2019 Honda Civic: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2019 Honda Civic are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 236 of the 348 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

348
Complaints
4
Recalls
23
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
14
Injuries
58.6
Severity index

Severity index 58.6 - 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: 58.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2019 Honda Civic sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 123 2019 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2019 Honda Civic ranks 51 of 123 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 59% of its model-year peers. See the full 2019 ranking.

What actually fails

SteeringSteering: 80 complaints (23.0%)80 23%Fuel SystemFuel System: 63 complaints (18.1%)63 18%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 62 complaints (17.8%)62 18%GasolineGasoline: 62 complaints (17.8%)62 18%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 40 complaints (11.5%)40 11%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 32 complaints (9.2%)32 9%Service BrakesService Brakes: 25 complaints (7.2%)25 7%EngineEngine: 24 complaints (6.9%)24 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING8023.0%
FUEL SYSTEM6318.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM6217.8%
GASOLINE6217.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4011.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM329.2%
SERVICE BRAKES257.2%
ENGINE246.9%

Complaints filed per year

0701402019: 302020: 292021: 322022: 212023: 482024: 1362025: 5219202122232413625
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201930
202029
202132
202221
202348
2024136
202552
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 2.9x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

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.
21V21500025/03/2021FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport
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.