FixHonda Civic Oil Leak — Where It Usually Comes From, and What It Costs
Across all vehicles, the most common cause of an oil leak is Gasket / Seal (32.9%). On the Honda Civic it is Valve Cover Gasket (32.5%), so the order of suspects is different for this vehicle. The table below shows each fix for this vehicle next to the all-vehicle share, with what it costs on the Honda Civic.
What it actually turns out to be on the Honda Civic
| The fix involved | Honda Civic* | All vehicles* | Typical cost† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valve Cover Gasket | 32.5% | 17.9% | $166 – $355 |
| Gasket / Seal | 26.3% | 32.9% | $66 – $313 |
| Oil Pan | 19.6% | 11.1% | $197 – $483 |
| Timing Components | 7.7% | 5.7% | $251 – $431 |
| VVT Solenoid | 6.1% | 1.1% | $212 – $603 |
| Sensor | 3.9% | 10% | $199 – $442 |
| PCV Valve | 3.1% | 3.3% | $90 – $281 |
| Other, rarer causes | smaller shares | — | varies |
*Share of visits whose repair involved this part, among visits for this complaint that ended in a parts repair. Combined
repairs count toward each part involved, so shares overlap and don't add up to 100%.
†Middle half of real Honda Civic invoices (25th–75th percentile) when this was the only fix, parts + labor; rows marked "all vehicles" use all vehicle types.
More on this problem and this vehicle
- Oil Leak: all vehicles — how to tell the causes apart, and what each fix usually costs
- All Honda Civic repair costs
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The FixDozer Diagnosis Brief for this complaint puts the all-vehicle odds on one printable sheet. Bring it with this page: the table above shows how the Honda Civic differs.
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