FaultScore report
Owners have filed 47 complaints about the 2026 Honda Civic with NHTSA between 2025 and 2026. The largest single group is the driver assist & collision avoidance. Across this model's run it ranks 32 of 34 worst.
FaultScore 40/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Honda Civic.
How this is worked out47
Complaints
6
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
6
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
1 crashes, 0 fires
1 crashes, 0 fires
Median failure at 300 miles
1 crashes, 0 fires
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
SEAT BELTS
My car turned me into a light pole and was totaled and I was injured!
NHTSA complaint #11733649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
My car turned me into a light pole and was totaled and I was injured!
NHTSA complaint #11733649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
My car turned me into a light pole and was totaled and I was injured!
NHTSA complaint #11733649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
Brakes I wasn't able to stop when I got to the intersection. My emergency brake system never turned on and stop me from hitting the rear of the ambulance. I had called my sales man that I buy my cars from about a week after buying the car and advised him that something popped up on my dash and he adviced me to take the car back to the dealer to have it checked out so I did and they said there was nothing wrong with it. So I left and about 2 or 3 weeks later it came back on and before I could take it back to dealer I had the accident. Also what popped up on my dash was that my view was being obscured but it was day light perfectly clear. I do have a picture of what popped up on my phone.
NHTSA complaint #11692461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Brakes I wasn't able to stop when I got to the intersection. My emergency brake system never turned on and stop me from hitting the rear of the ambulance. I had called my sales man that I buy my cars from about a week after buying the car and advised him that something popped up on my dash and he adviced me to take the car back to the dealer to have it checked out so I did and they said there was nothing wrong with it. So I left and about 2 or 3 weeks later it came back on and before I could take it back to dealer I had the accident. Also what popped up on my dash was that my view was being obscured but it was day light perfectly clear. I do have a picture of what popped up on my phone.
NHTSA complaint #11692461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Brakes I wasn't able to stop when I got to the intersection. My emergency brake system never turned on and stop me from hitting the rear of the ambulance. I had called my sales man that I buy my cars from about a week after buying the car and advised him that something popped up on my dash and he adviced me to take the car back to the dealer to have it checked out so I did and they said there was nothing wrong with it. So I left and about 2 or 3 weeks later it came back on and before I could take it back to dealer I had the accident. Also what popped up on my dash was that my view was being obscured but it was day light perfectly clear. I do have a picture of what popped up on my phone.
NHTSA complaint #11692461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
AIR BAGS
The person driving this car was driving aggressively and was following me.
NHTSA complaint #11755561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The person driving this car was driving aggressively and was following me.
NHTSA complaint #11755561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
The person driving this car was driving aggressively and was following me.
NHTSA complaint #11755561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
The drivers side airbags deployed while the car was parked. No impacts occurred.
NHTSA complaint #11755176 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The one I put down are affected items the water pump could be bad the alternator the computer I’m not a mechanic so of the thing in the car on display don’t always work the cruise control is effected the front left tire wheel and axle feel bad and a times I think the steering wheel could fail and leave me going in that direction..!! The web says it may need an asymmetric rebuild I wasn’t being careless . At some point if the car has faulty water pump it could burn or fire.. I could be go 70 or 25mph and it would happen
NHTSA complaint #11749206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
The one I put down are affected items the water pump could be bad the alternator the computer I’m not a mechanic so of the thing in the car on display don’t always work the cruise control is effected the front left tire wheel and axle feel bad and a times I think the steering wheel could fail and leave me going in that direction..!! The web says it may need an asymmetric rebuild I wasn’t being careless . At some point if the car has faulty water pump it could burn or fire.. I could be go 70 or 25mph and it would happen
NHTSA complaint #11749206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
The one I put down are affected items the water pump could be bad the alternator the computer I’m not a mechanic so of the thing in the car on display don’t always work the cruise control is effected the front left tire wheel and axle feel bad and a times I think the steering wheel could fail and leave me going in that direction..!! The web says it may need an asymmetric rebuild I wasn’t being careless . At some point if the car has faulty water pump it could burn or fire.. I could be go 70 or 25mph and it would happen
NHTSA complaint #11749206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
This vehicles forward collision system uses a camera mounted in the upper windshield area instead of a radar based system. On 2 occasions during rain events the vehicle slammed on the brakes without warning. Also on 1 occasion it started to happen when the windshield suddenly became shadowed.
NHTSA complaint #11746522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
These systems of the car have almost caused collisions, being forced off the road or emergency braking that almost caused additional accidents. These systems are supposed to prevent accidents and are more likely to cause traffic accidents then prevent them. All of the systems have to be disabled to safely operate the vehicle.
NHTSA complaint #11746573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
These systems of the car have almost caused collisions, being forced off the road or emergency braking that almost caused additional accidents. These systems are supposed to prevent accidents and are more likely to cause traffic accidents then prevent them. All of the systems have to be disabled to safely operate the vehicle.
NHTSA complaint #11746573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
This vehicles forward collision system uses a camera mounted in the upper windshield area instead of a radar based system. On 2 occasions during rain events the vehicle slammed on the brakes without warning. Also on 1 occasion it started to happen when the windshield suddenly became shadowed.
