2022 Honda Civic problems and recalls

83% of owner complaints on the 2022 Honda Civic related to the Steering (731 of 881).

881
Complaints
4
Recalls
34
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
19
Injuries
37.4
Severity index

Severity index 37.4 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 37.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 83 of 97 by severity index among 2022 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 14% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2022 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 731 complaints (83.0%)731 83%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 71 complaints (8.1%)71 8%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 66 complaints (7.5%)66 7%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 42 complaints (4.8%)42 5%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 41 complaints (4.7%)41 5%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 38 complaints (4.3%)38 4%SuspensionSuspension: 24 complaints (2.7%)24 3%Service BrakesService Brakes: 22 complaints (2.5%)22 2%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING73183.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE718.1%
LANE DEPARTURE667.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL424.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER414.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM384.3%
SUSPENSION242.7%
SERVICE BRAKES222.5%

Complaints filed per year

02054102021: 72022: 1062023: 4042024: 2872025: 502026: 27 (partial year)212223404242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20217
2022106
2023404
2024287
202550
2026 (year to date)27
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 6.6x those in 2021 to 2022 (741 against 113).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V70400019/10/2023STEERING:RACK AND PINIONHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Civic 4-door and Civic 5-door vehicles that received a replacement power steering rack as part of a service repair. The steering rack may have been incorrectly assembled, which can allow the tire to chafe against th
24V06400001/02/2024AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX
24V74400003/10/2024STEERINGHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Acura Integra, Civic Type R, CR-V Hybrid, CR-V, HR-V, 2022-2025 Civic, Civic Hatchback, 2024-2025 Acura Integra Type S, 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EV, Civic Hybrid, and Civic Hatchback Hybrid vehicles. The steering gearbox
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 2026-08-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.