2014 Honda Civic problems and complaints

Owners have filed 293 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Honda Civic. The most-reported areas: Power Train (98), Air Bags (57), Electrical System (39).

Key takeaways

  • 293 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 30 involve a crash, 4 a fire, 29 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Power Train9833%
Air Bags5719%
Electrical System3913%
Unknown Or Other3813%
Wheels238%
Engine238%
Service Brakes186%
Tires186%
Steering155%
Fuel/Propulsion System114%
Vehicle Speed Control93%
Exterior Lighting72%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2014 Honda Civic 4 DR FWD5/54/55/54/5
2014 Honda Civic 2 DR FWD4/54/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Electrical System,wheels - filed 2026-10-08

Upon starting the car, all of a sudden, the IMID display area screen went white. I turned off the car and I restarted it, and it turned white and then immediately went black. There were no warning lamps or messages prior to the incident. So now I do not get alerts for an open door or tire pressure or maintenance and ot...

Unknown Or Other - filed 2026-10-02

Dear Secretary Duffy and NHTSA Leadership, I am writing to ask the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to take a closer look at the increasing problem of excessive headlight glare on American roads and to consider updating federal headlight standards to better reflect mo...

Unknown Or Other,engine - filed 2026-09-11

Inspecti9n won't pass due to evap and catalyst but the vehicle shows no codes

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.