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
380 reports, newest first.
Exterior lighting, Oct 13, 2019
2015 HONDA CIVIC; 50,000 MILES. AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS AND MANUAL HEADLIGHTS EMIT A SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. IN ESSINCE, WHEN THE HEADLITES ARE ON, THE SOUND IS ON 100%. SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS SHARED SAME ISSUE ON THE HONDA FORUM AND SHARED SEVERAL POSSIBLE CAUSES. ONE OF WHICH WAS SMALL CRACKS IN THE SODER WITHIN THE MODULE. MY CONCERN IS WHEN THE CRACKS SEPARATE, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING.
Air bags, Sep 19, 2019, crash
TANAKA RECALL, I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM HONDA ABOUT THE AIRBAGS! A RECENT ACCIDENT DEPLOYED THE AIRBAGS AND THE CAR IS A LOSS OF TOTAL! DO I GET ANY RESTITUTION BEFORE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED? THE CAR MADE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE OTHER MOTORIST HIT THE SIDE OF THE FRONT BUMPER AS MY CAR WAS GOING INTO MOTION ON A MAIN STREET
Air bags, Sep 13, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Electrical system, Sep 5, 2019
I SWITCHED MY BATERY TO A NEW ONE BUT IM STILL GETTING THE SIGN TO CHECK BATERY SYSTEM RECHARGE
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.
Power train, Aug 10, 2019
MY CIVIC HAS 52000 MILES ON IT & HAS ALWAYS RAN PERFECTLY FINE & HAS BEEN MAINTAINANCED PROPERLY SINCE I GOT IT. I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY & IT STARTED TO BOG DOWN LIKE IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE THEN THE CHECK TRANSMISSION SENSOR CAME ONLY DASH SCREEN & ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN PULLED OVER & PUT THE CAR IN PARK & THE DRIVE "D" WAS BLINKING & CHECK EMISSION SYSTEM ALSO POPPED UP ON DASH SCREEN. I THEN PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE IN HOPES TO TURN IT AROUND & GET IT BACK TO HOUSE IT ACCELERATED BUT STILL BOGGED WITH PARKING"P" LIT UP. I GOT IT HOME TURNED IT OFF & CALLED TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS. I DROVE IT WITH NO PROBLEMS OTHER THEN CHECK TRANSMISSION & EMISSION SENSOR ON DASH SCREEN TO SHOP WHEN I GOT THERE IT WAS ROUGH TO PUT IN PARK & COULD HEAR IT SWITCH BETWEEN GEARS WHEN MOVING STICK TO PUT IN PARK WHICH COULD NEVER HEAR BEFORE. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY'RE SAYING IT NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS YEAR, MAKE & MODEL HAS RECALLS FOR THE EXACT ISSUES GOING ON WITH MY CAR. AS I SHOULD NOT HAVE TRAMISSION FAILURE AT 50000 MILES IN A CAR THAT I MAINTAINANCED PROPERLY & DROVE PRETTY MUCH ONLY AROUND MY SMALL TOWN.
Power train, Electrical system, Wheels, Aug 7, 2019
I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD IT ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS. MY ISSUES STARTED WITH MY BATTERY FAILING TWICE WITHIN A YEAR OF EACH OTHER. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITH NEW ONES ONLY A YEAR AFTER BUYING IT BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE SO WORN DOWN AS IF THEY WERE NOT NEW TO BEGIN WITH. THEN I HAD A SYSTEM FAILURE THAT REQUIRED MY CAR TO BE TAKEN IN TO SERVICE FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THEN MORE RECENTLY I HAD A TRANSMISSION PIECE FAILURE THAT EMPTIED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE POINT THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND MY CAR SLOWLY STOPPED MOVING WHICH EVENTUALLY HAD ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A COUPLE HOURS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET TOWED. HONESTLY ONE OF THE WORST EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE. I WAS BY MYSELF ON THE SIDE OF A WOODED AREA WHILE IT WAS GETTING DARK. WHEN I HAD MY CAR NOT START IT WAS IN A STATIONARY POTION. WHEN MY CAR HAD A WEIRD SYSTEM MOLT DOWN I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP I WAS ALSO DRIVING. WHEN DRIVING I WAS ON A MAIN STREET AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
Fuel/propulsion system, Aug 4, 2019
MY VEHICLE STALLS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION.
Air bags, Seat belts, Seats, Aug 2, 2019, crash
MY CAR WAS STRUCK IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT, NOT A SINGLE ONE. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A CITY STREET WHEN ANOTHER CAR AT FULL SPEED STRUCK FROM BEHIND. FROM THE IMPACT THE SEAT WAS TWISTED AND ONCE AGAIN NO AIRBAGS CAME OUT. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELT GOT STUCK AND ONCE I UNBUCKLED MY SEAT BELT IT DID NOT RETURN TO ITS PLACE LIKE IT NORMALLY DOES. WITHIN THIS COMPLAINT, I WILL ATTACH PICTURES FROM THE CRASH AND IT SHOWS HOW THE AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT.
Power train, Jul 26, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ARRIVED AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PRIORITY HONDA (3311 PETERS CREEK RD, ROANOKE, VA 24019, (540) 366-0888) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Power train, Jul 23, 2019
MY TRANSMISSION DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT FEELS DAMAGED, IT MAY BREAK, THE VEHICLE MAY LOOSES ACCELERATION AND IT KEEPS STICKING
Power train, Jul 21, 2019
DRIVING AND IT JUST CUT OFF IN BUSY HIGHWAY.! GOT IT TO SIDE OF ROAD. IT WOULD START BUT WHEN YOU PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE ANYTHING..THE GEARS SEEMED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE.! I BOUGHT NEW. KEPT UP WITH ANYTHING THAT NEEDED DONE. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED MY SON!! NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. DIDNT OVERHEAT. JUST CUT OFF.
