Honda Civic Recalls

The Honda Civic has 106 recalls spanning 1973 through 2025, with the most serious recent issue being a high-pressure fuel pump that can crack and leak fuel on 2025 models, creating a fire risk in the presence of any ignition source.

The 2025 model year also has a steering defect where the power steering system can make the wheel harder to turn, reducing maneuverability. On 2023-2024 models, the driver's seat cushion frame bolts may not have been properly tightened, allowing the seat to shift or detach in a crash. The 2023 Type R has a separate seat frame weld issue with the same consequence. Also on 2023 models, a ball valve in the stability assist modulator can leak brake fluid, allowing the vehicle to creep forward unexpectedly when the brake hold feature is engaged.

The 2022-2024 model years share a steering rack issue where a replacement rack installed during service may have been assembled incorrectly, allowing the tire to rub against the suspension and fail. On 2022 models specifically, there are two related steering gearbox concerns: one where the gearbox itself was not properly manufactured and can cause a sudden change in steering effort, and one where an incorrect gearbox installed during a repair can damage the tires. The 2020-2022 model years have a passenger seat weight sensor that can malfunction and cause the front passenger airbag and knee airbag to fire in crashes that would not normally trigger them. On 2020-2021 models, the brake master cylinder can separate from the brake booster assembly due to a loose fastener, causing a complete loss of braking.

Going back to the 2018-2019 model years, the low-pressure fuel pump inside the tank can fail and stall the engine while driving. The 2017-2018 models have an electric power steering torque sensor magnet that can work loose and, during a full-lock turn, apply steering assist in the wrong direction. The 2017 model year also has a driveshaft that can fracture and separate, cutting drive power and allowing rollaway if the parking brake is not set. On 2016 models with 2.0L engines, a missing or improperly installed piston pin circlip can allow the wrist pin to drift and seize the engine. The 2016 model also has an electric parking brake that may fail to engage if applied immediately after the ignition is switched off, and a passenger seat weight sensor issue similar to the one affecting 2020-2022 vehicles.

The 2006-2011 model years carry the most significant cluster of airbag inflator recalls: the Takata driver and passenger frontal airbag inflators can rupture and send metal fragments into the cabin. Multiple recall campaigns addressed this over several years, as earlier repair attempts did not fully resolve the defect across all affected vehicles. The 2006 model year has several additional concerns: a loose accelerator pedal that can stick at the floor, a rear window or quarter glass panel on two-door models that can detach while driving, a passenger occupant detection system that fails to suppress airbag deployment for small children in the front seat, and a voltage converter on Civic Hybrid models that can fail and kill the headlights and engine without warning.

Further back, the 2001-2005 model years share the Takata airbag inflator issue on both driver and passenger sides. The 2001 model has a fuel pump that can corrode and fail due to water left in the electrical connector during assembly, and a fuel f