Owners of other Honda or Acura vehicles such as the Accord, Insight, Clarity, Fit, HR-V, CR-V, Pilot, Passport, Odyssey, Ridgeline, ILX, MDX, RDX, NSX, RLX and TLX may also find these DIY instructions to be helpful.

A few compatible replacement air filters with their part numbers include the following: EcoGard XA10496, Premium Guard PA99117, K&N 33-5045, F1Auto FA9151, Beck Arnley 042-1910 and AEM 28-50045.

(If your Civic has the 1.5L I4 engine, the best air filter option is the EcoGard XA10498.)

No tools are needed to access and replace the filter.

The first two steps are to open the hood and then move to the right (driver) side of the engine bay.

The square black plastic engine air box is located in front of the 12V automotive battery and to the left of the electrical fuse box.

One latch is at the front left corner and the other it the front right corner.

Firmly pull the top of the latch away from the air box cover.

Swing the hinged latch down and away from the cover.

Repeat the process to release the second latch.

Pull the old filter straight out of the bottom half of the air box assembly.

If the old air filter is dark grey or black and clogged with dirt, dust, soot, sand, pollen, leaves, insects, hair, twigs and other debris, it should be replaced with a new element.

I recommend buying the EcoGard XA10496 engine air filter since it has excellent reviews on Amazon.

The OEM (original equipment manufacturer) filter was marked as Honda part number 71A20.

Orientate the new filter with the slanted edge in the correct position.

Lower the new filter into the bottom half of the air box.

Make sure the filter is fully seated in the air box.

Line up the tabs with their two corresponding slots on the rear of the bottom half of the air box.

Slide the tabs into the slots and then lower the air box cover down into place.

Make sure that the two halves of the air box are flush together with no part of the new filter visible at the edges.

Be sure to write down the filter change in your car's service records.

The "Maintenance Minder" system code that includes changing the engine air cleaner element is "B2".

On other Honda models, the service interval schedule specification for the engine air filter was to change it every 30,000 miles or every 24 months (two years). For severe driving conditions, you should replace the filter every 15,000 miles.

Please check out all of my 2016-2019 Honda Civic DIY Repair & Maintenance Guides.