2015 Honda Civic problems and recalls

46% of owner complaints on the 2015 Honda Civic related to the Power Train (176 of 379).

379
Complaints
1
Recalls
37
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
23
Injuries
84.5
Severity index

Severity index 84.5 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 84.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 39 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 73% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 176 complaints (46.4%)176 46%Air BagsAir Bags: 58 complaints (15.3%)58 15%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 58 complaints (15.3%)58 15%EngineEngine: 31 complaints (8.2%)31 8%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 27 complaints (7.1%)27 7%SteeringSteering: 21 complaints (5.5%)21 6%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 20 complaints (5.3%)20 5%StructureStructure: 17 complaints (4.5%)17 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN17646.4%
AIR BAGS5815.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5815.3%
ENGINE318.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM277.1%
STEERING215.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL205.3%
STRUCTURE174.5%

Complaints filed per year

026512015: 282016: 232017: 242018: 242019: 412020: 452021: 402022: 512023: 352024: 322025: 252026: 11 (partial year)15161718192021225123242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201528
201623
201724
201824
201941
202045
202140
202251
202335
202432
202525
2026 (year to date)11
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (92 against 136).

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

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 2026-09-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.