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2022 Honda Civic: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
3%
27 of 957 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2022 Honda Civic. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 3% of relevant complaints.

Better than 99% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
27
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
957
this model year
Fires reported
3
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
4
35 crashes · 20 injuries

Complaints by component

STEERING802 · 84%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE74 · 8%
LANE DEPARTURE70 · 7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER43 · 4%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL43 · 4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM40 · 4%

The years either side

2010
12%
36 of 400
2011
18%
20 of 170
2012
30%
90 of 460
2013
26%
52 of 320
2014
55%
125 of 290
2015
63%
205 of 387
2016
15%
149 of 1,081
2017
19%
106 of 596
2018
21%
120 of 603
2019
26%
111 of 442
2020
30%
60 of 230
2021
10%
14 of 157
2022
3%
27 of 957
2023
5%
17 of 326

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM04/18/2024FIRE1 INJURED
While driving steam started to appear from the engine bay. I pulled over to inspect, lifted up the hood and could hear the fuel line popping and gasoline hissing out. The engine bay spontaneously caught fire. As it ignited all of the gasoline in the air combusted and created a ball of fire in my face as I was looking i…
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM02/27/2026FIRE
The 2022 Honda Civic (Sport) with approx. 13,000 miles had been driving fine for the previous 10 minutes, on and off the highway, when I was almost home and on a more residential 25-30mph road. All of a sudden all of the warning lights went off on the dashboard at once, so I went to brake to slow down and pull over. Bu…
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM01/20/2026
Civic developed a misfire. Diagnosis at the Honda service center revealed a leaking #2 fuel injector causing fuel wash-down into cylinder #2. This led to fouled & broken spark plugs in cylinders 2 and 3, blown head gasket, scored cylinder wall in cylinder #2, hairline crack in cylinder head and valve damage. Engine and…

Three of 27 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (4)

STEERING:RACK AND PINION
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Civic 4-door and Civic 5-door vehicles that received a replacement power steering rack as part of a servic…
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Ty…
STEERING
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 In…

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Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition of any individual vehicle. Combined across 3 body styles NHTSA files separately.