874 Total complaints
34 Crash reports
3 Fire reports
12 Injury reports
Quick answer: The 2022 Honda Civic has 874 consumer-submitted complaints in our database. The most common complaint categories are steering, steering,lane departure, unknown or other. Enriched records show 34 crash reports, 3 fire reports, and 12 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

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Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.

Complaint volume

874 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.

Pattern to inspect

The most common categories are steering, steering,lane departure, 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 34 crash reports, 3 fire reports, 12 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.

Mileage clue

Mileage is available on 48 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 35,060 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.

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  • Have you had any problems related to steering, steering,lane departure, 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 2022 Honda Civic?
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How severe are the 2022 Honda Civic complaints?

Enriched complaint indicators from official bulk records.

34 Crash
3 Fire
12 Injury
0 Fatality
19 Towed
8 Medical attention

Mileage at failure is available on 48 complaints ; average reported mileage is 35,060 miles.

Most common incident states: AL (1), CA (1), FL (1), KS (1), KY (1), MD (1), MI (1), TX (1).

What are the most common 2022 Honda Civic complaint categories?

874 total complaints on record

Latest complaints

Showing 676-700 of 874 complaints.

Date Component Summary Severity Mileage
Mar 2023 STEERING Steering is sticky and requires force to turn from the 12 o clock position
Incident: Feb 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Mar 2023 STEERING Steering stickiness. The steering wheel requires excessive force to turn at speeds above 40mph, making micro-adjustments to the steering very difficult and causes oversteering.
Incident: Mar 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Mar 2023 STEERING I drive approximately 40 miles to work one way, 80 miles round trip. About 15 miles into the drive which is all interstate my steering wheel starts to stick. The feeling gets more pronounced the further I drive and never goes away. While traveling straight with no input to the steering wheel for a few seconds I will apply pressure to the steering wheel to stay centered in the lane and the wheel feels like it’s stuck until it finally gives way and now I have to over correct to compensate for the wheel sticking. I live in Minnesota and drive on slippery roads where having to over correct the steering wheel can be a dangerous hazard. I noticed this hazard at 22,000 miles and it has increasingly gotten worse since it’s 27,000 miles currently on the vehicle. I contacted my local dealership hoping they would have some knowledge of what’s going on but the stated they have not heard of this issue. There were no concerns of driving the vehicle but requested I bring it in for inspection. I have yet to make an appointment to have it looked at. There are no warning lamps or indicators associated with the steering hazard.
Incident: Mar 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Mar 2023 STEERING The steering wheel “sticks” when using moderate to highway speeds. About 35+ mph and above. If there is a bend in the road and I turn the steering wheel, it sticks when trying to straighten the wheel out. It requires additional force to break the sticking point and get the car straightened back out. The safety concern is related to the straightening back out, in some cases it takes considerable effort and requires control to not over power into crossing the line of the lane. I also have concerns of a lock up and causing an accident. There are zero warnings appears when this happens. I’ve had my wife confirm the issue as well, since initially I thought I might be imagining things. It was occasional before, I fiddled with the lane keep assist and turn all options off, it’s only gotten worse in the last 1,000 to 1,500 miles. The car is nearing 22k. I plan to take the car to get inspected this week, but availability has been difficult. Dealerships near me do not appear to do inspections on weekends, only oil changes and standard service. I’ve called and been declined for an inspection over the weekend. Once the inspection has occurred, I’m happy to share any documents related to this issue.
Incident: Mar 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Mar 2023 STEERING Regardless of the lane assist setting, while at speeds above 60mph the car starts pulling away from center and toward the lanes lines. The steering "locks" and I have to pull it back to center. It doesn't feel like an alignment issue because it does it to both sides and the steering "locks". I've completely turned off all lane assist and it still does it consistently. If I let it, the car will pull me out of the lane into the rumble strips. The steering is very jerky, it pulls away from center, "locks" the wheel, I pull the wheel in the opposite direction, it releases with a jerk and then starts again. It feels as though I'm trying to correct the steering of a drunk driver.
