Vehicle complaints, recalls & safety data — sourced from NHTSA

2007 Honda Civic: Complaints, Recalls, and Known Problems

Owners have filed 1,203 safety complaints about the 2007 Honda Civic with U.S. regulators. Here's what the federal data shows, system by system.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · Retrieved July 14, 2026 · Counts change as new reports are filed

1,203

Complaints

Recalls

Complaints for this vehicle report 48 crashes, 9 fires, 71 injuries, 10 deaths.

Key findings

Suspension leads the complaint list, cited in 246 of 1,203 complaints, followed by Engine & cooling.
Stalling is a recurring theme. 66 of the 1,203 reports describe the engine stalling — many while driving.

What owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle system involved. For the 2007 Honda Civic, here is how reports break down by system.

Complaints by vehicle system

System mentions in 1,203 complaints · a complaint can cite more than one system

Suspension

246

Engine & cooling

243

Visibility & lighting

226

Airbags & restraints

167

Wheels & tires

119

Power train / transmission

103

Body & structure

Other / unspecified

"I financed a 2007 Honda Civic on July 30 2025, this car has a faulty fuel pump from Roseville car group. There is no check engine light on, this just appeared this afternoon Aug 2nd 2025."

Owner complaint filed August 2025 · Suspension,Fuel/Propulsion System · NHTSA ODI 11678038

"CAN'T GET DEALER TO REPLACE AIRBAG (PASSENGER) ON RECALL. THEY SAY PARTS ARE BACKORDERED. SERVICE BULLETIN, 08-001 WAS NEVER INFORMED OF AND NOW COST IS BORNE BY USER TO REPLACE FAULTY SUSPENSION PARTS"

Owner complaint filed May 2017 · Suspension,Air Bags · NHTSA ODI 10991831

When complaints were filed

Complaint filings for the 2007 Honda Civic over time:

Complaints filed per year — 2007 Honda Civic

Year the complaint was filed, not the incident year

133

125

228

124

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2026 is a partial year (through July 14, 2026).

How the 2007 compares with other model years

Across the Honda Civic model years we track, the 2006 has the most complaints on file (1,402); the 2007 ranks 2 of 3.

Total complaints by model year — Honda Civic

All complaints on file per model year, as of July 14, 2026

2006

1,402

2007

1,203

2016

1,060

Older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate complaints — compare adjacent years, not endpoints.

Recall history: 9 recalls

9 recalls apply to some or all 2007 Honda Civic vehicles. Recall repairs are free at any dealer, with no time limit.

Sep 200707V-399

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Wheel Speed Sensor/Tone Ring

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HOUSING USES AN O-RING SEAL TO PREVENT LEAKAGE TO OR FROM THE WHEEL BEARING. IF ASSEMBLED IMPROPERLY, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAL PROPERLY ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE WHEEL BEARING AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BEARING, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE USE OF RO…

Sep 200707V-402

Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch

ON CERTAIN SEDAN AND HYBRID (CNG) VEHICLES, DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN MECHANISM MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-LUBRICATED WITH SILICONE GREASE. OVER TIME, SOME OF THIS EXTRA GREASE MAY DRIP ON THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING THE SWITCH TO FAIL.

Nov 200707V-512

Fuel System, Other:Storage:Tank Assembly

ON CERTAIN COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) VEHICLES, IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE INTERIOR FIRE IN THE AREA OF THE REAR SEAT, THE CNG TANK MAY BE HEATED UNEVENLY, PREVENTING THE PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE FROM VENTING THE CONTENTS OF THE TANK AS DESIGNED.

May 201616V-346