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2025 Honda Civic

Hybrid Gas
Midsize Cars
7 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26
B
Safety Signal
85 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns 2
Complaints11 crash · 1 fire · 11 injured reported 105
Crash ratingNHTSA overall 5★
Fuel economybest combined, EPA 49 mpg
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The 2025 Honda Civic is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid and gas midsize sedan with 7 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Civic 4Dr, is EPA-rated at 49 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 105 complaints, most often about the steering. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

2025 Honda Civic

Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitCompare a trim →
TrimPowertrainDriveMSRPHPTorqueMPG combSeatsCargo (2nd row)Wheels
LXGasFWD—150 hp133 lb-ft36 mpg514.8 cu-ft16 in
SportGasFWD—150 hp133 lb-ft34 mpg514.8 cu-ft18 in
Sport (Hybrid)HybridFWD—141 hp134 lb-ft49 mpg514.8 cu-ft18 in
Sport Touring (Hybrid)HybridFWD—141 hp134 lb-ft49 mpg514.8 cu-ft18 in

MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Civic 4DrHybridFWD2.0L 4-cyl + 263V Li-Ion504749$1,350
Civic 5DrHybridFWD2.0L 4-cyl + 263V Li-Ion504548$1,400
Civic 4DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl324136$1,850
Civic 4DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl313934$1,950
Civic 5DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl303834$1,950
Civic 4DrGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo273731$2,650
Civic 5DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo222824$3,400

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 48018, 48503, 48016, 48017, 48502, 48178, 48042.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates
ConfigurationSmog ratingEmission standardWhere it can be sold newSmartWay
Civic 4Dr6 / 10Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 / OtherAll 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standardsSmartWay
Civic 5Dr6 / 10Other / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standardsSmartWay
Civic 4Dr, Civic 5Dr6 / 10Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 / California LEV-III SULEV30All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards—
Civic 4Dr6 / 10California LEV-III SULEV30 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards—
Civic 4Dr5 / 10Federal Tier 3 Bin 50 / California LEV-III ULEV50All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards—
Civic 5Dr5 / 10California LEV-III ULEV50 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 50All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

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Recalls (2)

Source: NHTSA recall database
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Fuel System, Gasoline

PJW
720,810 vehicles 94% reported repaired
Problem Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Honda Accord, Accord Hybrid, 2023-2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid, and 2025 Honda Civic and Civic Hybrid vehicles. The high-pressure fuel pump may crack and leak fuel. Risk A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. Fix Dealers will inspect and replace the high-pressure fuel pump as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed February 20, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is PJW.
NHTSA campaign 24V763000 reported Oct 14, 2024 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Steering

SJS, MJU, QJT, VJV
1,693,199 vehicles 90% reported repaired
Problem Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Acura Integra, Civic Type R, CR-V Hybrid, CR-V, HR-V, 2022-2025 Civic, Civic Hatchback, 2024-2025 Acura Integra Type S, 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EV, Civic Hybrid, and Civic Hatchback Hybrid vehicles. The steering gearbox assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause excessive internal friction and lead to difficulty steering the vehicle. Risk Difficulty steering can increase the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will replace the worm gear spring and redistribute or add grease as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2024. Owners may contact Honda Customer Service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are SJS, MJU, QJT and VJV.
NHTSA campaign 24V744000 reported Oct 3, 2024 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Civic

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2025 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Honda publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2025 Honda Civic, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

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Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
105complaints filed

11 involved a crash · 1 a fire · 11 injuries · 0 deaths reported

4.3 per 10,000 built · Honda reported 243,726 Civic built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2024: 8 · 2025: 44 · 2026: 53

Most-cited components

Steering 42
Forward Collision Avoidance 22
Fuel/Propulsion System 15
Unspecified 15
Lane Departure 12
Service Brakes 12

