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: other or unspecified
58 reports, newest first. Show all
Other or unspecified, Jun 9, 2021
The AC compressor broke and needed replaced. This is on a car with 69785 miles that is only 6 years old. This is defective and it seems to be a common issue. I think that this should be subject to a recall
Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Engine, Jan 15, 2021
TODAY I WENT UNDER THE HOOD BECAUSE MY CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ON THE WAY TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AS MY CAR WAS ACTING STRANGE. IT WASNT ACCELERATING AS NORMAL AND DIDNT FEEL LIKE IT WAS SWITCHING GEARS. UNDER THE HOOD I DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FILL CAP WAS COMPLETELY MISSING. IVE READ ONLINE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND IT WAS ADVISED TO FILE THIS REPORT.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Dec 23, 2020
AT AROUND 130K MILES, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. GOES ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. BEEN DOING THIS OVER 2 MONTHS. HAPPENS ANYTIME FROM WHEN STARTING THE CAR, TO DRIVING, STATIONARY, TURNING, ANYWHERE.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Lane departure, Dec 2, 2020, crash
I WAS DRIVING ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY AND HAD SLOWED DOWN WITH HAZARDS ON WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED MOVING ABOUT 7 MPH. I SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES INCLUDING A GRAND MAL SEIZURE AND 2 BRAIN BLEEDS BECAUSE I BOUNCED MY HEAD OFF THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS MY PASSENGER HITTING HER HEAD ON THE DASH AND CAUSING HER TO BLACKOUT BECAUSE THE CAR AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF WHEN WE GOT HIT BY SOMEONE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CAR HAD BEEN HIT SO HARD IT GOT HIT INTO A BUSH CAUSING FRONTAL DAMAGE TO AND SEVERE REAR DRIVER DAMAGE.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Oct 29, 2020
RE. 2015 HONDA CIVIC-EX (VIN #: [XXX]) DEAR SIR, OUR REFERENCED CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS DEFECTS AND DEFICIENCIES AND IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE. WHILE WE'VE HAD TO REPAIR THE CAR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WHAT HAS OCCURRED WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF A NIGHTMARE EXPERIENCE; STARTING IN FEBRUARY AND CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT DAY. THERE IS SOMETHING STRUCTURALLY WRONG WITH THE HONDA CIVIC AS THERE APPEARS TO BE OEM SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS RELATED DEFECTS AND MALFUNCTIONS THAT ARE UNUSUAL, ANOMALOUS AND TOTALLY ABNORMAL. IN ONE INSTANCE, THE CAR BECAME VERY ERRATIC AND WAS SHAKING AND AERODYNAMICALLY UNSTABLE AND IT ALMOST LOST CONTROL, AS THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME VERY RIGID/STIFF AND WAS NOT ABLE TO INITIALLY ROTATE/TORQUE THE STEERING WHEEL TO NEGOTIATE CERTAIN CORNER TURNS. NUMEROUS DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED SIMULTANEOUSLY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CHECK ENGINE SIGN, VSA, TPMS, HSAS, POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION, EXCLAMATION SIGN, ETC. WE'VE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR II) REPLACED THE BATTERY FIVE TIMES; AND III) CONDUCTED THE REQUISITE ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS AND TIRE PRESSURE AND ROTATION APPLICATIONS AND OTHER RELATED REPAIRS, ETC. NONE OF THE ABOVE REPAIRS FIXED THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM. WE'RE NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS AT THE PRESENT TIME AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN AN OPERATIONAL MODE. THIS CAR IS POTENTIALLY A "LEMON" AND FRANKLY WHATEVER TURNS-OUT TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM(S), THIS MODEL VEHICLE SHOULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR A RECALL. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND TAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO HAVE HONDA SATISFACTORILY RESOLVE THIS MATTER ASAP AND WE REQUEST NHTSA TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANOTHER DRIVER AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT AND PROFESSIONAL COOPERATION. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Other or unspecified, Mar 31, 2020
AIR CONDITIONER STARTED WORKING PART OF THE TIME. HALF THE TIME WOULD BLOW HOT AND OTHER BLOW COLD. I TOOK TO AN AIR CONDITIONER EXPERT AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED ALL NEW SYSTEM AND THAT HONDA IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE DONE ALL SERVICES ON TIME. NOW I AM OUT $950.00 TO STAY COOL.
