Model year record
2015 Honda Civic Hybrid recalls & problems
The 2015 Honda Civic Hybrid has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 5 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is wheels (1 complaint).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2015 Honda Civic Hybrid.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
Crash test ratings
2015 Honda Civic Hybrid 4 DR FWD
| Frontal crash | ★★★★★ |
|---|---|
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover risk | 10.5% |
Forward collision warning: Standard · Lane departure warning: Standard
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (New Car Assessment Program). Ratings are comparable only between vehicles of similar size and weight, and ratings from 2011 on use tougher tests than earlier years. Photos: NHTSA.
Fuel economy
Civic Hybrid Hybrid
| City / highway | 43 / 45 mpg |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Regular Gasoline |
1.5 L · 4 cyl · Automatic (variable gear ratios) · Front-Wheel Drive · about $1,500/year to fuel
EPA estimates from fueleconomy.gov for each engine and transmission sold. Annual cost is the EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year at its current fuel and electricity price assumptions. Your results will vary.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Wheels | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | — |
| Hybrid propulsion systemInverter | 1 | — |
| Engine | 1 | — |
| Electrical system | 1 | — |
| Power train | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Power train
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an unusual sound and stalled. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact was unable to pull to the side of the road. The contact stated upon shifting to park(P), the vehicle continued to roll. The Contact engaged the parking brake. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart as intended. The contact stated several bystanders assisted in pushing the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was towed to an unknown dealer, where it was diagnosed that the front driver's side CV drive shaft was fractured and needed to be replaced. The contact was informed…
- Engine
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, several undisclosed warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle started to lose motive power. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled after arriving at the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that there was a bypass malfunction. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 117,729.
- Hybrid propulsion system › Inverter
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled with unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to pull over and jump start the vehicle and the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the motor power inverter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the contact would receive a callback. The failure mileage was 126,000.
- Exterior lighting
TIRE INFLATION LITE COMES, THE MANUAL STATES TO GET OUT THE CAR AND INSPECT THE TIRES FOR DEFLATION. THIS HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES EACH TIME THE TIRE INFLATION HAS FOUND TO BE GOOD. THE DEALER JUST RESTS. I GOT OUT ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST WAS HIT BY A TRUCK. THE HIGHWAY PATROL SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. TIRES APPEARED TO BE GOOD BY TOUCH, NO TIRE FELT HOT THAN THE OTHER, IT WAS RESET (TIRE LITE) TIRES PRESSURE WERE WITHIN TWO PSI LATER DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE MANUAL STATES TO PULL OVER AND INSPECT THE TIRES AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO KILLED BY A PASSING VEHICLE. THE TIRE PRESSURE LITE COMING ON IS A HAZARD.
- Wheels
9/25/15 PURCHASED BRAND NEW; ALREADY HAD 5 EPISODES OF ALERT PROBLEM IN TIRE PRESSURE: 10/29/15 (2,835 MILES) ALERT OF TIRE PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY & BROUGHT TO DEALER ON SAME DAY:11/20/15, THE LIGHTS WENT ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY: BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER ON 11/21/15 4,536 MILES- ALERT OF TIRE PRESSURE AND BROUGHT TO DEALER; 12/28/15 (6,816)--MADE AN OIL CHANGE IN SAME DEALER AND ON 1/4/16 THE ALERT SIGNAL WAS ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND WENT BACK TO DEALER ON 1/5--THEY DIDN'T CREATE A WORK ORDER BUT CHECKED THE CAR AND WAS ADVISED AND WAS SHOWN BY SERVICE ADVISOR HOW TO MANUALLY RESET THE ALERT SO IT GOES AWAY; CALLED 1800-9991009 ON 1/13/2016 @8:03 AM AND SPOKE…
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.
NHTSA defect investigations
- Pedestrian alert soundsClosedLed to recall 22V063000
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review…
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in US vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled…
- Electrical overstressClosedLed to recall 20V024
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect. During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW.  The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with manufacturer design specifications.  The ECU in the subject vehicles contains a model DS84 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) which controls the communication of the crash sensor signal,…