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2020 Honda Civic transmission problems

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

31

Transmission complaints

11%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Civic transmission complaints by model year409 complaints1984: 1 complaints1986: 5 complaints1987: 2 complaints1988: 1 complaints1989: 2 complaints1990: 6 complaints1991: 7 complaints1992: 5 complaints1993: 9 complaints1994: 8 complaints1995: 19 complaints1996: 26 complaints1997: 28 complaints1998: 53 complaints1999: 37 complaints2000: 30 complaints2001: 409 complaints2002: 188 complaints2003: 102 complaints2004: 56 complaints2005: 37 complaints2006: 79 complaints2007: 106 complaints2008: 53 complaints2009: 23 complaints2010: 12 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 50 complaints2013: 22 complaints2014: 98 complaints2015: 175 complaints2016: 36 complaints2017: 29 complaints2018: 14 complaints2019: 13 complaints2020: 31 complaints2021: 2 complaints2022: 10 complaints2023: 6 complaints2024: 6 complaints2025: 4 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Civic transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I turn my car on To go to work realized I didn’t have my phone. Car was in park. I hadn’t touch the gearshift at all I get out of the car. Approximate 20 seconds after I walk away from the car, my home security camera shows the car creeping extremely slowly backwards up into my driveway going…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · August 2, 2024 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2020 Honda Civic have?

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

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.