2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Hybrid problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (2) · Lane Departure: Warning (1) · Fuel/Propulsion System (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Steering 2024-10-03 · campaign 24V744000 · 1,693,199 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Acura Integra, Civic Type R, CR-V Hybrid, CR-V, HR-V, 2022-2025 Civic, Civic Hatchback, 2024-2025 Acura Integra Type S, 2025 CR-V Fuel Cell EV, Civic Hybrid, and Civic Hatchback Hybrid vehicles. The steering gearbox assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause excessive internal friction and lead to difficulty steering the vehicle.
Risk: Difficulty steering can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the worm gear spring and redistribute or add grease as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2024. Owners may contact Honda Customer Service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are SJS, MJU, QJT and VJV.
What owners report
2025-11-19 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control · 11,300 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owns a 2025 honda civic hatchback hybrid. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph and approaching another vehicle, the adaptive cruise control mode failed to operate as needed. the message " brake" was displayed. the contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle did not have sufficient time to stop and crashed …”
2025-05-27 · Service Brakes“on 5/20/25 while pulling out of my house's driveway i saw a warning on my dashboard that the brakes were malfunctioning, that it was unsafe to continue driving, and to stop as soon as possible. the brakes were soft and i could feel and hear a grinding noise when i stepped on the brake. i returned the car to the driveway. the vehicle was towed th…”
2025-04-09 · Lane Departure: Warning“i've previously reported the cmbs (collision mitigation braking system) and rdms (road departure mitigation system) warning messages that have been appearing too frequently. today is the day it finally happened, my wife was driving on the highway when auto cruise control with lane keep assist set at 66 on the passing lane, with a truck to the right…”
2025-04-01 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking“i was in a situation where i needed to accelerate rapidly to avoid a crash. however, the car refused to accelerate, and “low speed breaking control” flashed on the dashboard. thankfully, whatever triggered that soon stopped, and i was able to continue forward just before a collision. i don’t know what caused “low speed breaking control” to stop th…”
2024-12-10 · Service Brakes“unusual behavior with the "driver assistance system", specifically cmbs (collision mitigation braking system) and rdms (road departure mitigation system) warning messages appear too frequently. the first time this error appeared was when driving home from the lot after purchasing the vehicle (bought at 56 miles). after the first appearance i've s…”
2024-11-30 · Fuel/Propulsion System“to whom it may concern, how are you? the reason for me contacting you today is because i am really not happy with the false advertising that honda has done to me. you see, i recently purchased a 2025 honda civic hybrid sport touring because it was advertised on honda's website (and still is) that the fuel tank capacity is 12.4 gallons. however,…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.