AutoUtility currently tracks 378 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2015 Honda Civic. Powertrain & Transmission issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 176 complaints (46.6% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 37 filings cite a crash, 2 cite a fire, 18 report one or more injuries. The 2015 Honda Civic belongs to the 9th Generation (FB/FG) platform.

Key Problem Findings
  • Total NHTSA Complaints: 378 reports
  • #1 Reported Problem Area: Powertrain & Transmission (176 reports • 46.6% of submitted complaints)
  • Secondary Problem Areas: Air Bags & Restraints (58), Engine & Cooling (28)
  • Crash-Citing Complaints: 37 filings
  • Fire-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
  • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 18 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
378
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
37
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
2
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
18
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2015 Honda Civic

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 46.6% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

176 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
#2 Problem Area 15.3% of complaints

Air Bags & Restraints

58 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 23 crash reports 🩹 19 injury report entries
#3 Problem Area 7.4% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

28 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report 🔥 1 fire report
#4 Problem Area 7.1% of complaints

Electrical System

27 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#5 Problem Area 6.3% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

24 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 8 crash reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Honda Civic

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 3.4% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

13 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Honda Civic

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11759447
Filed: 08/25/2026

"The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with transmission failure. The contact associated the..."

Incident Date: 06/01/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Body & Structure NHTSA ODI ID: #11741150
Filed: 05/31/2026

"The component that failed is the paint on my Honda Civic. It is white and peeling/flaking under normal use. It has been occurring for a long time and is coming off of my whole car. It is causing safety issues by being exposed to the lead paint dust and chips which will cause future health problems...."

Incident Date: 11/17/2021 • Raw NHTSA Component: STRUCTURE
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11737592
Crash Cited 1 Injury Entry Filed: 05/13/2026

"The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic Sedan. The contact stated while stopped at red light , another crashed into the read end of her vehicle. The contact stated that no air bags were deployed. The contact stated that she sustained whiplash and injuries to the right rib and mild concession. No..."

Incident Date: 08/12/2023 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11737262
Crash Cited Filed: 05/12/2026

"The ABS system failed and the car crashed and when the ABS system failed the airbag light came on but airbags did not deploy in significant front end collision"

Incident Date: 05/01/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11729129
Filed: 04/03/2026

"I had purchased the vehicle from a private seller. It had an SRS light on at the time I purchased it. The code reader indicated high resistance to the driver airbag. While trying to change the clock spring, I removed the drivers airbag from the steering wheel and found that the wires to the airbag..."

Incident Date: 04/03/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Honda Civic

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Honda Civic Current Page 378 37 1 Current
2016 Honda Civic 1075 36 5 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Honda Civic 585 23 6 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Honda Civic 598 26 6 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Honda Civic 429 25 4 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Honda Civic 227 15 5 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Honda Civic 152 7 4 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Honda Civic 957 35 4 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Honda Civic 323 19 4 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Honda Civic 134 14 3 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Honda Civic 88 11 2 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Honda Civic 0 0 0 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2015 Honda Civic

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 72 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 145 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 43 14 0 12 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 34 2 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 13 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12 0 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 11 0 1 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 8 3 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 7 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 7 1 0 1 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 7 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 5 1 0 1 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 4 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 3 2 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN 3 0 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 3 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 1 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,AIR BAGS 2 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES 2 1 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS 1 1 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE 1 1 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,SEATS 1 1 0 3 0
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE 1 1 0 2 0
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 1 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 2 0
SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 1 1 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SEAT BELTS,WHEELS 1 1 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 1 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (378). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (3)

1 OPEN 2 CLOSED

Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Official Federal Inquiries: NHTSA opens a defect investigation when safety screening or consumer defect trends indicate a potential unreasonable safety risk. An open investigation is a formal inquiry and does not by itself confirm a defect or result in a mandatory recall.
OPEN Engineering Analysis (EA) ODI Action #EA21002
Opened: 2021-09-17 • Currently Active

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

Affected Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious...

Active federal investigation. Official NHTSA File →
CLOSED Defect Petition (DP) ODI Action #DP22005
Opened: 2023-01-27 • Closed: 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Affected Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight ra...

✓ Resulted in Safety Recall Campaign: 22V063000 Official NHTSA File →
CLOSED Engineering Analysis (EA) ODI Action #EA19001
Opened: 2019-04-19 • Closed: 2024-09-19

Electrical overstress

Affected Component: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.  During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (AC...

✓ Resulted in Safety Recall Campaign: 20V024 Official NHTSA File →
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.