Other or unspecified, Feb 13, 2020
WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND TURNING THE AC VENTS BLOWER MOTOR MAKES LOUD WHINING NOISE. THERES TIMES WHERE IT COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING AT TIMES. THE UNIT WONT THROW ANY AIR THRU VENTS. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AC BLOWER MOTOR WAS CHANGED ONCE.
Other or unspecified, Aug 13, 2019
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN HEARD A LOUD BOOM SOUND. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ANYWHERE AROUND ME. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. I HAVE CLEANED UP GLASS. NOW I'M GONNA HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. NOT SURE WHY IT EXPLODED, BUT I AM VULNERABLE TO CAR THEFT NOW. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I DON'T FEEL MY CAR IS SECURE WITHOUT THE GLASS ON MY ROOF. SHOULD BE A WAY TO GET MANUFACTURERS TO HELP. ALSO, I AM LUCKY TO HAVE HAD THE WINDOW FULLY OPEN.
Other or unspecified, May 30, 2019
TRANSMISSIONS LIGHT DID NOT GO ON TO ALERT NOW IS NOT MOVING
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Apr 25, 2019
NOTICED MY VIN NUMBER LOOKS DIFFERENT AND MY SETTINGS FOR RADIO, WALLPAPER, USB AND PHONE DASH BOARD HAS CHANGED AFTER MY EX-HUSBAND TOOK CAR SUPPOSELY TO GET OIL CHANGE
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Apr 16, 2019
TAKATA RECALL; AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE FOR NO REASON OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS FOR A FEW DAYS AT A TIME AND WILL GO OFF. HAS COME ON ONLY WHEN STATIONARY AND SHOWS UNTIL IT DECIDES TO GO OFF AFTER I'VE STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, AS IF IT NEVER WAS ON. TRANSMISSION ISSUE; TRANSMISSION PULLING/SLIPPING. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE IT STALLS AND JERKS BACK. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE STALLS/JERKS. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP VEHICLE JERKS CONSISTENTLY. LESS THAN 100,000 MILES.
Other or unspecified, Apr 9, 2019
MY 2015 HONDA CIVIC HAS PAINT PEELING OFF IN SHEETS. THE POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE ISN'T MY CAR BUT OTHER CARS AROUND ME WHEN DRIVING. IF A SHEET OF PAINT PEELS OFF AND LANDS ON A DRIVER'S WINDSHIELD CAUSING THEM NOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. HONDA REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THE PAINT DEFECT AND ISN'T WILLING TO THOROUGHLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
Other or unspecified, Feb 1, 2019
THERE IS A BUZZ/VIBRATING SOUND WHEN THE AIR BLOWER IS ON. THERE IS A CURRENT SERVICE BULLETIN OUT THERE FOR HONDA CIVIC 2012 SERVICE BULLETIN 13-041. THIS SHOULD BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE ALL HONDA CIVIC 2015.
Other or unspecified, Visibility/wiper, Jan 10, 2019
TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG COME FROM THE TOP OF THE CAR. THE MOONROOF HAD UNEXPECTEDLY SHATTERED. HEATER WAS ON, WEATHER WAS AROUND 60 FAHRENHEIT IN CALIFORNIA. WHEN THE MOONROOF SHATTERED, I WAS NO WHERE NEAR AN OVER PASS; I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE SOMETHING FROM THE EXTERIOR CAUSED THE DAMAGE. GLASS SHATTERED OUTWARD, BUT BITS STILL FELL WITHIN THE VEHICLE. PHOTO CAN CORROBORATE OUTWARD TRAJECTORY.
Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Dec 9, 2018
AS I STARTED TO DRIVE I NOTICED THAT WAS RUNNING REALLY SLOW AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE.AFTER 2 MILES I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO MY WORKPLACE.AS SOON IT REACHED UPHILL THE CAR WAS DRIVING BACKWARD.THIS IS 3 YR OLD CAR,THE AUTO REPAIR GUY SAID ITS THE TRANSMISSION. I FIND IT ODD FOR A 3 YR OLD CAR WITH 75,500 MILES ONLY.ALSO FIRST WEEK WHEN I HAD IT THE TIRE PRESSURE KEPT COMING ON. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A SENSOR PROBLEM OR MAYBE SOFTWARE BUT THE CAR COMPANY DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT KEPT TELLING ME IT'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WEATHER.THE LIGHT IS ON FOR 3 YRS NOW SO HOW DO I REALLY KNOW IF MY TIRES ARE OK OR NOT..MY CAR WENT TO HYDROPLANE ONE WHEN RAINSTORM AND COME TO FIND OUT MY TIRES WERE BAD AND BEC THE TIRE PRESSUE LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME IT DIDN'T REALLY GAVE ME A REAL WARNING REGARDING MY TIRES.THE CAR DEALERSHIP COMPANY JUST IGNORED ME.DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I REALLY HAVE A BAD WRECK?? PLS. HELP ME,I REALLY WANT HONDA CARE TO KNOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.THANK YOU.
Power train, Other or unspecified, Dec 3, 2018
ABOUT 15 SECONDS ENTERING THE FREEWAY I DECIDED TO MERGE. AS I ACCELERATED I HEARD SOMETHING POP OR LIKE A CLUNK/THUMP SOUND, LIKE SOMETHING HAD SHIFTED, THEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THEN WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS MY RPM WAS MOVING BUT MY CAUSE WAS NOT. GOOD THING I WAS STILL ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON. ENGINE WAS FINE, IT STARTED BUT I MY CAR WASN'T MOVING WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS ON DRIVE. I TRIED TO REVERSE MY CAR BUT IT MOVED VERY LITTLE AS WELL. SOUNDS LIKE MY PROBLEM REFLECTS THE RECALL ON 2014-2015 HONDA CIVIC CARS REGARDING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, ALTHOUGH A RECALL DOESN'T SHOW WHEN TYPING MY VIN.
Other or unspecified, Nov 15, 2018
I THINK THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT MAKING THE CHANGES CORRECTLY
Latches/locks/linkages, Other or unspecified, Jan 22, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK OPENED INADVERTENTLY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (PRICE HONDA, 4567 S DUPONT HWY, DOVER, DE 19901), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Other or unspecified, Dec 17, 2017
DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN A SUDDEN & VERY LOUD BANG/CRACK WAS HEARD AND I IMMEDIATELY FELT SMALL GLASS BITS FALLING ON ME. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED UPWARDS TOWARDS THE SKY WITH A LARGE HOLE IN THE CENTER AND A MUCH SMALLER HOLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON E NORTHWEST HWY BETWEEN TOWN NORTH DR & ABRAMS RD (DALLAS, TX 75231). NO OBJECTS FOUND IN THE CAR THAT WOULD IMPLY A FOREIGN OBJECT HITTING THE VEHICLE. NO BRIDGES WERE DRIVEN UNDER WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED.
Other or unspecified, Oct 9, 2017
VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. CAR WILL TURN ON POWER BUT NOT THE ENGINE. IT WILL MAKE A FLICKER SOUND THEN SHOW ALL CHECK SIGNS ON DASH BOARD. THIS HAVE TWICE ALREADY. SOMETIME IT WILL NOT EVEN START OR POWER ON THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL OCCUR THE ENTIRE DAY BU T THE NEXT DAY ITS TOTALLY FINE. ALL CHECK LIGHTS GO AWAY AND CAR STARTS NORMAL.
