NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Honda Civic Recalls
The 2018 Honda Civic has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Honda Civic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 746
- Crashes reported
- 27
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Honda Civic, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2018 Honda Civic
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 26V332000
- Reported
- May 21, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017, 2019–2022 Civic, 16 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V858000
- Reported
- December 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,490,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017, 2019–2021 Civic, 19 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 20V314000
- Reported
- May 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 135,995
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Civic, 6 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 18V817000
- Reported
- November 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,016
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Civic
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 18V663000
- Reported
- September 27, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Civic, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 18V421000
- Reported
- June 20, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- 49 CFR Part 567, certification label
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Honda Civic
2018 Honda Civic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 746 owner complaints about the 2018 Honda Civic, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 27 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2018 Honda Civic, the component group named most often is the steering (42%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (13%) and the fuel/propulsion system (11%).
1 of the 2018 Honda Civic's 6 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2018 Honda Civic owners gave the mileage (209 complaints), the median was 33,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering314
- Unknown Or Other126
- Fuel System, Gasoline94
- Fuel/Propulsion System80
- Electrical System61
- Engine57
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | |
| 2019 | 41 | |
| 2020 | 39 | |
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 230 | |
| 2025 | 117 | |
| 2026 | 102 |
Complaints about the 2018 Honda Civic peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 230. 21% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Honda Civic drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Honda Civic year in the same window: 10th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 746 complaints about the 2018 Honda Civic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Civic by model year
Other 2018 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted