2015 Honda Civic
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 380 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 14th highest complaint count among 26 Civic model years with reports.
Of the 2015 reports, 37 involved a crash and 2 involved a fire. 23 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Power train, automatic transmission, control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)Sep 15, 2015
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Civic vehicles manufactured January 16, 2014, to November 6, 2014 and 2015 Fit vehicles manufactured March 12, 2014, to May 12, 2015. The software settings that control the transmission operation may result in damage to the transmission drive pulley shaft.
If the transmission drive pulley shaft is damaged, it may break, and the vehicle may lose acceleration or the front wheels may lock up while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the transmission, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin October 30, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JU2 (Civic) and JU3(Fit).
Campaign 15V574000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: power train
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Power train, Jul 1, 2015
I PURCHASED A 2015 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH A CVT. I CAN RELIABLY REPRODUCE A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) STUTTERS OR JERKS WHEN GRADUALLY ACCELERATING AT IN-TOWN SPEEDS (E.G., 10-40 MPH). IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN GOING FROM A SLOW SPEED (E.G., 10-20 MPH) AND GRADUALLY ACCELERATING. A REAR END COLLUSION COULD TAKE PLACE DUE TO THE HESITATION OF ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT TO THE DELLA HONDA DEALERSHIP IN NEW YORK STATE, BUT HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED ANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB); SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. IN OTHER WORDS, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO TROUBLESHOOT OR DIAGNOSIS THE TROUBLE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HOOKED UP MY CAR TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND NO SERVICE CODES OR OUT-OF-SPEC MESSAGES APPEARED, SO THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR TROUBLE WITH THE CVT, BUT HONDA IS RESISTING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TROUBLE. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH ONLY 4,864 MILES ON IT AND IT APPEARED TO RESOLVE THE TROUBLE.