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2019 Honda Civic — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 346 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

346
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
23
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
0
Involved Fire
owner-reported
14
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Honda Civic — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

455 complaints

319 complaints

292 complaints

380 complaints

1,081 complaints

599 complaints

596 complaints

346 complaints

226 complaints

145 complaints

883 complaints

0 complaints

0 complaints

0 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Steering 80 reports
Fuel System 63 reports
Fuel/propulsion System 62 reports
Gasoline 62 reports
Unknown Or Other 40 reports
Electrical System 32 reports
Service Brakes 25 reports
Engine 24 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Fuel System ODI 11633127 12/30/2024

The contact owned a 2019 Honda Civic Hatchback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while stop…

Fuel System ODI 11632625 12/27/2024

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the iss…

Electrical System ODI 11561938 12/26/2023

Vehicle fails to start randomly in the morning Everything powers up and the screen lights up, but the car doesn't power up fully Maybe fuel pump issue

Steering ODI 11631778 12/20/2024

When driving on local streets under 40mph steering sticks in position and has to be forcefully recentered. It also makes a clunking sound when turning the steering wheel at low speeds. At highway speeds when making slight adjustments steering wheel sticks, causing me to overcorrect which in turn jerks the car back and forth. This issue starts after driving the car for about 10…

Electrical System ODI 11560885 12/19/2023

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the center console power independently disconnected. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring since June 2019. The contact stated that the vehicle had been taken to the dealer three times previously and the failure was diagnosed. The computer system and the center con…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2019 Honda Civic reliable?
Owners have filed 346 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2019 Honda Civic, most often about steering. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Honda Civic years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.