The 2019 Honda Civic has 1526 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 4 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are steering and fuel/propulsion system. Owners most often flag 1.5l turbo engine concerns: potential for oil dilution, particularly in cold climates and with frequent short trips; also mentioned are chain problems, turbo issues, and head gasket concerns. some owners note a software update mitigated the oil dilution issue. frequency: recurrent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2019 Honda Civic vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 21 Civic model years we track, complaint volume runs from 256 (2024) to 2,866 (2006). With 1,526 complaints, the 2019 Civic sits abovethe model's median of 849.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
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Campaign 20V314000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles…
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Campaign 21V215000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan…
fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Campaign 23V858000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 …
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Campaign 26V332000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 201…
Extremely positive sentiment regarding long-term reliability, practicality, and value for money across multiple generations.
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Used Civic listings typically run $16,723–$27,952 across 2014 to 2026 model years.
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