What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2014 Honda Civic

Typical pattern

10.6% of complaints about the 2014 Honda Civic came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2014 vehicle — around the middle of the 195 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.1 yr in service. The most-reported system is power train (98 complaints), typically at 6.9 yr or about 43,297 miles.

Complaints
386
Median age at failure
5.1 yr
Median mileage
29,000 n=230
Crash / fire / tow
18.1% of reports
Safety recalls
2

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Power train
98 reports · 43,297 mi
6.9 yr
10.2%
Air bags
57 reports · 73,000 mi
6.3 yr
31.6%
Electrical system
39 reports · 41,560 mi
4.5 yr
20.5%
Other
37 reports · 38,000 mi
7.8 yr
8.1%
Engine
23 reports · 39,000 mi
5.3 yr
13%
Wheels
22 reports · 11,500 mi
2.2 yr
4.5%
Tires
18 reports · 3,441 mi
2.0 yr
11.1%
Service brakes
18 reports · 25,000 mi
4.8 yr
38.9%
Steering
15 reports · 46,000 mi
7.0 yr
40%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

15V574000 2015-09-15
Power 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 result in damage to the transmission drive pulley shaft.

If the transmission drive pulley shaft is damaged, it may break, and the vehicle may lose acceleration or the front wheels may lock up while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

14V109000 2014-03-10
Tires:bead

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Honda Civic LX vehicles manufactured November 26, 2013, through January 21, 2014. In the affected vehicles, during mounting of the tires, the tire bead may have gotten pinched between the assembly equipment and the steel wheel rims, resulting in damage to the tire.

The tire damage could cause the tire to lose air, increasing the risk of a crash.

In owners’ own words

Tires 1,700 mi 8 mo in service
I WAS TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BARLEY HIT CURB, TIRE WENT FLAT, CALLED AUTO CLUB THEY CHANGED TO SPARE, WENT TO TIRE STORE, THEY SAID TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. I BOUGHT NEW REPLACEMENT TIRE ,DIFFERENT BRAND. VERY POOR QUALITY OE TIRES, TIRES SHOULD NOT FAIL THAT EASILY. ONLY 1700 MILES ON NEW CAR. *TR
Tires 600 mi 8 mo in service
THE CAR WAS TWO WEEKS OLD WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE SHOP ON 3 OCCASIONS FOR A TOTAL OF SIX AND ONE HALF DAYS AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. AS OF 6/4/14, HONDA INDICATES THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT READING THE TIRE PRESSURE CORRECTLY AND THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX IT.THEY SAY MAY HAVE A SOLUTION SOMETIME IN JULY 2014. THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS AND VARIOUS SPEEDS, MAKING THE WARNING SYSTEM USELESS. *TR
Tires 1,474 mi 10 mo in service
THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON JULY 10, 2014. ALL TIRES MEASURED 33 PSI. ON JULY 16, SIX DAYS LATER AFTER THE DEALER RESET THE SYSTEM THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. ALL TIRES MEASURED 33 PSI AND AGAIN THE DEALER RESET THE SYSTEM. HONDA AMERICA WAS CONTACTED AND INDICATED THEY WOULD HAVE A SOFTWARE FIX BY THE END OF JULY. ON OCTOBER 13, 2014 THE TP LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE TIRES MEASURED 33 PSI. THE DEALER WILL HAVE ANOTHER GO AT RESETTING THE SYSTEM ON 10/14/2014 FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE CAR NOW HAS 2596 MILES ON IT. WHAT IS HONDAS PROBLEM? *TR
Electrical system 5,000 mi 1.5 yr in service
THE "CHECK TIRE PRESSURE" LIGHT IS ON. I'VE GONE TO THE MECHANIC TWICE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS STILL THERE. *TR

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