Parts for your 2019 Honda Civic-Brake shoes

2019 Honda Civic brake shoes: are they used, and what to service instead?

For the 2019 Honda Civic sold in Australia and New Zealand (FC/FK series), brake shoes aren’t used or relevant. Technical sources including the 2019 Honda Civic Owner’s Manual for AU/NZ, Honda Australia model specifications/brochures for the FC/FK range, the Honda Service Manual (Brake System section), and Honda’s Electronic Parts Catalogue for these chassis codes all show four-wheel disc brakes with an electronic parking brake integrated into the rear calipers. There are no rear drum assemblies or drum-in-hat parking brake shoes on local-spec cars.

Why no brake shoes? The Civic’s braking package is designed around ventilated/disc rotors and disc pads at both ends. Discs shed heat better, deliver more consistent pedal feel, and suit the Civic’s electronic stability and driver-assist systems. The parking brake function is handled by an electric motor on each rear caliper, so there’s no separate set of parking brake shoes hiding inside the rear rotors.

What should owners and workshops focus on during servicing instead of shoe replacement?

• Rear and front brake pads: measure pad thickness