2017 Honda Civic: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2017 Honda Civic are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 240 of the 575 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

575
Complaints
6
Recalls
22
Crash reports
6
Fire reports
12
Injuries
38.3
Severity index

Severity index 38.3 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 38.3p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Honda Civic sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Honda Civic ranks 96 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 29% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

SteeringSteering: 165 complaints (28.7%)165 29%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 160 complaints (27.8%)160 28%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 99 complaints (17.2%)99 17%EngineEngine: 65 complaints (11.3%)65 11%StructureStructure: 35 complaints (6.1%)35 6%Service BrakesService Brakes: 35 complaints (6.1%)35 6%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 32 complaints (5.6%)32 6%Power TrainPower Train: 29 complaints (5.0%)29 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING16528.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER16027.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM9917.2%
ENGINE6511.3%
STRUCTURE356.1%
SERVICE BRAKES356.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM325.6%
POWER TRAIN295.0%

Complaints filed per year

044882016: 12017: 282018: 542019: 532020: 682021: 492022: 412023: 832024: 882025: 692026: 41 (partial year)161718192021222324882526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20161
201728
201854
201953
202068
202149
202241
202383
202488
202569
2026 (year to date)41
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.5x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V66300027/09/2018STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Honda Civic and CR-V vehicles. The magnet that controls the torque sensor output signal for the electronic power steering system may not be properly secured, allowing the magnet to become dislodged. During a full
18V81700016/11/2018EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUALHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Honda Civic Hatchback and Civic Type R vehicles. The owners guide in these vehicles may not have been included or if included, the owner's guide may not have been properly provided required information. As such, t
18V26600026/04/2018AIR BAGSHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback and Civic Type R vehicles. Driver and front passenger seatback pads sold as replacement service parts were made without slit openings for the seat-mounted side air bags. In the event of a crash nece
17V70600009/11/2017POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 Honda Civic Sedan and Coupe vehicles. The right halfshaft may have been improperly heat treated, reducing its strength.
23V85800018/12/2023FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 H
26V33200021/05/2026AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.