"How reliable is the 2015 Honda Civic?"

"Based on 480 NHTSA complaints, the 2015 Honda Civic has a median complaint mileage of 45726 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2015 Honda Civic?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2015 Honda Civic is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 480 total complaints filed."

2015 Honda Civic: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 480 complaints

480

Total Complaints

45,726mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

12,537 25th Percentile

45,726 Median Mileage

82,800 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

173

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

AIR BAGS

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STEERING

STRUCTURE:BODY

SERVICE BRAKES

WHEELS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DEAR LAWYER, MY HONDA CIVIC EXL 2015 WAS REAR ENDED ON THE 9TH DAY. THEN THE CAR COLLIDED WITH THE ELECTRIC POLE. KINDLY FIND THE DETAILS- ?ACCIDENT: 5TH JAN 2015 (HTTP://GOO.GL/BHCPGH) THUS, I WOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU COULD HELP ME TO MAKE THE CLAIM. LOOKING FORWARD TO TALK TO YOU SOON. ..."

"WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHEN GEARING DOWN, DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH DOES NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, SO WHEN YOU RELEASE THE CLUTCH, THE VEHICLE RESUMES THE ORIGINAL CRUISE SET SPEED WITHOUT PRESSING THE "RESUME" BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, TH..."

"UPON VIEWING AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME, I PARKED ON SIDE OF ROAD, APPLIED EMERGENCY FLASHERS, CALLED 911 (HAND HELD- NOT ATTACHED TO CAR) AND WAS REMOVING KEYS FROM IGNITION & TRYING TO OPEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR & EXIT CAR TO RENDER AID. CAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I UNLOCKED DOOR MANUALLY AT HANDLE. STIL..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28