Honda Civic / 2022
2022 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 1,157 complaints about the 2022 Honda Civic with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 63.1% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 7.8%.
Complaints1,157
Crashes66
Fires6
Injuries41
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Steering 63.1% · 730
Forward collision avoidance 7.8% · 90
Lane departure 7.0% · 81
Vehicle speed control 3.6% · 42
Unknown or other 3.5% · 41
Electrical system 3.3% · 38
Suspension 2.1% · 24
Service brakes 1.9% · 22
Severity
Of those complaints, 66 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire and 41 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 36 model years of the Honda Civic in this data, 2022 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 473 in the last three years against 684 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 25,263 miles.
In owners' own words
Steering wheel starts to stick or bind after a 30 minute drive. When stopped there is clunk coming from the electronic power steering. Once on the high way, the steering wheel gets really sticky and when trying to do a small correction it jerks. After a while it becomes really unsafe to drive since all the correction you make are extreme and it struggles to keep the car centered on the lane without constant struggle. Steering
Starting around 38k miles the steering will get stuck in the middle position causing me to use extra force to free the wheel. This causes an over compensation and swerving. Itâs especially worse at higher speeds than 40 mph. I feel this could cause an accident. It happens with lane keep assist on or off. I have not seen any fault lights on the dash and have not taken to a dealer or mechanic yet, but I will soon. Steering
Steering is very notchy when turning from neutral position. When driving at highway speeds extra effort is required to turn either right or left from the neutral position. The steering is not operating smoothly it is as if it was binding during any turn. The steering requires more force than normal to initiate the turn. It appears to be getting worse over time and has been this way since purchasing new in 04/22. Steering
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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