Honda Civic Battery Replacement Guide

Is your Honda Civic battery totally dead and needs to be replaced? Follow the procedures below to learn how to do so.

What you need

• Honda Car Battery
• Group sizes 24 and 51R are the most common.
• Cold cranking amp (CCA) 500A CCA.
• 10mm combination wrench
• Battery terminal brush
• Battery terminal protector

Procedure

1. Place the vehicle in a safe area and take out the key from the ignition. Set the parking brakes.
2. Pull the hood release lever underneath the cluster to open up the hood.
3. Locate the battery in the engine bay. 
4. Disconnect the negative battery terminal.
5. Disconnect the positive battery terminal.
6. Remove the battery hold-down bracket in place.
7. Pull out the old battery and install the new battery in the battery tray.
8. Reinstall the new battery and bracket.
9. Clean the battery terminals using a battery terminal brush.
10. Connect the positive battery terminal first.
11. Connect the negative battery terminal last.
12. Spray the battery terminal protector whenever possible to prevent corrosion and improve the connection at the terminals.

You are done! Congratulations.

The video shown is from a 2015 Honda Civic, but these instructions will help you change the battery for Honda vehicles that are in the engine bay like:

• Accord
• Pilot
• Odyssey
• Insight
• CR-V and other Honda vehicles.

Changing the Honda’s battery is easy. It requires a few basic tools and takes approximately thirty minutes.

Symptoms

• The battery is dead, Honda won’t start.
• The lights don’t work.
• The Honda engine won’t crank.
• You hear a click, and the engine won’t turn over.
• The engine turns over very slowly.

Reset Radio

When you replace the battery on your Honda, you may need to reset the radio or re-enter the radio code. There are multiple ways to get a Honda radio code.

1. Most Honda owners don’t realize that the radio code was written on a small card or at the beginning or end of the owner’s manual. So, if you still have your owner’s manual, open it and search for the four- to six-digit code.
2. The alternative solution is to call your Honda dealer and provide them with the VIN. Your Honda can be found at the left lower corner of the windshield or vehicle registration.
3. Visit https://radio-navicode.honda.com/ during working hours and input the data in the “Get Codes” tab. The website’s working hours are Monday through Friday, 6 am to 11 pm (CDT); Saturdays, 6 am to 8:30 pm (CDT); and Sundays, 6 am to 11 pm (CDT). You will be requested to provide your current number and zip code. They will also require an email address to send your confirmation number for your records.

Frequently Asked Questions

We hope you find the Honda Civic Battery Replacement Guide helpful. For more help with your Honda Civic, check out these troubleshooting and repair guides.

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