10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
36,691 miles

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problem #142

Jan 312024

Civic

  • miles
Cvt transmission failure which Honda is known for. I have a small child and this poses a risk to both as we were driving when it first happened. Honda needs to recall the cvt transmission and do right by its faithful customers and not charge $8000 to fix the problem.

- Rio Linda, CA, USA

problem #141

Nov 302023

Civic

  • miles
I was driving my 2015 Honda Civic when it stopped working. Looking at other people comments and by Hondas own admission, there were problems known with the transmission on these vehicles. Mechanics dont even want to work on the transmissions in these cars. Last Honda I buy

- Clarkton, NC, USA

problem #140

Feb 292024

Civic

  • miles
Drive axle failure due to corrosion. Left front drive axle completely separated while in use! Fortunately I was only travelling at around 25mph because of how violently the severed ends banged around until the vehicle could be stopped. This would have been horrendous and likely caused severe damage and possibly a traffic accident had the vehicle been traveling at highway speeds. Severe corrosion is found at the point of failure under a molded rubber component that is fixed to the axle shaft. Vehicle had to be towed for repairs. The right axle has the same molded rubber component so as a precaution I've replaced it. I have retained both axles for future inspection.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

problem #139

Jun 142023

Civic

  • miles
With only 96,597 miles on the CVT transmission it failed while I was driving on [XXX] In Michigan on [XXX] causing the vehicle to immediately lose power on the Interstate and I was barely able to get the car to the shoulder where the car stalled and couldn-??t be restarted. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Duluth, MN, USA

problem #138

Feb 272024

Civic

  • miles
Transmission: Pullingout of parking and merging on to highway car feels like driving on Rumble road and losses traction.. My Daughters use this vehicle they no longer feel safe driving it. it's happened to me a.few times.as well. After doing some research it seems like lots of people are experiencing the same problem.. Who has that kind of cash to throw into a repair..

- Bronx, NY, USA

problem #137

Sep 072023

Civic

  • miles
Part was leaking on transmission which caused it to burn out. There is a recall for this on multiple Honda Civics and mechanic said they are know for this but ours was not on the recall list. I have sent a previous request with no response. Please advise Honda to add this to thier recall and refund our monies.

- Lexington, KY, USA

problem #136

Jan 302024

Civic

  • 97,640 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware of an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was losing motive power. The contact drove the vehicle back to the residence. The contact then contacted a family friend who is an independent mechanic. The independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with a failed transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was left in Florida where the contact had driven the vehicle 1,000 miles to visit family. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 97,640.

- Columbus, IN, USA

problem #135

Dec 112023

Civic

  • miles
My transmission is failing and I only have 114000 miles on it. I bought it at 90,000 miles and took it to a mechanic to get a full dignostic and was told the car is in perfect condition. Now the transmission has gone to trash. My engine is still very good and I maintain all fluids, breaks and filters regularly. I-??ve seen there was a recall for 2015 civics but for some reason not mine and I find it frustrating because for Honda my car has decently low miles.

- Imperial, CA, USA

problem #134

Dec 012023

Civic

  • miles
Transmission completely went out with no warning or prior issues. I had just had my tire, brakes, oil, and an all around inspection done a week before this happened. I currently have it at a Honda dealership where they can not or will not tell me how this occurred only that I need a brand new transmission.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

problem #133

Nov 172023

Civic

  • miles
On Friday, November 17, 2023 around 5 pm, I had come to a stop at a light. I was turning right. As I slowed down I heard a rumble. I thought it was a rumble strip on side of the road. However, as I accelerated and made my right turn, my car felt sluggish from 0-25 mph, was noisy, vibrating, rough and felt like the car was having trouble accelerating. As soon as my spedometer reach 40-50 mph and higher it smoothed out. Once I decreased my speed again, however, the rumble came back started over with acceleration again. No one has looked at it on a lift yet, but have been told from them driving it, sounds like transmission is going out. It shows -??0-?? unrepaired recalls, but I-??m wondering now if this one slipped thru the cracks. I am now in desperate need of a new car and still owe a few thousand on this one, as I bought it in 2018, used with 20k miles on it at the time.

- Greenfield, IN, USA

problem #132

Nov 252021

Civic

  • miles
Transmission failed on the freeway December 2021. I was suddenly unable to speed up or accelerate my car. Placed me, my passengers and other people on the freeway at serious risk. Many cars braked suddenly behind me and swerved out the way to prevent a car accident. Dealer at the service center denied a problem and was inspected by them. No warming lamps or messages.

- Baldwin Park, CA, USA

problem #131

Oct 262023

Civic

  • miles
After coming to a complete stop at a Stop Sign with the Honda Civil, my husband (he) started to accelerate, but he could only go up to about 20 mph in a 55-mile zone. Next, the car made a bump noise when his foot was on gas pedal. The car went about 100 feet before it started to slow down on a busy highway. The car was not going the speed limit because it couldn't pick up speed. Multiple cars and trucks had to go around. Next, he had to pull over to the shoulder of the road because the car wouldn't pull no matter what gear it was placed in. The car stopped completely, and it had to be tolled home due to inability to move. Langdale Honda was called and asked about a possible recall on the transmission. They said that I would have to pay about $140 for an inspection for the problem.

- Naylor, GA, USA

problem #130

Oct 152023

Civic

  • 87,506 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated that after coming to a stop at a traffic signal, the vehicle failed to respond when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact stated that the wrench, engine, ABS, and stabili-trac warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to shift the vehicle into park(P) and turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to move and was towed to the residence. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V574000 (Power Train). The failure mileage was 87,506.

- Birmingham, AL, USA

problem #129

Oct 082023

Civic

  • miles
On 10/8-23 my daughter was driving her 2015 Honda Civic when it suddenly stopped moving forward/not respond to the accelerator. There was no warning light, it simply stopped working. She was on a busy highway and luckily was able to turn into an outer road. We had to have the car towed and now am being told the belt broke in the transmission. I googled to see if there were any recalls as she only has 112,000 miles on the car and we have it serviced regularly. There is a recall pertaining to a software program for the 2014-2015 Civics, but when I enter our VIN #, it shows that there is no recall. I would assume that our car fell under the recall as what happened is exactly what is stated in the recall notice. We never received a recall notice and our Honda dealership never notified us of a recall. I do believe this is an error on Honda's part as the recall is what happened to our vehicle. Now, we are having to put almost $7,000 into this car when we should have been warned about this even if our "VIN" is not in this as it apparently should be. I have read online so many others that were trapped into this expense without having any notice. Again, Honda should expand this recall and us that were not given the opportunity to help prevent this should be compensated in some way. Purchased through the Honda Dealership in Lee's Summit, Missouri

- Greenwood, MO, USA

problem #128

Oct 012023

Civic

  • miles
After turning on to a 4 lane highway, my car lost power and would not run over 40 miles per hour. This put me into a very dangerous situation as you can imagine. I will be finding someone to look at it tomorrow, however, this exact issue is described in the recall CVT transmission recall but ironically, this car does not appear to be included in the recall. There were absolutely no warning lights when this happened.

- Bloomington, IN, USA

problem #127

Jul 282023

Civic

  • miles
Transmission slipping, I about got hit when I pulled out trying to get on a highway the gear acted like it was stalling even though I had I floor boarded finely got up a little speed gear changed but still was slipping complained to dealer I bought it from took to there mechanic, they said they cant find nothing wrong cause no lite is on but clearly trans is slipping makeing loud noises ect.

