{"id":1948,"date":"2025-11-25T08:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/?p=1948"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:12:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:12:51","slug":"wrench-light-on-honda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/wrench-light-on-honda\/","title":{"rendered":"What does it mean when a wrench light comes on in a Honda?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The illuminated wrench is a feature of your car&#8217;s self-care system. Your car&#8217;s sensors can tell you if it requires maintenance, and this system relays that information and lets you know when your model should get serviced. A wrench icon and a maintenance alert will appear on the dashboard. The purpose of this message is to alert you to the fact that your car requires maintenance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Based on your driving habits, more recent Honda vehicles calculate how frequently you should service your car. <strong>Honda&#8217;s wrench indicator illuminates automatically when the oil life reaches 15%<\/strong>. And it remains on until the oil life is reset.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"5\">Newer Honda models, like the new CR-V, can display specific details based on oil life percentage:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">15% &#8211; A wrench indicator and a maintenance code appear on the dashboard with the list of items that need to be serviced. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a05% &#8211; Service is due now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a00% &#8211; Service is overdue. The number of miles overdue (with a negative sign next to it) will also appear on the dashboard. The reminder will remain on the dashboard until the vehicle has been serviced.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Can I drive with the wrench light on in a Honda?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the Honda wrench light symbol on your dashboard is nothing but a service maintenance reminder, it is okay to drive with it, but it is always advised to find the cause for the blinking light and not keep it on for longer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition, stick to Honda&#8217;s recommended maintenance schedule if you want to keep the Honda wrench light from blinking on the dashboard.\u00a0So, if you have a Honda and the dashboard displays a wrench icon, it is time for your next scheduled maintenance appointment.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The illuminated wrench is a feature of your car&#8217;s self-care system. Your car&#8217;s sensors can tell you if it requires maintenance, and this system relays that information and lets you know when your model should get serviced. A wrench icon and a maintenance alert will appear on the dashboard. The purpose of this message is&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/wrench-light-on-honda\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What does it mean when a wrench light comes on in a Honda?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-repair-maintenance","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What does it mean when a wrench light comes on in a Honda? - ask<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The wrench light is part of the self-care system in your car. It informs you when the car is due for maintenance\/service. 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