Honda Civic Cabin Air Filter K&N 25-26

K&N VF2086 Cabin Air Filter (2025-2026 Honda Civic)

This is the CABIN filter behind the glove box in a 2025-2026 Civic. A honda civic cabin air filter is easy to mix up with an engine filter or a 10th-gen cabin filter, so check the size before ordering: VF2086 is 8.375 in long, 7.938 in wide, and 1.063 in tall. It fits the 2025-2026 Civic HVAC tray, including the US Si and Type R years listed below.

K&N VF2086 is one washable filter in a polyurethane frame. It replaces the disposable paper pad in the factory glove-box tray and arrives ready to install.

What It Is

The trade-off is simple. Honda paper cabin filters are replaced when they get dirty. VF2086 uses washable non-woven synthetic media that can be cleaned and refreshed. Do not oil it.

K&N builds the media into a flexible polyurethane frame and treats it to help capture odor-causing contaminants. It is a cabin filter for incoming HVAC air. It is not an engine air filter.

Specs

Fitment

Not for a 2016-2021 Civic. That tray uses VF2033, which is a different size. It is not for 2022-2024 Civic, Si, Type R, or Integra. Live K&N year pages list disposable DVF5059 only for those years, with no washable VF. Civic Hybrid does not have a K&N cabin year page. If the old pad or tray is not about 8.375 x 7.938 x 1.063 in, stop and confirm the part before ordering.

What to Know

Installation is a glove-box job. Open the box, release the stop strap, drop the box, open the HVAC cover, match the airflow direction, and seat the frame without folding it. Inspect the tray for leaves and wipe it clean before the new filter goes in. K&N VF2086 instructions call for refreshing the filter every 12 months or 12,000 miles.

Use K&N 99-6000 when it is time to service the filter. That kit contains cabin-filter cleaner and electrostatic refresher. It is not red engine-filter oil, and engine-filter Recharger products do not belong on VF2086.

Choose VF2086 if you want to clean and reuse the cabin filter instead of throwing away another paper pad. It will not add engine power. Its job is to filter air entering the cabin while fitting the stock HVAC tray correctly.