2024 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 178 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Honda Civic. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 35% of complaints. Next are forward collision avoidance (14%) and lane departure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 178 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 11,000 miles 21 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 | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 11,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 11,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 16 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2024 ranks 26th most-complained-about out of 37 model years of the Honda Civic with enough data (178 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
The contact owned a 2024 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, an abnormal loud explosion sound was coming from the vehicle. The contact managed to pull over to the shoulder of the road, and upon inspection, the dashboard began to emit black smoke. The contact stated that as he and a nearby pedestrian had backed away from the vehicle from opening the vehicle door, it had caught on fire. The local fire department arrived on the scene to extinguish the fire and filed a report.
The contact owns a 2024 Honda Civic. The contact stated that when attempting to make a left turn into a parking lot, after being idle, the steering wheel seized while still turned to the left. This caused the vehicle to continue turning to the left. The vehicle resulted in crashing into another vehicle nearby ultimately coming to a complete stop. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact's left hand was fractured.
The contact owned a 2024 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while the daughter was driving approximately 70 MPH on the interstate, the steering wheel had malfunctioned and the driver was unable to properly steer the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle erroneously drifted into the right lane and crashed into the driver's side of a second oncoming vehicle and causing the vehicle to experience a tail spin before crashing into a guard rail.
The contact owns a 2024 Honda Civic. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V744000 (STEERING). The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed an abnormal sound was coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact stated the sound was heard while turning to the right or left. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, no cause for the failure was found. The contact stated that the failure persisted.