"How reliable is the 2017 Honda Civic?"

"Based on 726 NHTSA complaints, the 2017 Honda Civic has a median complaint mileage of 21998 miles. The most common issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER."

"What are common problems with the 2017 Honda Civic?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2017 Honda Civic is UNKNOWN OR OTHER, accounting for a significant portion of the 726 total complaints filed."

2017 Honda Civic: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 726 complaints

726

Total Complaints

21,998mi

Median Mileage

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

6,525 25th Percentile

21,998 Median Mileage

42,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

155

STEERING

150

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

SERVICE BRAKES

STRUCTURE:BODY

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

AIR BAGS

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"JUST PICKED UP BRAND NEW CAR FROM DEALERSHIP (SUNSET HONDA I. SAN LUIS OBISPO CA) TRANSFERRED BY THEM FROM ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. CAR IS AN EX AND HAS PREVIOUSLY TEST DRIVEN A 2017 CIVIC HATCHBACK SPORT THE DAY BEFORE . DROVE OFF WITH MY MEW CAR THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME WITH 450MILES. RIGHT AFTER I LEFT DE..."

"I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I THEN PROCEEDED TO PARK MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CAR ENDED UP HITTING THE BUILDING THAT WAS 2 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR THEN REVERSED ON IT'S OWN AND CHARGED FORWARD TO HIT THE BUILDING ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 155 complaints

25th: 11,025 mi Median: 32,000 mi 75th: 41,822 mi

STEERING 150 complaints

25th: 15,000 mi Median: 43,000 mi 75th: 61,793 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 96 complaints

25th: 6,750 mi Median: 19,000 mi 75th: 41,500 mi

ENGINE 63 complaints

25th: 6,200 mi Median: 20,000 mi 75th: 37,500 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 35 complaints

25th: 5,875 mi Median: 19,494 mi 75th: 43,528 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 163 FL: 73 TX: 58 OH: 31 IL: 27 NC: 23 GA: 22 PA: 22 NY: 21 VA: 20

Who Files Complaints?

1.4%

Original Owners

98.6%

Second+ Owners

Honda Civic — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	110	168,862	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	22
1991	143	140,000	SEAT BELTS	13
1992	113	116,754	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	29
1993	178	140,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	48
1994	171	116,100	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	79
1995	252	140,500	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	103
1996	383	98,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	96
1997	452	77,400	AIR BAGS	78
1998	502	96,702	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	92
1999	404	127,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	75
2000	350	76,650	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	91
2001	1357	90,500	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	206
2002	876	90,000	AIR BAGS	144
2003	618	80,000	AIR BAGS	127
2004	424	83,033	AIR BAGS	59
2005	396	75,000	AIR BAGS	91
2006	1708	60,000	ENGINE	108
2007	1464	45,000	ENGINE	64
2008	1078	50,000	AIR BAGS	89
2009	497	30,000	AIR BAGS	63
2010	485	39,880	AIR BAGS	48
2011	220	35,000	AIR BAGS	33
2012	618	28,523	AIR BAGS	91
2013	430	22,000	AIR BAGS	41
2014	377	29,000	POWER TRAIN	47
2015	480	45,726	POWER TRAIN	58
2016	1301	29,000	STEERING	53
2018	807	30,000	STEERING	41
2019	492	13,000	STEERING	34
2020	281	11,522	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	22
2021	181	21,240	STEERING	9
2022	1136	25,527	STEERING	66
2023	318	9,776	STEERING	32
2024	159	11,000	STEERING	17
2025	80	1,567	STEERING	8

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