NHTSA Safety Recalls
Honda Civic Hybrid Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 16 recall campaigns for the Honda Civic Hybrid, across 9 model years from 2004 to 2012. The 2006 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).
- Model years
- 9
- Recall campaigns
- 16
- Most recalls
- 2006
- Owner complaints
- 397
2004–2012, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 397 complaints with NHTSA about the Honda Civic Hybrid across 14 model years; the most, 64, concern the 2008.
Owners marked a crash on 36 of the Honda Civic Hybrid complaints (9%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Honda Civic Hybrid model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 120 complaints), then the power train (101).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Honda Civic Hybrid in 2012: 87, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Honda Civic Hybrid is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 33 model-year listings.
The newest Honda Civic Hybrid recall, 20V770000, was reported on December 10, 2020 and concerns the power train: driveline: driveshaft.
Honda Civic Hybrid years to avoid
Too few Honda Civic Hybrid model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | — | not ranked |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 0 | 9 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 1 | 12 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 6 | 12 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 5 | 28 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 4 | 64 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 5 | 64 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2006 | 7 | 55 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 6 | 48 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 6 | 35 | 0 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Honda Civic Hybrid years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Honda Civic Hybrid
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE33
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
- AIR BAGS2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
Honda Civic Hybrid model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Honda Civic Hybrid recall campaign (16)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20V770000December 10, 2020 | power train: driveline: driveshaft | 2012 | crash and injury | 248,358 |
| 19V499000June 27, 2019 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2004–2005 | injury and death | 3,947 |
| 19V501000June 27, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2004–2005 | injury and death | 1,657,752 |
| 19V502000June 27, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2006–2011 | injury and death | 9,555 |
| 19V378000May 16, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2006–2011 | crash and injury | 19,138 |
| 19V182000March 6, 2019 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2004–2005 | injury and death | 1,101,534 |
| 18V661000September 27, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010–2011 | injury and death | 1,355,406 |
| 18V042000January 9, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2011 | injury and death | 691,726 |
| 17V030000January 10, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2006–2011 | injury and death | 977,708 |
| 16V346000May 24, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2006–2011 | injury and death | 2,719,386 |
| 15V370000June 15, 2015 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2004–2005 | crash, injury and death | 3,498,481 |
| 15V320000May 28, 2015 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2004–2005 | crash, injury and death | 6,281,043 |
| 14V700000November 4, 2014 | air bags | 2004–2005 | crash, injury and death | — |
| 11V106000March 2, 2011 | electrical system | 2006–2007 | crash | 36,656 |
| 07V034000February 8, 2007 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2006 | crash | 31,123 |
| 06V270000July 26, 2006 | equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 2006 | — | 1,190,000 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Honda Civic Hybrid. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted