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2019 Honda Civic

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 433 safety complaints about the 2019 Honda Civic with the US government. Of those, 26 describe a crash, 1 mentions a fire, 19 people were injured and no death is recorded. 4 recall campaigns are open against it, covering the air bags and the gasoline fuel system.

The most complained-about system is the steering, named in 109 complaints, 25% of the total. The typical failure was reported at 16,000 miles, the median across the 114 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers January 2019 to September 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

433 complaints on file

433

Complaints

26

Describe a crash

1

Mention fire

19

People injured

0

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

Complaints halved year on year: 48 in the twelve months to 2026-Q2, against 113 in the twelve before.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system
STEERING 109 · 25%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 70 · 16%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 62 · 14%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 60 · 14%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 36 · 8%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 34 · 8%
ENGINE 32 · 7%
SERVICE BRAKES 31 · 7%
LANE DEPARTURE 15 · 3%
POWER TRAIN 13 · 3%
STRUCTURE 12 · 3%
WHEELS 12 · 3%
0 46 92

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 433.

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2024 at 143.

152 114 76 38
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2019 to 2026, the last of them a part year, which is why its column is drawn faint.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA crashes a car into a barrier and a pole and measures what happens to the dummies inside. This is what it awarded the 2019 Honda CIVIC, and it is a separate question from what owners report going wrong later.

Test 2 DR FWD 4 DR FWD
Overall
Frontal crash
Frontal, driver
Frontal, passenger
Side crash
Side barrier
Side pole
Rollover
Chance of rollover 9.3% 9.5%
Stability control standard Forward collision warning standard Lane departure warning standard

A rating belongs to a tested body style and drivetrain, not to the model as a whole, which is why more than one is listed. A dash means NHTSA did not rate that test for this vehicle.

Recall campaigns

4 on file

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER

26V332000 · May 21, 2026

The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
The risk
Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 98,892 vehicles across all model years covered

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

23V858000 · December 18, 2023

The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
The risk
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 2,490,460 vehicles across all model years covered

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

21V215000 · March 25, 2021

The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
The risk
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-314.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 624,552 vehicles across all model years covered

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

20V314000 · May 28, 2020

The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
The risk
If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 22, 2020. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · up to 135,995 vehicles across all model years covered

In owners’ own words

Quoted from the complaint file

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

SERVICE BRAKES

2 injured · crash · towed · 1,600 miles

DRIVING BEHIND I WAS DRIVING BEHIND TRAFFIC WAS PULLING UP TO A RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND GOT NOTHING AT ALL THE BRAKE WAS HARD AS A ROCK I WOUND HITTING TWO CARS AND PLOWING INTO A TREE I EVEN TRIED HITTING THE EMERGENCY RAKE BUTTON NOTHING NO SKID MARKS NO NOTHING THE CAR JUST KEPT ON ROLLING

NHTSA complaint 11282772. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

2 injured · crash · towed

Gas pedal broke off in a 20 mph collision- air bags exploded

NHTSA complaint 11506831. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING

2 injured · crash · towed

While I was driving my 2019 Honda Civic Sport in active traffic, I suddenly lost control of the vehicle. The car starting jerking violently left to reach right and in a circle , causing me to be pulled and swayed across the freeway. The steering wheel became extremely loose and was spinning freely, and I was unable to control the direction the vehicle was traveling. The vehicle eventually swayed and carried me into the right lane gutter lane I was blessed to put the vehicle in park and come to a stop. This was extremely dangerous because I was surrounded by moving traffic and could not steer the vehicle to avoid other cars. I genuinely believed I could be seriously injured or killed. I am

NHTSA complaint 11760667, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

2 injured · 175,754 miles

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Civic. The contact stated that after her daughter had shifted from reverse(R) to drive (D), the front passenger’s side air bag unexpectedly deployed without impact while the contact's boyfriend was in the front passenger’s seat. The failure caused the front driver’s side window to shatter. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact's daughter and her boyfriend both suffered from ringing in the ears, but no medical attention was received. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to call the insurance company for assistance. The insurance company was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not

NHTSA complaint 11764091, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

TIRES
215/55R16 97H XL MI Defender 2 BW Tire replacement in December 2025. Valve stem replacement in June 2026 due to pervious similar failure on different wheel. This is the third failure for my car in 3 month. Back driver valve stem sheared from the base on 9/24/26, Noticed after driving on the highway for two hours. The tire lost pressure while the vehicle was going 75mph. TPMS warning showed up as the tire lost pressure. Tire shop claimed no other failure reported to them.

