTEC Petrol (R18Z4) · Without service indicator, Normal conditions, 2012 (Europe; Russia)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Exterior
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Without service indicator, Normal conditions, (2013 - 2016) (Europe; Russia) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months

Service intervals · 1.8 16V i-VTEC Petrol (R18Z4) · Without service indicator, Normal conditions, (2013 - 2016) (Europe; Russia)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Exterior
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
2.2 16V i-DTEC Diesel (N22B4)
Without service indicator, Normal conditions, 2012 (Europe; Russia) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 40,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months

Service intervals · 2.2 16V i-DTEC Diesel (N22B4) · Without service indicator, Normal conditions, 2012 (Europe; Russia)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Exterior
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Without service indicator, Normal conditions, 2013 (Europe; Russia) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months

Service intervals · 2.2 16V i-DTEC Diesel (N22B4) · Without service indicator, Normal conditions, 2013 (Europe; Russia)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Exterior
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Type R(2.0 16V) Petrol (K20C1)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months

Service intervals · Type R(2.0 16V) Petrol (K20C1) · Without service indicator, Normal conditions (Europe; Russia)

Task 20,000 km/12 months 40,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/36 months 80,000 km/48 months 100,000 km/60 months 120,000 km/72 months 140,000 km/84 months 160,000 km/96 months 180,000 km/108 months 200,000 km/120 months 220,000 km/132 months 240,000 km/144 months 260,000 km/156 months 280,000 km/168 months 300,000 km/180 months 320,000 km/192 months 340,000 km/204 months 360,000 km/216 months 380,000 km/228 months 400,000 km/240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ○●○●○●○●○○○●○●○●○●○○
Exterior
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Repair guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h30–1h30
Change Car Air Filter

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h30
Change Car Battery

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30–0h30
Change Car Cabin Filter

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h45
Change Car Clutch

Change Car Clutch

Technical 7h00–11h00
Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h30
Change Car Front Brake Pads

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Fuel Filter

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h30–2h30
Change Car Glow Plugs

Change Car Glow Plugs

Intermediate 1h00–2h00
Change Car Handbrake Cable

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Oil Filter

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h30–1h00
Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Easy 0h30–3h00
Change Car Rear Silencer

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 0h30–1h30
Change Car Shock Absorbers

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 3h00–6h00
Change Car Spark Plugs

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h30–1h30
Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 3h00–11h00
Change Car Turbo

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 2h30–8h00
Change Car Water Pump

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 0h30–6h00
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