Vehicle Data Hub

2017 Honda Civic engine problems

70 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2017 Honda Civic, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
70 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
20,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 3
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2017 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 20,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 19 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 20,000 miles
Based on 41 complaints that include mileage. 83% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles19
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 41 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 20,000 miles, and 83% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 honda civic. While the vehicle was parked, it rolled away independently. The failure recurred twice. As a result, the contact injured her foot and required medical attention. The vehicle was taken to auburn honda (1801 grass valley hwy, auburn, ca 95603), but the cause of the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,411.

Reported at 4,411 miles, September 2017 Injury

While driving in any condition warning lights for brake system, power steering, tire pressure and brake hold all come on at the same time

Reported at 5 miles, July 2018

Other problems reported for the 2017 Honda Civic

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Honda models