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2026 Honda Civic

Hybrid Gas Midsize car

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratingsCompare
A
Safety Signal
92 / 100
ASafety Signal · 92 / 100
1Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
27Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
49 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2026 Honda Civic is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid and gas midsize car with 7 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Civic 4Dr, is EPA-rated at 49 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 27 complaints, most often about forward collision avoidance. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Civic 4DrHybridFWD2.0L 4-cyl504749$1,250
Civic 5DrHybridFWD2.0L 4-cyl504548$1,300
Civic 4DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl324136$1,750
Civic 4DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl313934$1,850
Civic 5DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl303834$1,850
Civic 4DrGasFWD1.5L 4-cyl turbo273731$2,500
Civic 5DrGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo222824$3,250

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

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Recalls (1)

Steering

high
1,693,199 vehicles

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.)

Owner complaints

27 complaints filed

2 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 2 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2025: 5 · 2026: 22

Most-cited components

  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 9
  • Unknown Or Other — 5
  • Electrical System — 5
  • Steering — 5
  • Engine — 5
“while operating my 2026 Honda Civic, I experienced a sudden and catastrophic tire blowout with absolutely no prior warning. At no point before or during the incident did my Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) alert me via the dashboard that my tire pressure was low or compromised in any way. Three critical failures …”Apr 14, 2026 · Tires · NHTSA owner report
“Vehicle: 2026 Honda Civic Sport Hatchback VIN: [XXX] Mileage at time of complaint: 1,500 miles Description of Problem: The vehicle jerks/shudders when turning at low RPM. This occurs consistently during low-speed maneuvers such as parking lot turns and slow cornering. The issue is repeatable and has been present since …”Apr 3, 2026 · Fuel/Propulsion System · NHTSA owner report
“When car is turned off, the fuel pump continues to run. This has happened twice in the past two weeks.”Mar 3, 2026 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 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
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.

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Other Civic model years

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

2018 Civic

6 recalls · 746 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 49289, 49316, 49287, 49288, 49315, 49286, 50069). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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