NHTSA complaint #11746522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
These systems of the car have almost caused collisions, being forced off the road or emergency braking that almost caused additional accidents. These systems are supposed to prevent accidents and are more likely to cause traffic accidents then prevent them. All of the systems have to be disabled to safely operate the vehicle.
NHTSA complaint #11746573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
Steering feels catchy or like it is hesitating
NHTSA complaint #11746108 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The windshield wiper design and wiper fluid nozzle make visibility worse. The nozzle doesn’t spray until the wiper is at the top of the windshield amd sprays the fluid off the side of the car instead of onto the windshield for the wipers to clear. The little bit that does hit the windshield is enough to smear any smudge or bug right in front of drivers face making them extremely dangerous.
NHTSA complaint #11745404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
I bought a 2026 honda civic. About two days after receiving the car while driving the car I felt a shaking while driving mostly around 30-40 MPH. ALSO when I put my foot on the gas sometimes there is a hesitation before I start to move and when I do start moving it’s like getting launched on a rocket. Many times while driving I get a shutter, the whole car would lerch forward even while driving it felt like the car was lerching forward. I brought the car to the dealer and had them look at the car, I explained everything I was feeling. They had the car for HOURS and when I got the car back they said they had two different mechanics look at the car and they said they test drove it and couldn’t replicate the problem. But when I got in the car just after the test drove it, I ABSOLUTELY STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. I brought the car back to the dealer a couple of weeks later and talked to the assistant service manager and he said that could be that the transmission is learning how I drive. I feel honda is covering up a problem with the cvt transmission. There is so much information online about problems with the CVT transmission and honda just tells me it’s normal for the car to act that way. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I was hoping that your department could please investigate this situation.
NHTSA complaint #11744591 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
I bought a 2026 honda civic. About two days after receiving the car while driving the car I felt a shaking while driving mostly around 30-40 MPH. ALSO when I put my foot on the gas sometimes there is a hesitation before I start to move and when I do start moving it’s like getting launched on a rocket. Many times while driving I get a shutter, the whole car would lerch forward even while driving it felt like the car was lerching forward. I brought the car to the dealer and had them look at the car, I explained everything I was feeling. They had the car for HOURS and when I got the car back they said they had two different mechanics look at the car and they said they test drove it and couldn’t replicate the problem. But when I got in the car just after the test drove it, I ABSOLUTELY STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. I brought the car back to the dealer a couple of weeks later and talked to the assistant service manager and he said that could be that the transmission is learning how I drive. I feel honda is covering up a problem with the cvt transmission. There is so much information online about problems with the CVT transmission and honda just tells me it’s normal for the car to act that way. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I was hoping that your department could please investigate this situation.
NHTSA complaint #11744591 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The windshield wiper fluid is built into the wipers. The fluid sprays at the edge of my windshield, thus not spraying the windshield at all, and all fluid is lost. My windshield gets smeared worse than it was prior to tuening the fluid on and not cleaned at all. This presents a huge safety issue during the winter months when the windshield gets heavily soiled from sand on the road. Finding somewhere safe enough to pull over, and having Windex on hand will be necessary to keep visibility possible due to the unsafe design of the wiper fluid wipers. It also creates a safety issue when the sun is shining through the front windshield and visibility due to the smeared, dirty windshield. Honda said they ate not defective, it is how they were designed. This design is defective amd causes a large safety hazard.
NHTSA complaint #11740273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I am reporting a critical security and safety defect regarding the 2026 Honda Civic Sport Hybrid. The vehicle was stolen only 10 days after purchase. Despite being equipped with factory-installed anti-theft systems and immobilizers, the security was easily bypassed without any physical keys. As a professional engineer, I believe this indicates a significant vulnerability in the vehicle's electronic security infrastructure or 'smart key' encryption. A security breach of this nature on a brand-new 2026 model, occurring within such a short timeframe, suggests a systemic manufacturing defect that puts other consumers at risk of vehicle theft and unauthorized operation.
NHTSA complaint #11734893 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
My car turned me into a light pole and was totaled and I was injured!
NHTSA complaint #11733649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
My car turned me into a light pole and was totaled and I was injured!
NHTSA complaint #11733649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
My car turned me into a light pole and was totaled and I was injured!
NHTSA complaint #11733649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The auto safety braking system has braked for no reason twice now. Both going 70 mph and going under a bridge. The car senses a car in front and slams on its brakes but there is nothing in front of the car. And all sensors were clean and free of obstructions. Pretty scary going 70 mph and the car just slams on the brakes.
NHTSA complaint #11732570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
The auto safety braking system has braked for no reason twice now. Both going 70 mph and going under a bridge. The car senses a car in front and slams on its brakes but there is nothing in front of the car. And all sensors were clean and free of obstructions. Pretty scary going 70 mph and the car just slams on the brakes.
NHTSA complaint #11732570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The air conditioning in the is not blowing enough air to cool the car down. It would take long to cooling.
NHTSA complaint #11732096 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
The air conditioning in the is not blowing enough air to cool the car down. It would take long to cooling.
NHTSA complaint #11732096 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.