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2018 Honda Civic

Gas Midsize car

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F
Safety Signal
57 / 100
FSafety Signal · 57 / 100
6Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
746Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
36 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2018 Honda Civic is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize car with 15 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Civic 4Dr, is EPA-rated at 36 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of F. Owners have filed 746 complaints, most often about steering. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Civic 4DrGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo324236$1,750
Civic 2DrGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo304135$1,800
Civic 2DrGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo314035$1,800
Civic 4DrGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo314235$1,800
Civic 2DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl303934$1,850
Civic 4DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl314034$1,850
Civic 5DrGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo314034$1,850
Civic 5DrGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo293833$1,900
Civic 5Dr SportGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo293833$2,350
Civic 2DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl283932$1,950
Civic 4DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl284032$1,950
Civic 5Dr SportGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo303632$2,400
Civic Si 2DrGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo283832$2,400
Civic Si 4DrGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo283832$2,400
Civic 5Dr - Type RGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo222825$3,100

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (6)

Air Bags

high
98,892 vehicles

Problem: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.

Risk: Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.

NHTSA campaign 26V332000 · reported May 21, 2026 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Fuel System, Gasoline

high
2,490,460 vehicles

Problem: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Risk: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

NHTSA campaign 23V858000 · reported Dec 18, 2023 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Fuel System, Gasoline

high
135,995 vehicles

Problem: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Risk: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Honda will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 22, 2020. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.

NHTSA campaign 20V314000 · reported May 28, 2020 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Equipment

high
7,016 vehicles

Problem: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Honda Civic Hatchback and Civic Type R vehicles. The owners guide in these vehicles may not have been included or if included, the owner's guide may not have been properly provided required information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."

Risk: If the information is missing or improper, it can increase the risk of injury or a crash.

Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the owners information kit, free of charge. The recall began January 9, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is O3A.

NHTSA campaign 18V817000 · reported Nov 16, 2018 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Steering

high
54 vehicles

Problem: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Honda Civic and CR-V vehicles. The magnet that controls the torque sensor output signal for the electronic power steering system may not be properly secured, allowing the magnet to become dislodged. During a full lock turn, the dislodged magnet may cause steering assist to be applied in the opposite direction.

Risk: The unintended steering input reduces vehicle maneuverability and increases the risk of a crash.

Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gearbox assembly, free of charge. The recall began November 9, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are C2N, P2O.

NHTSA campaign 18V663000 · reported Sep 27, 2018 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Equipment

minor
13 vehicles

Problem: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018 Honda Civic vehicles. The manufacturing date area of the certification labels may have random characters which can affect the owner's ability to determine if a safety recall includes their vehicle.

Risk: If the owner is not able to verify if their vehicle is involved in safety recall, it can increase the risk of injury or crash.

Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the certification label, free of charge. The recall began August 7, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is U23.

NHTSA campaign 18V421000 · reported Jun 20, 2018 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Owner complaints

746 complaints filed

27 involved a crash, 4 a fire, 23 injuries, 1 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2017: 1 · 2018: 26 · 2019: 41 · 2020: 39 · 2021: 52 · 2022: 48 · 2023: 92 · 2024: 234 · 2025: 118 · 2026: 95

Most-cited components

  • Steering — 311
  • Unknown Or Other — 126
  • Fuel System, Gasoline — 99
  • Fuel/Propulsion System — 80
  • Electrical System — 61
“On Thursday [XXX] I left San Marcos, CA and drove north to meet with my future father-in-law who lives in Shady Canyon, located in Irvine, CA. My car, a 2018 Honda Civic Type R, performed normally on the way to his house, without any warning lamps, messages, etc shown. The tires had regular pressure and all maintenance…”Aug 9, 2026 · Service Brakes · NHTSA owner report
“It is a common issue on the Honda Civic Type R from 2017 to 2021 in which water will leak through the hood scoop causing water to drip onto cylinder 4 causing a misfire. Misfire No. 4 Cylinder (DTC P0304). There is a TSB for it under 25-062 for this same issue. Water could enter the hood scoop and accumulate down insid…”May 28, 2026 · Engine · NHTSA owner report
“The contact owns a 2018 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 contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The deal…”Feb 13, 2025 · Fuel System, Gasoline · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
2 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★9%
2 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★9%
4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★10%
4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★10%
5 HB FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★10%
5 HB FWDnot ratednot rated★★★★★★★★★★10%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

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Other Civic model years

A

2026 Civic

1 recalls · 27 complaints

C

2025 Civic

2 recalls · 94 complaints

C

2024 Civic

3 recalls · 139 complaints

D

2023 Civic

5 recalls · 326 complaints

D

2022 Civic

4 recalls · 957 complaints

D

2021 Civic

4 recalls · 156 complaints

D

2020 Civic

5 recalls · 229 complaints

D

2019 Civic

4 recalls · 442 complaints

F

2017 Civic

6 recalls · 596 complaints

F

2016 Civic

5 recalls · 1,080 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 39568, 39560, 39561, 39567, 39559, 39566, 39350, 39348, 39349, 39558, 39565, 39351). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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