Incident: Feb 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Mar 2023 STEERING The steering wheel sticks while driving down the road. Seems to be worse at speeds above 40. There is a small catch / resistance from the middle position and then when you correct back the other way at the center point it catches or sticks again.
Incident: Feb 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Mar 2023 STEERING Car is around 20,000 miles, steering becomes "sticky" at speeds above 40 mph. Micro adjustments in steering require excessive force and result in over-adjustments. Stickiness becomes more apparent as speed increases. I have had this issue looked into by my dealer and they were able to recreate the situation but could not find a solution.
Incident: Mar 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING Steering wheel gets sticky above 40 mph. It hard to move the wheel on short notice. It also feels like a resistance on the steering.
Incident: Jan 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING Staring at 40ish MPH, steering becomes sticky and slight corrections become difficult, at higher cruising speeds of 65+ this issue gets worse. Staying in lane can be difficult especially on lanes going from straight to curved. Sticky steering also fights lane assist which causes wheel to overcompensate automatically. The car is basically brand new at >5000 miles. However it is now unsafe to drive on the highway due to the steering being unpredictable and getting worse. Car has never been in any kind of crash or accident. Rosenthal Fairfax Honda ran Honda multipoint inspection and said nothing was wrong and claimed the steering problem was a feature. I do not think they actually drove the car and I am following up with them about the issue. No warning lamps of any kind, attempted software reset as well to see if it was an electronic issue, but no good. Definitely not an electronic issue. Issue started after lots of freezing to warm weather in Northern MA this last Winter.
Incident: Dec 2022
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING When driving Highway speeds I lose control of the steering wheel and it gets stuck at times. This is very concerning.
Incident: Feb 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING Driving at highway speeds, with steering wheel at center position, steering wheel tends to get stuck when attempting to make small adjustments. Once it starts to happen it happens at all speeds.
Incident: Dec 2022
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 VISIBILITY/WIPER Height: 5-7 - 5-8 whether condition: moderate rain Road: driving highway I was driving between 50 - 57 MPH on the highway with the wiper on. The water from the front windshield traversed back to both sides of the Driver & passenger front windows in a strong gulf of stream, that blocked the visibility of both sides of the front drive & passenger windows. I could not see at all from both of the driver and passenger side view mirrors at all. This is potential safety hazardous while driving in the rain, and cannot see through both sides of the side view mirrors. This was very impactful in loss of visibility even on this experience. I am genuinely afraid for my safety as this rainy season ensues. This is incredibly dangerous and could cause an accident or possibly death.
Incident: Feb 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING On 2/18/2022, having the car around 36,500 miles, the steering wheel started "sticking" when making minor adjustments while driving on the highway, with no warning lights or anything abnormal. At slower speeds it's unnoticeable, but at highway speeds the steering wheel jerks while I am turning it to follow a curve in my lane. I took it to the shop to get the wheels aligned and inflated the tires to the recommended air pressure, but there was no improvement whatsoever. It feels like the problem is getting worse, and now it feels unsafe to drive. I took it to the Honda Service Center in San Marcos, TX, and they told me they need to replace the whole steering rack, being the estimated repair $3,000. They also told me they were going to research if there was any possibility that Honda would take care of "part of the cost of the repair", because "they usually don't find this kind of problem, especially not in new cars".
Incident: Feb 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE Recently I saw the Collision mitigation Breaking system problem and Adaptive cruise control system problem in my car. Honda has not resolved this issue, so taking it to the dealer will not resolve the issue and it is a safety issue because without any reason at any speed the car can abruptly stop and cause accidents. I asked the Honda dealer if they can disable this function and they said they can’t disable it. That is why I don’t feel safe driving this car.
Incident: Feb 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING The steering wheel begins to stick after driving about 30 minutes. I will try to turn slightly to the left or right and it will get stuck. I have to add more force until it finally releases and I am able to turn. It become very dangerous when I drive on the highway and my steering wheel feels like it locks for a second. There has been no warning lamps or message and it has happened for the last 4,000 miles
Incident: Nov 2022
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING Unable to make minor adjustments when steering at Highway and city speeds. Steering wheel feel as if it is sticky/stuck until moved
