2015 Honda Civic Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 393 owner complaints for the 2015 Honda Civic (including the hybrid). It has 1 open investigation that names this model year.

Recalled components: powertrain. Most-described problem: transmission failure or replacement (66 complaints, 17%). Most-reported area: powertrain (180 complaints, 46%; median mileage when it happened: 84,000).

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.

1 safety recall for the 2015 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 2015 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 393 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 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 replacement66 · 17%
  Median 96,500 miles at failure, from 30 reports with mileage
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration31 · 8%
  Median 63,700 miles at failure, from 16 reports with mileage
• Loss of power or limp mode29 · 7%
  Median 100,000 miles at failure, from 19 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off26 · 7%
  Median 88,000 miles at failure, from 15 reports with mileage
• Airbag warning light or airbag fault25 · 6%
  Median 48,600 miles at failure, from 16 reports with mileage
• Hesitation or slow acceleration24 · 6%
• Jerking, lurching or harsh shifting19 · 5%
• Airbags did not deploy in a crash15 · 4%

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

• Powertrain180 · 46%
  Median 84,000 miles at failure, from 84 reports with mileage
• Air bags59 · 15%
  Median 43,000 miles at failure, from 42 reports with mileage
• Engine34 · 9%
  Median 32,300 miles at failure, from 20 reports with mileage
• Electrical system28 · 7%
• Steering21 · 5%
• Speed control20 · 5%
  Median 49,200 miles at failure, from 16 reports with mileage
• Body structure17 · 4%
  Most named: body (15)
• Unknown or other59 · 15%
  Median 37,700 miles at failure, from 23 reports with mileage

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 2015 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 2015 drew 77.

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.

2015 Civic MPG

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