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2015 Honda Civic problems

NHTSA lists 393 complaints for the 2015 Honda Civic, 37 of them mention a crash and 2 mention a fire. 18 complaints mention an injury, with 23 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as HONDA CIVIC.

At a glance

Complaints
393
With crash
37
With fire
2
With injury (complaints)
18
Injuries
23
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
143,676
Investigations
3
Open investigations
1
Manufacturer communications
79

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The available sales group does not match this vehicle variant.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
POWER TRAIN18045.8%
AIR BAGS5915.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5915.0%
ENGINE348.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM287.1%
STEERING215.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL205.1%
STRUCTURE174.3%
SERVICE BRAKES143.6%
WHEELS143.6%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
STRUCTUREBODY17
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMINSTRUMENT PANEL2
POWER TRAINAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
AIR BAGSFRONTAL1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGENGINE1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEAUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEWARNINGS1
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMINVERTER1
LANE DEPARTUREWARNING1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESTRUNK LID1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
mechanical failure16341.5%0.82
loss of control6015.3%0.83
restraint or airbag5614.2%0.89
electrical electronic369.2%0.84
fluid or fuel leak235.9%0.75
structural or corrosion205.1%0.88
noise or comfort194.8%0.89
visibility or lighting82.0%0.94
unclear61.5%0.83
fire or overheating20.5%0.92
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate21955.7%0.80
low12431.6%0.71
high4310.9%0.87
none51.3%0.82
critical20.5%0.84

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 393 tagged complaints of 393 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

15V574000

Date: 2015-09-15. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Civic vehicles manufactured January 16, 2014, to November 6, 2014 and 2015 Fit vehicles manufactured March 12, 2014, to May 12, 2015. The software settings that control the transmission operation may result in damage to the transmission drive pulley shaft.

Consequence: If the transmission drive pulley shaft is damaged, it may break, and the vehicle may lose acceleration or the front wheels may lock up while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the transmission, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin October 30, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JU2 (Civic) and JU3(Fit).

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

3 investigations; 1 open.

DP22005

Opened: 2023-01-27. Closed: 2023-08-07.

Pedestrian alert sounds

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and ele

Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Linked campaign numbers: 22V063000.

EA21002

Opened: 2021-09-17. Closed: Not listed.

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupt

Systems: AIR BAGS.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

EA19001

Opened: 2019-04-19. Closed: 2024-09-19.

Electrical overstress

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.A During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicl

Systems: AIR BAGS.

Linked campaign numbers: 20V024.

Manufacturer communications

79 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT19
POWER TRAIN18
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING8
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER8
ENGINE6
AIR BAGS5
STEERING5

10224788

Date: 2022-10-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Service Bulletin - Sensors on the vehicle may have misinterpreted the catalyst as deteriorated. Update the PGM-FI software if P0420 is present.

10187899

Date: 2021-02-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Owner Notification Letter - This warranty only covers vehicles that have a defective motor power inverter, also known as intelligent inverter unit. The motor power inverter may fail over time due to a defective solder joint. This failure will result in the charging system, PGM-FI system, and IMA sys

10184658

Date: 2020-12-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT.

"Service Bulletin - The Motor Power Inverter (MPI), also known as the Intelligent Inverter Unit (IIU), may fail over time due to a defective solder joint. This failure may result in one or more of the following DTC(s): -P1440 (MPI Module Output Circuit Malfunction) -P1437 (MPI Module Short Circuit

10185042

Date: 2020-12-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Dealer Message - Today, December 18, 2020, American Honda is announcing a warranty extension for certain 2012-2015 Civic Hybrid vehicles. This warranty extension covers the intelligent inverter unit (IIU) to address possible concerns of various warning lights turning on and diminishing electric moto

10172580

Date: 2020-03-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.

Service Bulletin - Repair on a CNG fuel tank may require the installation of a remanufactured CNG fuel tank assembly.

10172581

Date: 2020-03-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.

Service Bulletin - For vehicles with SCI compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel tanks, Honda is no longer replacing the fuel tank and solenoid valve altogether. If you replace the fuel tank solenoid valve, you must now install the original fuel tank.

10160545

Date: 2019-05-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.

ServiceNews Article - When removing and installing a cable reel, you need to keep both the cable reel and the steering angle sensor in position. If you don't , the VSA indicator may come on along with one or more VSA DTCs. And when you run the Neutral Memorization Procedure in the i-HDS, it won't co

10151671

Date: 2018-12-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN, WHEELS.

Service bulletin - There is a clicking or grinding noise when making turns. Confirm the noise by accelerating while the front wheels are turned sharply to the left and then again to the right.

10149648

Date: 2018-11-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Servicenews Article - Any customers complaining about these issues when their iPhone running iOS 12 is connected to the vehicle? ? When using an HDMI output, they can't view or listen to videos, music, etc. ? The launcher screen for HondaLink flickers or goes blank. We've determined those issues

10145415

Date: 2018-09-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Servicenews article - Are any customers complaining about any of the following issues between their iPhone running iOS 12 when it's connected to their vehicle? ? You can't view or listen to videos, music, etc., when using a HDMI output. ? The launcher screen for HondaLink flickers or goes blank.

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

CIVIC GX

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
CIVIC380
CIVIC SI8
CIVIC HYBRID5

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