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2017 Honda Civic steering problems

174 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2017 Honda Civic, which is 22% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
174 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
46,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2017 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 46,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 46,000 miles
Based on 31 complaints that include mileage. 68% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 31 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles, and 68% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

The contact ownED a 2017 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at 30 MPH, there was an abnormal clicking sound, and the steering wheel locked up, causing her to lose control and crash into an electrical pole. No warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V663000 (Steering). The yearly inspection was completed two weeks prior with no indication of an issue.

Reported at 59,600 miles, April 2026 CrashInjury

We drive a 2017 honda civic hatch and we had to take vehicle to dealership. They diagnosed it with rodent issue chewing thru wire. We now have to fix it and replace wire and the dealership will put a take to deters rodents. We have to pay $500 dollars to replace. My husband was driving home from work and his power steering stopped working. I called honda and they said we have to pay for damage but they did say many customers have called honda to complain about issue.

Reported at 36,700 miles, November 2020

Other problems reported for the 2017 Honda Civic

Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Honda models