2025 Honda Civic problems & reliability
70 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2025 Honda Civic, alongside 2 safety recall campaigns. Last verified Sep 21, 2026. Complaints are unverified reports submitted by owners to the federal Office of Defects Investigation.
Each complaint is counted once (by NHTSA case number), even when it names several components.
6 complaints report injuries (11 injured).
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Steering → | 27 | 39% |
| Unknown / Other | 12 | 17% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 9 | 13% |
| Lane Departure | 8 | 11% |
| Fuel/propulsion System | 7 | 10% |
| Electrical System | 6 | 9% |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 6 | 9% |
| Service Brakes | 6 | 9% |
| Power Train | 5 | 7% |
| Suspension | 5 | 7% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
All 22 reported components →Common symptoms owners describe
Keyword analysis of complaint narratives; one complaint can describe several symptoms.
Complaints by incident year
What owners report
“Honda's braking is so sharp and late against standing objects (red light vehicle). Sometimes, even accelerates in visibility area and get scary, if it really going to brake? brakes very sharply, when the car in front of you turns and even out of your way already. I'm just filing this for you to help push the…”
Forward Collision Avoidance · filed Sep 5, 2026
“While driving the vehicle, the sunroof glass suddenly exploded outward with a loud, distinct "pop" sound. There were no vehicles or trucks immediately ahead of me, and there was no evidence of road debris, stray rocks, or external impact. The glass failed spontaneously while the vehicle was in motion. 2025 Honda Civic…”
Unknown / Other · filed Sep 2, 2026
“While driving my 2025 Honda Civic Touring, the electric steering system suddenly malfunctioned without warning. While entering/navigating a roundabout, the wheels forcibly straightened out on their own, overriding steering input and causing the vehicle to crash directly into the roundabout curb/barrier. Prior to this…”
Steering · filed Aug 21, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Technical service bulletins
88 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 2025 Honda Civic. The 10 most recent:
Dealer Message - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire, and/or DTCs P0300 through P0304 stored.
AEBM08262026901 · Other · issued Aug 26, 2026
Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire and/or DTCs P0300 thru P0304 stored.
A26-012 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 26, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Civics and HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C compressor to be…
ATI&08212026902 · Other · issued Aug 21, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025-2026 Civic 2.0Ls with a customer complaint of engine stalling or loss of power. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM…
ATI&08202026903 · Other · issued Aug 20, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Civics and HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C compressor to be…
ATI&08102026901 · Other · issued Aug 11, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025-2026 Civic 2.0Ls with a customer complaint of engine stalling or loss of power. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM…
ATI&08052026902 · Other · issued Aug 6, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025-2026 Civic 2.0Ls with a customer complaint of engine stalling or loss of power. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM…
ATI&07212026903 · Other · issued Jul 21, 2026
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Civics, CR-Vs and HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A/C not blowing cold air and the technician finding the A/C compressor to…
ATI&07202026902 · Other · issued Jul 21, 2026
Service Bulletin - Customers may report intermittent surging or hesitation at low speeds during light-throttle acceleration, especially in hot ambient conditions. The condition may be more noticeable with the A/C…
A26-083 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 10, 2026
Service Bulletin - A vibration or rattle noise coming from the front passenger-side dashboard area while driving due to the noise potentially coming from the washer reservoir filler neck area. The noise usually occurs…
A26-069 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 7, 2026
TSBs are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls and repairs are not automatically free. Full documents are available on NHTSA’s site.
Safety recalls
The 2025 Honda Civic has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns — recall repairs are free at franchised dealers regardless of the vehicle’s age.
Check whether your specific vehicle is affected
Recall campaigns often cover only certain VIN ranges. Enter your VIN on the official NHTSA site to confirm whether your vehicle is included and whether the repair is still open.
Check VIN on NHTSA →Buying a used 2025 Honda Civic?
- · Decode the seller’s VIN with our free VIN decoder to confirm the exact year, engine and trim.
- · Check for unrepaired recalls by VIN on NHTSA’s official lookup — recall repairs are free.