Complaint volume
603 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2018 Honda Civic Complaints
603 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2018 Honda Civic, grouped by component category.
603 Total complaints
26 Crash reports
4 Fire reports
15 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are steering, fuel system, gasoline, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 26 crash reports, 4 fire reports, 15 injury reports, and 1 fatality report. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 194 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 43,735 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to steering, fuel system, gasoline, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2018 Honda Civic?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2018 Honda Civic
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How severe are the 2018 Honda Civic complaints?
26 Crash
4 Fire
15 Injury
1 Fatality
22 Towed
10 Medical attention
What are the most common 2018 Honda Civic complaint categories?
STEERING 193
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 82
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 72
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 50
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 23
ENGINE 21
AIR BAGS 15
STRUCTURE 10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 8
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 7
603 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicle is stalling and not moving forward when pressing accelerator, resulting in almost getting hit at intersection on [XXX] in Ogden Utah at intersection of [XXX] and [XXX] [XXX] When starting vehicle, the engine turns over and won't start for several attempts and then randomly starts when tapping accelerator. I believe my vehicle has a bad Fuel Pump and needs to be replaced in accordance with NHTSA 23V-858. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drove the vehicle back to the residence. The contact stated that the failure had occurred several times before. The contact was not aware of any warning lights being illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic or dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | 40,000 |
| Aug 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel system, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | STEERING | The steering does not allow for smaller adjustments making it difficult to keep the vehicle continuing in a straight line in higher speeds (highways, freeways). When attempting to pull the wheel, it will not move until more force is used, causing the wheel to jerk and making the vehicle difficult to control. After checking with the Norm Reeves Honda Center, they suggested it was an issue with the power steering rack, however many others report they've had a similar issue but discovered it was the gearbox at fault. This problem has been occurring after around 40,000 miles but the condition worsened over time. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated during acceleration. Additionally, the vehicle failed to immediately start on several occasions. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 35,000. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | 35,000 |
| Aug 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering failed to function as intended, with the traction control warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was difficult to steer. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure occurred while driving on a major highway. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 90,000 |
| Aug 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I have noticed recently that almost every time when I start the car, it stalls for a second then turns on. There were many times that the car will jerk when I accelerate after being stopped at a red light. The car seems to not have as much power as before. I feel as though I have to step on the gas more to keep up speed especially on the freeway. Fortunately, no accidents have occurred. I have not had the vehicle inspected because when I called my local Honda dealership, they said they did not have the parts to replace it. There are no warning messages or lamps. I cannot pinpoint the exact date I have noticed these occurrences but most likely for a few months now since January 2024. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle was difficult to start. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where an unknown diagnosis was provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000. The VIN was not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | 98,000 |
| Aug 2024 | STEERING | The steering wheel keep locking I be happen to jerk the wheel back | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | STEERING | Took car in for service due to car jerking from left to right while driving at speeds above 40 mph and making a clicking sound when turning left and right. Steering wheel also feels stiff while driving and has slow reaction time. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | See attached document for complaint | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the following day, the vehicle failed to start. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 20,000. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | 20,000 |
| Aug 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My AC system in my 2018 Honda has now failed twice under 80000 miles. The first time the compressor and condenser were leaking and failed around 50000 miles which the dealership said was due to a new refrigerant that Honda had started using for this generation of civics. Following this repair, Honda extended the warranty for these components of the AC system. Early in July 2024, I had the same issues with my AC blowing hot air only and making hissing and banging noises on the passenger side at around 75000 miles. Took this to the dealership and they again said that the compressor and condenser were leaking and had failed but also that the evaporator valve was leaking and failed due to the compressor and condenser issues. However, Honda has not extended their warranty for these parts and this would be an out of pocket cost. Honda needs to own up to their faulty AC system used in this generation of Honda civics and extend the warranty to all involved parts or issue a recall and properly fix the system so it isn’t failing every 18 months. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | STEERING | I am having the dealer look at my car next Thursday due to my steering wheel randomly going limp. It seems the car only does it when the engine is warmed up. I’ve noticed this issue when driving straight and mainly going around curves. When the steering goes limp, it cause me to over correct in which my car swerves. There are no warning lamps. This problem started around 70k miles for me and I am at 90k now and I feel the problem has worsened. Sometimes the car is hard to keep on a straight line, it feels as if the wind is always blowing and when you turn against the wind the steering goes loose for about .2 seconds. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | STEERING | Ongoing issue with steering sticking near center of range when driving. This causes a constant need to oversteer in order to free it from sticking. The issue increases with speed, to that point that highway speeds require a constant level of slight swerving to correct course. Has been duplicated by independent mechanic and dealer. Dealer diagnosed "internally binding power steering rack" that requires replacement of power steering gear assembly. Parts are unavailable with no ETA. Independent mechanic (Honda specialist) says it's not the first case he's seen with these cars. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | STEERING | The steering wheel is very “sticky” and “jerky”. The steering wheel will momentarily get stuck in its place until enough pressure is applied to unstick it, resulting in the car jerking constantly. It is especially noticeable at high speeds which is more dangerous. Online I see a lot of owners experiencing this exact same issue. I believe there needs to be a recall or extended warranty for the part responsible for the steering issue. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | 90,000 |
| Jul 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | STEERING | The steering wheel sticks & resists movement when traveling at highway speeds. It is resistant to minor steering corrections away from or toward center. This results in a jerky ride and movement when keeping within my lane. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | We have 2 civics 2018 & 2019 both need AC Evap Core, had other parts replaced under warranty but this isn't covered and its $3000.00 | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I was stranded on the road after filling up gas my car would not start due to the fuel pump recall I tried calling different Honda dealerships for the recall and they all said they didn’t have it due to back order. Is there something that can be done so my car doesn’t have anymore damage then it does now? | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | STEERING | Steering is sticking while correcting lanes on highway at high speed | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | STEERING | The steering rack is failing, which is confirmed by the Brandon Honda Service Department. The steering wheel sticks when in a left turn and the driver must push it back into a straight position to straighten out the car while driving. We are worried that it will not push back one day and cause problems while driving, which has prevented us from driving the car for longer distances. This problem started in April 2024. We know there is a recall for this part in Honda's, but my car does not fall under the recall because of the V.I.N. number. THIS PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS! | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |