AutoUtility currently tracks 585 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 Honda Civic. Steering System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 167 complaints (28.5% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 23 filings cite a crash, 6 cite a fire, 13 report one or more injuries. The 2017 Honda Civic belongs to the 10th Generation (FC/FK) platform.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 585 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Steering System (167 reports • 28.5% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (101), Engine & Cooling (54)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 23 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 6 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 13 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
585
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
23
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
6
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
13
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2017 Honda Civic

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

#1 Problem Area 28.5% of complaints

Steering System

167 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.
⚠️ 3 crash reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
#2 Problem Area 17.3% of complaints

Electrical System

101 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
🔥 5 fire reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
#3 Problem Area 9.2% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

54 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report 🔥 2 fire reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
#4 Problem Area 7.5% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

44 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 9 crash reports 🔥 1 fire report 🩹 4 injury report entries
#5 Problem Area 6.3% of complaints

Body & Structure

37 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 4 crash reports 🔥 1 fire report 🩹 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 2017 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.

Steering System 3.1% of complaints

Steering Sticking, Binding or Assist Loss

18 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 2017 Honda Civic

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

Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11759796
1 Injury Entry Filed: 08/26/2026

"My 2017 Honda Civic just had a known BCM issue and many with the same models year from 2016-2018 experience the same failures. Honda should have a recall because it's where the car unknowingly drains the battery and the engine sits in idle/accessory mode that is damaging to other parts that the..."

Incident Date: 08/18/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11759494
Filed: 08/25/2026

"The Body Control Module (BCM) on my 2017 Honda Civic suffered an internal failure, creating immediate safety hazards. The defect caused persistent parasitic battery drain, sudden vehicle power loss, and erratic electrical behavior. A faulty BCM can cause critical safety components—such as exterior..."

Incident Date: 08/17/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11759330
Filed: 08/25/2026

"Check airbag light is on. I'm paying $175 to see what's wrong with an airbag on a perfectly maintained car. Inspection is pending. Safety systems should be covered to at least 100,000 miles."

Incident Date: 08/25/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11758993
Filed: 08/24/2026

"The contact owns a 2017 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and exiting the freeway, while approaching a traffic light, the vehicle stalled and lost motive power. The vehicle was driven 50 MPH to a parking lot. Prior to the failure, the HVAC, emission, brakes,..."

Incident Date: 01/22/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Other / Miscellaneous NHTSA ODI ID: #11759061
Filed: 08/24/2026

"This vehicle had a recall from which an extended warranty was given from 10 years of purchase unlimited mileage. The condenser and compressor came defective from the manufacturer. I strongly believe they should include the A/C Evaporator as well. As i know i am not the only one with these issues...."

Incident Date: 08/20/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 378 37 1 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Honda Civic 1075 36 5 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Honda Civic Current Page 585 23 6 Current
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 2017 Honda Civic

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 105 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 146 2 0 1 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 124 1 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 39 0 1 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 23 1 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 22 1 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 15 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 14 4 0 1 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 12 1 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 11 3 0 1 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 11 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 8 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 7 0 1 1 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 7 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 4 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 0 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 3 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 3 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 3 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 3 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 2 1 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 2 2 1 2 0
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 2 0 2 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 2 0 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 2 0 0 1 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 2 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES 2 2 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY 2 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEATS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE 1 1 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS 1 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,ENGINE 1 0 1 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
EQUIPMENT,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 1 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 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,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 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 (585). 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.

Related Official Reports for 2017 Honda Civic

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

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.