Power train, Jun 19, 2019
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD. THE WAY IT FEELS WHEN THEY GRIND DOWN A ROAD FOR REPLACING. I TURNED MY RADIO OFF TO HEAR BETTER. IT SOUNDED ROUGH AND I HEARD A LOUD POP. MY ACCELERATOR THEN MADE MY ENGINE REV. MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. I PUT IN PARK AND COULD HEAR THAT MY ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE. I PUT INTO DRIVE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO BUT ONLY REV UP. MY CAR HAS 92,000 MILES AND IS MY DAILY COMMUTER. I HAVE SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE AND IT WAS DUE FOR THE THIRD OIL CHANGE SOON. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC AND PERFORM MY OWN SERVICES. THE OIL FOR TRANNY SERVICE WAS PURCHASED BOTH TIMES FROM YUBA CITY HONDA. I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. HIGHWAY MILES ARE KNOWN TO BE EASIEST ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. I AM SHOCKED THAT THIS HAPPENED WITH NO FOREWARNING.
Air bags, Jun 14, 2019
TAKATA AIRBAG GOES OFF WHEN A PASSENGER SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE CAR
Other or unspecified, May 30, 2019
TRANSMISSIONS LIGHT DID NOT GO ON TO ALERT NOW IS NOT MOVING
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, May 30, 2019
THE CAR SLOWED DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, AND THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY. ALSO WHEN I STOPPED OR WAS SLOWING DOWN, MADE A TURN OR BRAKING THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON INDIVIDUAL DAYS. I PUT ON MY FLASHING HAZARD LIGHTS TO PREVENT BEING HIT FROM BEHIND ON BUSY STREETS. I HAVE READ ABOUT HIS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHER DRIVERS WHEN I WAS RESEARCHING IT ONLINE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING HIS CAR, IT'S LIKE RUSSIAN ROULETTE. I AM HAVING IT CHECKED OUT TOMORROW AT A HONDA DEALER.IT MAY TAKE A WHILE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE CAUSE. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THIS WAS NOT LISTED AS A RECALLED VEHICLE. SINCE HIS HAS HAPPENED ON DIFFERENT DATES I WILL JUST LIST THE LATEST DATE BELOW.
Vehicle speed control, May 21, 2019
SPEEDOMETER STICKING READING OVER 60 WHEN GOING LESS THAN 40. WHEN STOPPED IT READ AT 23 JUST DO NOT CALIBRATE CORRECTLY. SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD TO RE-WRITE THE THE TCM SOFTWARE.. NO ONE COULD EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAPPEN! IT IS STILL NOT ACCURATE & YES IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN
Power train, May 1, 2019
I WAS REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT AND WHEN I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO DRIVE, I RECALL HEARING A SNAP AND THE CAR WENT ABOUT TWO FEET BEFORE I LOST ALL ACCELERATION.
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.
Air bags, Apr 2, 2019
AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS.
Power train, Feb 14, 2019
MY HONDA CIVIC 2015 WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM DOVER HONDA (NH) AROUND APRIL 2016 AND HAD ~83,400 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED (JAN 2019). BEFORE THAT TIME IT WORKED PERFECTLY WELL. NO ONE HAD DONE ANY WORK ON THE CAR TO THAT POINT ASIDE FROM TIRE REPLACEMENT AND NORMAL MAINTENANCE, BUT NOTHING RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE MY WIFE WAS TAKING AN EXIT RAMP OFF OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY (~40 MPH GRADUAL TURNING), THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCK. THE ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT, SO SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. A VARIETY OF WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DOVER HONDA (NH). THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION FILL CAP WAS NOT ATTACHED (BUT FOUND ON THE FRAME OF THE CAR) AND A PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. IT WAS REPLACED FOR JUST UNDER $400. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE IN WORKING ORDER AFTERWARDS. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THE CAR WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO DOVER HONDA. THEY SAID THAT THE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS DAMAGED AGAIN, THEY SURMISED THAT A NEARBY SHAFT WAS HITTING IT OCCASIONALLY CAUSING THE DAMAGE. THEY CLAIMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS DEPENDING ON THE OPTION OF NEW OR USED REPLACEMENT. THEY ALSO CHARGED ME ANOTHER ~$100 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW A TRANSMISSION FILL CAP BEING MISSING (ASSUMING THAT IT ACTUALLY WAS MISSING) COULD ALLOW THAT MUCH CONTAMINATION INTO A TRANSMISSION TO CAUSE THIS KIND OF ISSUE WHEN DRIVING ON ONLY PAVED ROADS IN A LOW DUST ENVIRONMENT LIKE NEW ENGLAND. WHEN OPENING THE TRANSMISSION THERE WAS NO COMMENT BY THE DEALER ON THE FLUID BEING TERRIBLY DIRTY. THERE IS NO RECALL NOTICE THAT APPLIES TO THIS VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER, BUT THE FAILURE MODE SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO NOTICE # 15V574000. AT THIS POINT I WILL NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED
Wheels, Feb 6, 2019
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AFEW DAYS AGO AND I'M ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TIRE PRESSURE HOLDING.THE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW ISSUED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT TODAY THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND TO EXPECT IT. THAT IS UNEXCEPTABLE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! I'M WAS READING THE 2014 HONDA CIVIC HAS A RECAP FOR THIS PROBLEM.. WHY HAS THE 2015 NOT BEEN RECALLED? IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT I WILL SUE HONDA!!!
Air bags, Feb 5, 2019
OPEN OR INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG FIRST INFLATOR. INTERMITTENT FAILURE AT THIS TIME.