2018 Honda Civic problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2018 Honda Civic include 1 fatality report, 26 crashes and 4 fires across 598 filings.

598
Complaints
6
Recalls
26
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
21
Injuries
56.9
Severity index

Severity index 56.9 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 56.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 59 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 52% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 224 complaints (37.5%)224 37%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 105 complaints (17.6%)105 18%Fuel SystemFuel System: 89 complaints (14.9%)89 15%GasolineGasoline: 89 complaints (14.9%)89 15%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 70 complaints (11.7%)70 12%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 51 complaints (8.5%)51 9%EngineEngine: 50 complaints (8.4%)50 8%Service BrakesService Brakes: 21 complaints (3.5%)21 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING22437.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER10517.6%
FUEL SYSTEM8914.9%
GASOLINE8914.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM7011.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM518.5%
ENGINE508.4%
SERVICE BRAKES213.5%

Complaints filed per year

01152302017: 12018: 262019: 412020: 392021: 522022: 472023: 902024: 2232025: 79171819202122232422325
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20171
201826
201941
202039
202152
202247
202390
2024223
202579
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 2.8x those in 2020 to 2022 (392 against 138).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V31400028/05/2020FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
18V42100020/06/2018EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018 Honda Civic vehicles. The manufacturing date area of the certification labels may have random characters which can affect the owner's ability to determine if a safety recall includes their vehicle.
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
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-

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.