NHTSA complaint 11766957. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

TIRES
215/55R16 97H XL MI Defender 2 BW Tire replacement in December 2025. This is the second failure for my car, first failure was less than a week ago. Back driver valve stem sheared from the base on 6/29/2026. The tire lost pressure while the vehicle was going 75mph for approx. 30min, TPMS warning showed up as the tire lost pressure. Vehicle vibrated violently after the quick loss of pressure.

NHTSA complaint 11766961. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

TIRES
215/55R16 97H XL MI Defender 2 BW Tire replacement in December 2025. This is the first failure out of three for my car, second failure was a few days from the first. Third failure was on 9/24/2026. Front passenger valve stem sheared from the base on 6/26/2026. The tire lost pressure rapidly while the vehicle was going 75mph for 1.5hr , TPMS warning showed up as the tire lost pressure. Vehicle vibrated violently after the quick loss of pressure.

NHTSA complaint 11766964. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
Vehicle: 2019 Honda Civic (1.5L turbo), VIN [XXX] Mileage at failure: ~167,000 Component: Engine — head gasket Description: My 2019 Honda Civic with the 1.5L turbocharged engine suffered a blown head gasket, diagnosed by my Honda dealer. The car was purchased brand new from the same dealership. Symptoms were coolant loss with no visible external leak — coolant was leaking internally into the cylinders, causing misfires. This is a known defect with the 1.5L turbo engine affecting 2016–2021 Civics. Honda issued a warranty extension for this exact failure (10 years / 150,000 miles), which acknowledges the defect, but my vehicle was just over the mileage limit at 167,000 miles. The dealer

NHTSA complaint 11766742, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
There are several defective parts of the AC system that are well-known warranty covered parts that Honda has not replaced. I have taken the car to the dealership for Honda of Vacaville several times stating the issues of bad smells in vents and blowing hot air. They wanted to charge over $4,000 for repairs. I attempted to use my extended warranty and they scheduled me weeks in advance just to tell me the day of the appointment that they don’t have the part. It is an extreme health and safety issue since my [XXX] toddler son and I have had to drive without air conditioner for over 3 months now in over 100 degree Fahrenheit temperatures. Children’s bodies cannot handle this heat and I should

NHTSA complaint 11765350, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING
1. Steering gearbox assembly failed. 2. Steering veers in lanes without assistance from driver and driver has to control vehicle with force to stay in center lane and release sticky steering. 3. Problem was reproduced and confirmed by two different independent NAPA certified service centers. 4. By manufacturer Honda dealer 5. No warning lights as the gearbox is mechanical, no warning lights prior or current to notify driver. Driver can only feel the sticky wheel symptoms while driving. At 74,000 miles on a 2019 Honda Civic Sport Sedan. Symptoms occurred driving at high speeds on highway. High safety risk to others and driver. I am filing a complaint due to excessive research on the symptoms

NHTSA complaint 11764862, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Honda Civic

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 74 2 —
2024 124 3 —
2023 255 4 —
2022 883 4 —
2021 145 4 —
2020 225 5 —
2018 742 6 1
2017 597 6 —
2016 1,081 5 —
2015 380 1 —
2014 291 2 —
2013 319 0 —
2012 455 3 —
2011 169 9 —
2010 397 8 47

Other 2019 Honda models

CR-V 1,101 Odyssey 975 Pilot 907 Accord 691 Passport 278 Ridgeline 237 HR-V 235 FIT 136

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every Honda on this site — 192 vehicles.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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