2014 Honda Civic Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 296 owner complaints for the 2014 Honda Civic (including the hybrid). It has 1 open investigation that names this model year.

Recalled components: powertrain and tires. Most-described problem: transmission failure or replacement (36 complaints, 12%). Most-reported area: powertrain (99 complaints, 33%; median mileage when it happened: 42,100).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Oct 2, 2026

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Includes the Civic Hybrid and the Civic Si. EPA's ratings for the natural gas Civic are left out; NHTSA files its recalls and complaints with the other Civics, so they appear here. Excludes the Civic Type R.

2 safety recalls for the 2014 Honda Civic

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA has opened 2 investigations that name the 2014 Honda Civic; 1 is still open. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

An engineering analysis is a deeper review, usually opened after a preliminary evaluation. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 296 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Civic. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Transmission failure or replacement36 · 12%
  Median 83,000 miles at failure, from 20 reports with mileage
• Loss of power or limp mode20 · 7%
  Median 62,000 miles at failure, from 15 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off19 · 6%
  Median 4,600 miles at failure, from 16 reports with mileage
• Jerking, lurching or harsh shifting18 · 6%
• Airbag warning light or airbag fault18 · 6%
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration16 · 5%
• Airbags did not deploy in a crash12 · 4%
• Hesitation or slow acceleration10 · 3%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Powertrain99 · 33%
  Median 42,100 miles at failure, from 56 reports with mileage
• Air bags59 · 20%
  Median 58,000 miles at failure, from 31 reports with mileage
• Electrical system38 · 13%
  Most named: ignition (3) · Median 40,800 miles at failure, from 22 reports with mileage
• Engine24 · 8%
  Median 39,000 miles at failure, from 15 reports with mileage
• Wheels22 · 7%
  Median 10,800 miles at failure, from 18 reports with mileage
• Brakes18 · 6%
• Tires18 · 6%
  Most named: pressure monitoring and regulating systems (6)
• Unknown or other38 · 13%

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Honda Civic recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2014 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2022 Civic drew the most (874) and the 2014 drew 92.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2014 Civic MPG

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