2014 Honda Civic problems and recalls

Owners have filed 290 complaints on the 2014 Honda Civic, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Power Train (98 complaints).

290
Complaints
2
Recalls
30
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
29
Injuries
112.0
Severity index

Severity index 112.0 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 112.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 15 of 139 by severity index among 2014 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 89% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2014 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 98 complaints (33.8%)98 34%Air BagsAir Bags: 57 complaints (19.7%)57 20%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 38 complaints (13.1%)38 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 36 complaints (12.4%)36 12%EngineEngine: 22 complaints (7.6%)22 8%WheelsWheels: 22 complaints (7.6%)22 8%Service BrakesService Brakes: 18 complaints (6.2%)18 6%TiresTires: 18 complaints (6.2%)18 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN9833.8%
AIR BAGS5719.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3813.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3612.4%
ENGINE227.6%
WHEELS227.6%
SERVICE BRAKES186.2%
TIRES186.2%

Complaints filed per year

020412014: 302015: 412016: 212017: 262018: 242019: 192020: 242021: 202022: 202023: 272024: 192025: 112026: 8 (partial year)1415411617181920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201430
201541
201621
201726
201824
201919
202024
202120
202220
202327
202419
202511
2026 (year to date)8
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (57 against 64).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
15V57400015/09/2015POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)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 resu
14V10900010/03/2014TIRES:BEADAmerican Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Honda Civic LX vehicles manufactured November 26, 2013, through January 21, 2014. In the affected vehicles, during mounting of the tires, the tire bead may have gotten pinched between the assembly equipm

Other Honda Civic model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 11 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.