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2020 Honda Civic fuel system problems

The 2020 Honda Civic has 31 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

31

Fuel System complaints

11%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

2

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Civic fuel system complaints by model year173 complaints1983: 8 complaints1984: 2 complaints1985: 2 complaints1986: 3 complaints1987: 2 complaints1988: 7 complaints1989: 8 complaints1990: 3 complaints1991: 9 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 4 complaints1995: 3 complaints1996: 2 complaints1997: 4 complaints1998: 13 complaints1999: 5 complaints2000: 6 complaints2001: 70 complaints2002: 10 complaints2003: 22 complaints2004: 19 complaints2005: 12 complaints2006: 22 complaints2007: 22 complaints2008: 15 complaints2009: 12 complaints2010: 4 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 25 complaints2013: 17 complaints2014: 13 complaints2015: 11 complaints2016: 29 complaints2017: 34 complaints2018: 173 complaints2019: 133 complaints2020: 31 complaints2021: 4 complaints2022: 10 complaints2023: 2 complaints2025: 13 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Civic fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

23V858000Fuel SystemDecember 18, 2023 · 2,490,460 units

Defect

Honda (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 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

21V215000Fuel SystemMarch 25, 2021 · 624,552 units

Defect

Honda (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, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-314.

What owners report

“I WAS DRIVING MY CAR FROM BENICIA,CALIFORNIA TO SACRAMENTO AND 20 MINS AWAY FROM MY DESTINATION MY CAR WARNING LIGHTS ALL TURNED ON AND I WENT FROM GOING 70 TO ONLY BEING ABLE TO GO NO MORE THAN 15. GOT IT TOWED TO HONDA AND FOUND OUT MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. LOOK IT UP AND SEEN THAT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · August 18, 2020

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2020 Honda Civic have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 2020 Honda Civic fuel system — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2020 Honda Civic fuel system?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the fuel system: 21V215000, 23V858000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.