- Union, SC, USA

problem #126

Jul 202023

Civic

  • miles
On 7/20/2023 I was idling/stopped in traffic waiting to move forward to turn left at stop light. I decided to move my car to the right and go around the lane turning left and turn at the next light. I accelerated to go forward and it didn't but at the same time I hear a VERY loud crashing type of noise. I thought someone had hit me from the rear. I put my car in park and went to 'look at the damage to the car' and realized no one had hit me. I was a bit puzzled and went back to my car and tried to move forward. The car was running but I could not move it at all - neither R or D would work. I kind of figured it was the transmission since I couldn't move the car but the engine was still going. It also wouldn't HOLD park so I had to use my emergency brake. I have never had any concerns/problems with my transmission. There were no lights that went on in the car. The car was towed to a garage where I was told upon inspection that my transmission had indeed failed. I was also told that transmission problems have plagued 2014 and 2015 Honda Civics - although my car was not recalled. SAFETY? I had my 90 year mother in the car and thank the Lord it didn't happen when I was driving at a higher rate of speed. As it was, I was stuck in the middle of a lane during rush hour traffic and unable to move my car. A very kind woman stopped and we got my mother out of the car and into safety into her van.

- Middleton, WI, USA

problem #125

Jan 202023

Civic

  • miles
I was on a trip in my 2015 honda civic and going down the highway and all of a sudden the RPM went way up and then the vehicle lost power completely. It left me stranded in the middle of nowhere. Turns out the CVT belt came apart causing metal fragments to gather on the speed sensor and make it malfunction. This is a common know issue and well documented on online forums. The cause of failure is excessively high hydraulic pressure within the transmission due to a computer programming error. A Honda recall updated the software. Some Civics have an internal component that was not hardened as much as it should have been. Honda believed they identified, by manufacture date, the Civics that did not receive that weak part and therefore left those Civics out of the recall. However, many, many other Civic owners including me have still experienced catastrophic failure of our transmissions. The software update that the Oct. 2015 recall provided took 20 minutes and cost Honda $33.33 in labor. Those of us with failed transmissions are having to pay $5000-$6000. The cars have to be towed to a dealer for diagnosis for even the possibility of having Honda cover the repair. Generally Honda refuses. This is an extreme safety concern if it fails while traveling in traffic and a nightmare to try to replace. Prior to the transmission failure, I had noticed that the fill plug on the transmission had popped off which was weird. I replaced it and it kept popping off. Turns out after looking online that countless other 2014-15 owners have also experienced this problem caused by pressure buildup within the transmission. I recommended that at minimum Honda be required to issue a software update for all 2014-15 Honda civics regardless of whether they have the internal hardened parts! Really hoping something can be done about this to protect future drivers and keep our roads safe. Thank you!!

- Abbyville, KS, USA

problem #124

Jun 042023

Civic

  • miles
After owning my car for 2 years I got curious about transmission fluid and wanted to check it, when I couldn't find I went to Google and discovered I had a plug and no dipstick, I Googled where the plug was located and found out it was missing either since I bought it or sometime it came out in the first 2 years. I just got through going through forums and group discussions and I've learned that this is an extremely extremely extremely common issue and people's transsmissions are failing while driving and locking up the front wheels. I'm very scared of what might happen to me. I'm at 90k miles and all the reports seem to be around 70k to 120k miles. I don't want it to fail with my daughter in the car and on top of that people are saying it's costing them 6000 dollars to fix the transmission after it fails. All of this is due to the transsmission plug missing. Please for my sake and all other honda owners just look up "honda civic tran plug missing" and you will find 100s of reports from many sources

- Comanche, OK, USA

problem #123

May 252023

Civic

  • miles
The transmission went out and requires full replacement after being inspected by my local Honda dealership. It is available for further inspection upon request. My car stopped accelerating while on the interstate and required a tow on the shoulder of a 65-MPH highway. The vehicle and component issues were confirmed by my local Honda dealership. No. There were two warning messages that populated immediately as the car died. By that time it was to late and the vehicle was inoperable. No other warning messages or lamps prior to the incident. My VIN is associated with a previous safety recall (15V-574) that was issued for the same year, make, and model of vehicle. My VIN is identical to the range provided down to the production number. I believe that it is not a coincidence that it was manufactured in the same place and time down to the week of vehicles identified in that recall down to the production number, that is only barely out of range.

- Fayetteville, NC, USA

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