Other or unspecified, Sep 7, 2017
WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A CONSTANT SPEED, THE MOONROOF GLASS RANDOMLY EXPLODED. NO ROCKS OR FOREIGN OBJECT STRUCK THE GLASS, IT WAS A SPONTANEOUS EVENT.
Other or unspecified, May 27, 2017
REAR VIEW CAMERA HAS VERY POOR IMAGE. IT IS TOO DARK TO BE RELIABLE AS A SAFETY FEATURE. CAMERA IS SO BAD IT COULD ACTUALLY PRESENT A HAZARD IF YOU RELY ON IT. ONLINE FORUMS CONFIRM THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT.
Other or unspecified, Nov 3, 2016, crash
MY MOTHER LEASES A HONDA CIVIC 2015 AND WAS PARKING THE CAR AT A SLOW SPEED , FOOT ON BREAK THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE CAR SPED FORWARD. THE CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED THE CAR TO BACK IT UP --AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN REVERSE (WITH MY FOOT COVERING THE BREAK) IT SURGED AGAIN AND THE CAR SPED BACKWARDS. I FILED A CASE WITH HONDA AMERICA 05128777 - THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAY THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY REASON FOR THIS. I AM POSTING THIS BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY FRIGHTENING AND I DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE.
Other or unspecified, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, May 18, 2016
I REPORTED DURING THE LAST OIL CHANGE THAT THE CAR WAS STALLING SPECIFICALLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN 10 MPH & 30 MPH. THE CAR STALLS, AND HAS EVEN COMPLETELY STOPPED FOR A FULL 60 SECONDS WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE LANES IN TRAFFIC EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETED DEPRESSED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE TECH SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE ECON BUTTON AND THE ENGINE TRYING TO CONSERVE ENERGY. I WAS TOLD TO NOT USE THE ECON BUTTON (ALTHOUGH THIS IS SUPPOSE TO SAVE ME MONEY ON GAS AND FUEL EFFICIENCY AND PART OF THE ALLURE OF THE VEHICLE.) DESPITE THAT I HAVE HAD THE ECON BUTTON OFF AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO STALL AND NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. AGAIN THIS IS USUALLY BETWEEN 10 MPG TO 30 MPH. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OR PART OF THE PISTOL PIN SNAP RING PROBLEM OR EVEN POSSIBLY A FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. MY HUSBAND HAS THE SAME TYPE AND YEAR VEHICLE AND HIS DOES NOT BEHAVE THE SAME WAY. HIS ACCELERATION APPEARS TO BE FINE AND DOES NOT STALL AS MINE DOES. ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE HAS COME ON TWICE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ONCE WAS 8-15-15 DURING A 4 HOUR ROAD TRIP WHICH OCCURRED AFTER WE ARRIVED. THE 2ND TIME WAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER I RETURNED HOME FROM MY LAST OIL CHANGE IN 4-2016. THIS IS THE (3RD) REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. PROBLEM (1) WAS THE STAINED HEADLINER (6/2015)WHICH WAS REPLACED AND HAS NOT HAD ANY FURTHER ISSUES (2) WAS THE CENTER CONSOLE PIN COMING LOOSE AND POPPING UP (4-2016) WHICH HAS CURRENTLY REMAINED INTACT AND NOW THE ACCELERATION IS GETTING WORSE. (CONTINUOUSLY).
Power train, Other or unspecified, Engine, Mar 14, 2016
STICKING DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM , WHEN SHIFTING CLUTCH IS NOT RELEASING RIGHT OR TO THE VEHICLE SPECS ON THE VEHICLE AND ENGINE VIBRATION WHEN IDLING. WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE , VEHICLE ENGINE VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD AN HIGHWAY TOO.