2017 Honda Civic electrical problems
103 of the 602 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Honda Civic name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). Filed under the same heading: 69 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 103 reports a crash · 5 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2016: 1 · 2017: 7 · 2018: 17 · 2019: 12 · 2020: 15 · 2021: 11 · 2022: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2024: 13 · 2025: 7 · 2026: 4
Half of the 50 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 8,000 and 42,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
602 complaints in all about the 2017 Honda Civic, 4 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Electrical System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Honda Civic electrical problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
2016 new Honda Civic 2.0 engine oil leaking ! ! ! 2017 new Honda Civic 1.5t engine oil increased13 mm the same station 2017. New Honda Civic wipers broken , reversing radar broken increased oil 13mm is not a malfunction! Engine oil increased, repaired twice, not repaired, Honda said no way
This is a 5-door hatchback in ex trim bought new 12/2016. Within 2 weeks electrical issues started, from XM tuner going out to main headunit going out on a intermittant basis. This disables all audio, bluetooth, climate controls, back-up camera, & lanewatch. "check tuner" shows briefly often. Occurs even when driving.
Soy based wiring attracting rodents to chew my wiring of vehicle. Hundreds of similar complaints I found
Since the first day driving less than 10 miles home from the dealership I have had numerous electrical, a c and drive train or wheel problems. The vehicle had been transferred. From a santa barbara ca dealership to a Honda dealership in san luis obispo ca. They called me on a sunday to say the car was there it was raining and dark.
Rodents chewing through electrical wiring in the engine compartment. Honda using soy based wiring jacketing that attracts the rodents to chew up the wiring in the engine compartment
What is on file about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications69 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0300 P0304 P0301 P0302 P0303 P0035 U0038 U0101
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Honda Civic names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 Honda Civic
Source: the same files- steering problems 173 complaints
- engine problems 71 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre electrical problems common on the 2017 Honda Civic?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 103 owner complaints naming the electrical system on this model year (17% of everything owners filed about it), and 69 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the electrical system on the 2017 Honda Civic?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 6 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do electrical problems show up on the 2017 Honda Civic?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 21,996 miles; half of them between 8,000 and 42,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?
Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.