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

Sticky steering most notable at highway speeds after 20-30 minutes of run time. Requires more force than necessary to make corrections to stay in lane causing over steering. Same occurs on long left hand turns where steering sticks then breaks free. In addition, steering wheel makes clicking/springy sound when turning wheel.
Steering Oct 6, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11769235
I am reporting a serious and recurring safety defect involving my 2025 Honda Civic Sport Touring Hybrid. This is the second occurrence of a serious vehicle malfunction, and the vehicle has experienced numerous other significant problems during my ownership.
Forward Collision Avoidance Oct 4, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11768886
The contact owns a 2025 Honda Civic Hatchback. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed with the cruise control feature activated, the cruise control became inoperable. There was no warning light illuminated.
Vehicle Speed Control at 14,000 miles Jun 5, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11742310
Less than 6 month old 2025 Honda Civic Type R, with structural issues. hatchback holding water after it rains and rear passenger door doing the same. Rear hatch has condensentation on inside window anytime it rains. They want a $160 diagnostic fee to look at it for something that clearly is a warranty covered issue
Structure Sep 19, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11765474
The contact owns a 2025 Honda Civic Type R. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH and slowing down for a red light, the vehicle failed to accelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed.
Power Train at 19,000 miles Jun 26, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11746791
Purchased a new 2025 Honda Civic, at around 9,000 miles, experienced rough idling and concerns for stalling upon turning on the vehicle. On park position multiple dash lights/warnings appeared, dark grey smoke and the smell of sulfur came from the exhaust. The rough idling made a crack on my engine cover due to the shaking of the car.
Fuel/Propulsion System Aug 1, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11677904

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.

Reported by Honda itself: 32 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 2 killed, 43 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 13 per 100,000 built. Every Civic model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

When owners reported it

Reported at 7k

miles, typically

Half the 14 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 2,000 and 19,000 miles. That is when problems get reported, which is not the same as when they start — and not a failure rate, because nobody knows how many of these cars never had a problem at all.

Too few readings for a curve — the 14 on file: 8 under 10k, 3 10k–20k, 1 20k–30k, 1 30k–40k, 1 50k–60k.

Odometer readings as filed by owners with NHTSA. Readings under 100 or over 400,000 miles are dropped as data entry rather than history, and a component needs at least 12 readings before a median is shown for it.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP
ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★10%
4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★10%
4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★10%
5 HB FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★10%
5 HB FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★10%
5 HB FWDnot ratednot ratednot rated★★★★★10%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications
Extended coverage on file 4 filings by the manufacturer with NHTSA naming this model year

The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every Honda warranty extension (66) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 111
Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-09-25
Kindsas classified by NHTSA 86 others, 24 service bulletins, 1 over-the-air update

Most often about: Visibility/Wiper, Engine, Electrical System, Fuel/Propulsion System, Structure.

  • A26-013 Service bulletin
    2026-09-25 · Engine
  • Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, and/or misfire. In some cases, DTCs P0300 through P0304 may also be stored (DTCs are not required for repair).
  • A26-012 Service bulletin
    2026-09-25 · Engine
  • Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, and/or misfire. In some cases, DTCs P0300 through P0304 may also be stored (DTCs are not required for repair).
  • A26-010 Service bulletin
    2026-09-25 · Engine
  • Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, and/or misfire. In some cases, DTCs P0300 through P0304 may also be stored (DTCs are not required for repair).
  • AA27867 Over-the-air update
    2026-08-31 · Electrical System
  • Over the Air System Updates - 2025 Civic Si: Software Update for Audio System software version 8A050-T20-AA31.
  • 2026-08-26 · Engine
  • Dealer Message - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire, and/or DTCs P0300 through P0304 stored.
  • A26-013 Service bulletin
    2026-08-26 · Engine
  • Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire and/or DTCs P0300 thru P0304 stored.
  • A26-012 Service bulletin
    2026-08-26 · Engine
  • Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire and/or DTCs P0300 thru P0304 stored.
  • A26-010 Service bulletin
    2026-08-26 · Engine
  • Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire and/or DTCs P0300 thru P0304 stored.

