2025 Honda Civic Hybrid problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (2) · Steering (1) · Service Brakes (1)
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Safety recalls (2)
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump 2024-10-14 · campaign 24V763000 · 720,810 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Honda Accord, Accord Hybrid, 2023-2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid, and 2025 Honda Civic and Civic Hybrid vehicles. The high-pressure fuel pump may crack and leak fuel.
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the high-pressure fuel pump as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed February 20, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is PJW.
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.
Service bulletins (14)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine 2026-09-25 · A26-013 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, and/or misfire. in some cases, dtcs p0300 through p0304 may also be stored (dtcs are not required for repair).
Engine 2026-08-26 · AEBM08262026901 · Other
dealer message - under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire, and/or dtcs p0300 through p0304 stored.
Engine 2026-08-26 · A26-013 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire and/or dtcs p0300 thru p0304 stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System 2026-08-08 · A26-089 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - to better manage engine temperatures, a pgm-fi update has been developed to optimize electric water pump operation.
Fuel/Propulsion System 2026-07-24 · A26-089 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - to better manage engine temperatures, a pgm-fi update has been developed to optimize electric water pump operation.
Fuel/Propulsion System 2026-07-24 · AEBM07242026902 · Other
dealer message - to help improve engine temperatures, a software update has been developed for the electric water pump to optimize its operation.
Showing the 6 most recent of 14 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-04 · Service Brakes“i am reporting a serious and recurring safety defect involving my 2025 honda civic sport touring hybrid. this is the second occurrence of a serious vehicle malfunction, and the vehicle has experienced numerous other significant problems during my ownership. during the most recent incident, i was traveling approximately 45 mph when the vehicle expe…”
2025-09-25 · Vehicle Speed Control“on a two way lane highway, vehicle detects on coming traffic and causes sudden deceleration of vehicle and braking which can cause being rear ended by another vehicle. this also occurs on multi lane freeways when going in the same direction the vehicle will detect a vehicle in the lane next to me braking and again cause the vehicle to decelerate an…”
2025-09-24 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings“driving about 40 mph on a rural road, coming up to a curve in the road (or already in the curve when suddenly the 2025 honda civic hybrid sedan sport touring beeped fast and then immediately braked hard. there was no car in front of me but there was a car coming towards me in the opposite direction. there was no fog or rain, it was daytime. believ…”
2025-08-21 · Unknown Or Other“while driving down the highway, my sunroof suddenly and unexpectedly shattered without any external impact with no warning. my safety was put at risk because the glass exploded all over me and could’ve caused an accident had i been around other drivers. the dealer told me it was hard to determine if this was a defect or something hit my car and sta…”
2025-08-08 · Steering“2025 honda civic hybrid just over 3000 miles has developed a ticking noise when i turn the steering. took it to the dealership was told it was normal. if this is normal for honda they just lost a future customer …”
2025-07-28 · Unknown Or Other“sunroof spontaneously exploded on the highway. was maintaining a good distance between my car and the car in front of me, so i doubt it was a rock that was kicked up that broke my sunroof. glass looks like it broke from inside out.…”
2025-07-05 · Vehicle Speed Control“the vehicle unexpectedly began accelerating from a creep with no accelerator input. acceleration ceased immediately as soon a the brake pedal was touched. no actual braking was required--simply a touch on the pedal. acceleration was as if the accelerator pedal had been pressed about 1/4 down. it lasted about 1.5 seconds from initiation to touching …”
2025-04-10 · Unknown Or Other“on [xxx], at about 3,500 miles, the subwoofer speakers in my 2025 honda civic hybrid sport touring began rattling persistently at moderate volume (14-15), disrupting the entire audio system. the component malfunctioned, no ‘failure’ in the traditional sense, but it renders the sound distorted and unusable, far from the advertised premium sound qual…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.