Incident: Jan 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE Twice now when driving on the highway using cruise control my vehicle has unexpectedly applied the brake hard for no apparent reason. There were not vehicles ahead of me that were stopping/slowing. The warning "brake" comes across the dashboard. This potentially could cause a safety issue if someone were to rear-end me when the brakes were applied suddenly and hard. I am in the process of contacting the dealer to have the issue addressed.
Incident: Feb 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING The steering is "sticky" at highways speeds. You can feel a definite "stick" when you adjust in your lane or change lanes.
Incident: Dec 2022
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE Collision mitigation breaking system problem.
Incident: Feb 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING 2022 Honda Civic experiencing a "sticky" steering or a slight jerking feeling causing the vehicle to veer off to the left or right making it difficult to stay in the lane especially at higher speeds on the highway. This occurs at all speeds with or without all safety features enabled. Also, a popping noise when turning the steering wheel. This is a very unsafe feeling while driving the vehicle. The local Honda dealership was unable to repair the vehicle today while in the shop. Honda cooperate needs to find a fix before a person or persons are killed.
Incident: Feb 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING While driving on freeway the steering wheel feels sticky and gives resistance. Car constantly veers to left and to the right. Spend most of my time focused on keeping car centered and when making the adjustment it's not smooth. It's jerky and feels like something is binding it. We drove 35 miles to our nearby Costco and I had to correct steering wheel 29 times to keep it centered. It's exhausting and worry that we could go into the next lane or off the road if gets worse. We took it to the dealer yesterday 2/17/23 to check on this problem our odometer was at 21,995. Was told technician was not able to duplicate our concern and when they put it on their equipment for testing, no codes came up and that nothing can be done unless codes come up when they do their testing. No warning lamps or messages have come up. My husband believes that this problem started sometime in January of this year 2023. The vehicle is about 1 year old and the steering didn't feel like this the first year after we purchased it.
Incident: Jan 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING 2022 Honda Civic - Steering Issue This issue began around ~6,000 miles; the vehicle started providing a sticking and notchy feedback during mid-turns. This issue is most notable during speeds of 45mph. or faster. During a turn, the steering wheel stays locked in the position and requires additional steering correction to reset the angle. This is a driving hazard as the additional feedback required from the driver can cause overcorrection, causing the vehicle to exit its lane. Additionally, at low speeds, while the steering is in full lock (reverse and forward), the steering rack seems to make knocking/ticking sounds. The vehicle currently has ~13,000 miles and this issue has remained persistent since first observation. This issue was reported to a local Honda dealership on February 18, 2023 during a routine maintenance service.
Incident: Feb 2023
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 65-70 MPH, the steering wheel was significantly resistant, causing the vehicle to move from one side of the lane to the other. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while making minor adjustments to the steering wheel. The contact stated that the steering wheel would respond as needed after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who test drove the vehicle and informed the contact to turn off the Lane Keep Assist feature. The contact turned off the Lane Keep Assist feature; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the failure was more noticeable while driving at high speeds. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.
Incident: Jan 2023
Crash: No Fire: No 16,000
Feb 2023 STEERING,SUSPENSION The vehicle exhibits an unmistakable thump noise when going over a speed bump or while typically driving at low speeds over cracks in any road surface. Naturally took the vehicle into the authorized dealer, technicians instantly replaced the sway bar links, However the thumping noise from the front end over bumps is still present. A noticeable "creaking" noise can also be heard from the front end when accelerating and at low speeds.
Incident: Nov 2022
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown
Feb 2023 STEERING Starting at about 5,000 miles I have experienced a problem of "sticky", "notchy" steering when traveling at highway speeds once the car is warmed up. Lately, I have also experienced sticky steering at lower speeds, but not usually before the car warms up. I took the car to my dealership service department on January 23, 2023. I was advised in writing that this is a known issue and that a Honda engineer is looking in to the issue. I have seen hundreds of fellow 2022 Honda Civic owners reporting the same exact symptoms on the 11th generation Civic forum. I feel like there is no way that driving the car with this defect is safe or as safe as driving a car with steering that works correctly.
Incident: Nov 2022
Crash: No Fire: No Unknown

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