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

CodeWhat it meansMost often filed underWhere it appears
P0087
P0087 on Honda →
Fuel rail pressure is below what the system commanded.Fuel/Propulsion System · Fuel pump →12 bulletins
P0300
P0300 on Honda →
Misfire detected, but not isolated to one cylinder.Engine · Ignition coils →8 bulletins
P0304
P0304 on Honda →
Cylinder 4 is misfiring.Engine · Ignition coils →8 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

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At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 Honda Civic failed the safety inspection on 0.60% of first inspections — higher than the 0.36% for every 2025 model-year vehicle inspected.

New York inspections 0.60%

failed the safety inspection

8,376 initial inspections of 8,275 vehicles.

MeasureThe 2025 CivicEvery 2025 vehicleBehind it
Failed the safety inspection0.60%0.36%8,376
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit0.19%0.16%8,376
Miles driven a year9,0778,354odometer at inspection
Average odometer13,31712,194odometer at inspection

New York does not emissions-test model years this new, so the safety inspection is the record here. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2025 vehicle” is every 2025 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Compare the 2025 Civic with

Any vehicle, your weights →
Head-to-headVerdict
2025 Toyota Camry · Midsize Sedan · grade DCivic +5.8
2025 Toyota Crown · Midsize Sedan · grade BCivic +3.5
2025 Tesla Model 3 · Midsize Sedan · grade BModel 3 +18.8
2025 Hyundai Elantra · Midsize Sedan · grade CCivic +6.5
2025 Nissan Altima · Midsize Sedan · grade BCivic +13.5
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 · Midsize Sedan · grade CIoniq 6 +9.9

Civic by model year

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Common questions about the 2025 Civic

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2025 Honda Civic have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 2 recall campaigns for the 2025 Honda Civic. The most serious on file is 24V763000, covering Fuel System, Gasoline. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2025 Honda Civic?

NHTSA gave the 2025 Honda Civic 5 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 4-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 5-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it B (85/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2025 Honda Civic?

Across the 7 EPA-rated configurations of the 2025 Honda Civic, the best EPA combined figure is 49 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2025 Honda Civic?

Owners have filed 105 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Honda Civic, most often about steering, forward collision avoidance, fuel/propulsion system. Of those, 11 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 11 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2025 Honda Civic?

The EPA smog rating for the 2025 Honda Civic runs 5 to 6 out of 10 across its configurations. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III SULEV30, California LEV-III ULEV50, Federal Tier 3 Bin 30, Federal Tier 3 Bin 50, Other — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2025 Honda Civic?

The manufacturer has filed 111 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2025 Honda Civic, most often covering visibility/wiper, engine, electrical system. The most recent is dated 2026-09-25. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2025 Honda Civic do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 Honda Civic failed the safety inspection on 0.60% of first inspections — higher than the 0.36% for every 2025 model-year vehicle inspected. The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

Is the 2025 Honda Civic better than the 2025 Toyota Camry?

The Honda Civic edges it, 95.3 to 89.5, on safety, tech & comfort. The Toyota Camry is ahead on performance and fuel & range. We publish a full side-by-side of the 2025 Honda Civic against the 2025 Toyota Camry — specifications by family, equipment feature by feature, safety record and ownership costs. You can re-weight what matters to you and the verdict recalculates.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

DataHeldSourceWhat it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations7 configurationsEPA certification recordsEvery configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates7 configurationsEPA emission certificatesSmog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls2NHTSA recall campaignsA complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints105NHTSA complaint databaseAlso complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings6 testedNHTSA NCAPOnly the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins111NHTSA manufacturer communicationsEverything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
InvestigationsnoneNHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationNo defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reportsnoneNHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSAnoneNHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patternsWe had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipment4 trimsManufacturer press kitTranscribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

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). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.

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