Honda Civic Seats Problems
- 137
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 28
- Years with records
- 1988–2018
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 137 stored complaint records:
- 17 indicate a crash
- 27 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- side seat · 17 records
- seat back · 12 records
- back pain · 10 records
- front seats · 9 records
- head restraints · 9 records
- neck pain · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 46 |
| 60–100k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Seats · Service Brakes
Auto braking when going onto or off a highway ramp/exit. Vehicle is in motion and i'm concerned of getting rear ended. Doesn't always occur. When using remote start the heated front seats do not come on i have to get into the car and start it.
ODI 11289517
Air Bags · Seats
Passenger airbag never detects when my son or another preteen close to his age is sitting in the seat. It always turns off/ deactivates. If there was an accident the airbag would not deploy and provide safety for my child or his cousins when inside my vehicle.
ODI 11306854
Air Bags · Seat Belts · Seats
My car was struck in an accident in which the air bags did not come out, not a single one. My car was stationary at a traffic light on a city street when another car at full speed struck from behind. From the impact the seat was twisted and once again no airbags came out. Additionally, the seat belt got stuck and once i unbuckled my seat belt it did not return to its place like it normally does. Within this…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11241336
Seats
When adjusting the drivers side height to lower position the level makes a grinding /stripping noise and seems to miss gears (levels) in between. Vehicle is only a little over a year old
ODI 11281486
Seats
Driver seat: broken welds on the bottom right front of the seat due to use of poor material (very thin metal tubes broke). This happened while driving the seat lift system is attached to this tube and the seat pulled to the left abruptly and startles you. This is a safety issue due to that it happens when you are driving it. Then after this occurs the seat is no longer fully functional. You have to drive with it all…
ODI 11172692
Seats
On september 15 2018 i was involved in a solo vehicle crash i fell asleep and hit a parked vehicle directly from behind resulting in me being propelled forward into the air bag than pushed back by the airbag in the seat...i was wearing my seatbelt but the seat bracket bent forward during collision pushing me into airbag causing serious chest contusions and inflammation of lower back. After the crash seat could not…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11150366
Seats · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
It need seat light dont work tite dpnt match check envine light is on brake light is on
ODI 11115736
Seats
The head restraints and seat configurations of these honda civics cause severe back pain, as diagnosed by my doctor and chiropractor. I have only owned the car for six weeks and have spent > 20 hours getting xrays, physical therapy, and various re-alignment treatment because of the unsafe and harmful configuration of these seats. Per the honda representative, they stated that these head restraints and seat shapes…
1 injury
ODI 11118512