Summary
The Honda Civic has 81 recalls spanning 1973 through the 2026 model year, with the most serious recent issue being a steering defect on 2022-2026 models where a problem in the power steering rack can cause sudden difficulty turning the wheel, raising the risk of a crash.
Several other recent recalls affect 2022-2026 models. On 2022 vehicles, a faulty steering gearbox can cause a sudden change in steering feel and increased steering effort, and some 2022 models that received a replacement steering rack during a dealer repair may have had it installed incorrectly, allowing tires to chafe against the suspension until they fail. Vehicles from 2022 through 2024 that received a replacement power steering rack as a service repair face that same tire-contact risk. A 2023 model brake system issue can cause the vehicle to move unexpectedly while in auto-brake hold mode, and some 2023 Civic Type-R models have a driver's seat frame that can break in a crash. There is also a 2023 recall where loose seat cushion frame bolts can allow the driver's seat to shift or detach in a crash. The 2020 model has a front passenger seat weight sensor that can malfunction, causing airbags to deploy in a crash that doesn't warrant them.
Going back to the mid-to-late 2010s, 2018-2020 Civic Hatchback and Type R models face a low-pressure fuel pump that can fail and stall the engine while driving. On 2017-2018 models, the electric power steering torque sensor magnet can work loose and, during a full-lock turn, apply steering assist in the wrong direction. The 2017 model also has recalls for a passenger-side driveshaft that can fracture and cut drive power or allow rollaway on an incline, and certain dealer-installed aluminum wheels where loose lug nuts can cause a wheel to detach.
The 2016 model has a recall for engines equipped with 2.0L displacement where a missing or incorrectly installed piston pin circlip can cause the engine to seize, and a separate issue where the electric parking brake may fail to engage immediately after the ignition is switched off, allowing the car to roll.
Through the 2008-2014 era, several fuel system recalls stand out. The 2012 model has a driveshaft that can separate and leave the vehicle without drive power or roll away from a parked position, and a fuel feed line O-ring that can misalign and leak fuel near an ignition source. The 2011 model has a rollover valve in the fuel pump module that may not prevent fuel from leaking in a rollover. A very small number of 2008-2009 sedans have a missing fastener on a fuel hose bracket that, in a crash, can let the hose connector break and leak fuel. The 2014 CVT-equipped model has a drive pulley shaft that can fracture under stress, and some 2014 LX models had tires damaged during mounting that can lose air suddenly.
Earlier production from 2001 through 2007 carries a cluster of Takata-related airbag recalls covering 2001-2007 models, where the front passenger airbag inflator can rupture and send metal fragments toward occupants. The 2006 model additionally has a faulty passenger-seat occupant detection system on two-door versions that can fail to suppress the passenger airbag when a child is seated there, and a separate accelerator pedal that
