2020 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 311 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Honda Civic. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 12% of complaints. Next are steering (10%) and drivetrain & axles (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 311 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 12% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 23 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 15,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 39 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 69 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 15,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 9,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 23 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 19 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2020 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 37 model years of the Honda Civic with enough data (282 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was in a wreck may 2020. I swerved to miss a deer and hit a concrete colvert, the vehicle launched and my airbags didn't go off. Vehicle caught fire, my motor, transmission, and tires came off. I suffered from spinal injury and nerve damage.
Tire blew from unknown reason in september 2020. Car purchased in june 2020. Replaced tire in september from brooks huff. Tpm light is now coming on after a scheduled rotation/oil change. Brooks huff checked pressure of all 4 tires and light was reset with calibration. Light came back on same day. Took to honda dealer on 12/5 in york pa and was advised tpm light was coming on due tire replacement in september from a tire manufactured in USA not france like other 3 tires.
The contact owns a 2020 honda civic. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the manual clutch failed to allow the vehicle to shift above 2nd gear while entering the highway. The contact revved the engine however, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact was informed that the flywheel inside the clutch was damaged however, the part for the repair was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a cause.