2024 Honda Civic forward collision avoidance problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2024 Honda Civic — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I originally notified my dealer of concerns with my vehicles behavior while using cruise control and they verified that the systems were 'calibrated and working properly'. On a regular basis, my car will automatically and erroneously engage the vehicles brakes while driving, especially while using…”
filed Apr 1, 2026
“My Honda will randomly beep and slam the brakes but there is nothing in front of me, it has done this multiple times and getting to the point I’m scared it will cause an accident. When it happened the first time I thought maybe it was because it was slightly raining, but it will do it regardless of…”
filed Dec 10, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Civic years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Civic | 6 | 26% |
| 2025 Civic | 8 | 12% |
| 2023 Civic | 14 | 6% |
| 2022 Civic | 71 | 8% |
| 2021 Civic | 33 | 24% |
| 2020 Civic | 24 | 11% |
| 2019 Civic | 34 | 8% |
| 2018 Civic | 10 | 1% |
| 2017 Civic | 10 | 2% |
| 2016 Civic | 8 | 1% |
| 2015 Civic | 2 | 1% |
| 2014 Civic | 1 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2024 Honda Civic
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.