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2017 Honda Civic Air bags Problems

Complaints
24about this part
Share
4%of 604 total for the year
Median mileage
4,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Honda Civic, 4% of the 604 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 4,000 miles. 10 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Since we got the car, december 2017, the air bag off warning light comes on intermittently, about 8 times since we got it and twice in october, while my wife is seated in the front passenger seat. Two dealers say nothing is wrong and Honda says if they can't find anything wrong they won't start replacing parts until the problem goes away. Which I find unacceptable for safety equipment. I can not have the airbag fail if we were to get in a collision.”

NHTSA complaint #11144205, filed 2018-10, 12,400 miles

“I was burned on my left arm as a result of the airbag deploying. I could not see out of the windows after the airbags deployed. The vehicle was going appropriately 10-15 MPH while turing left onto a hwy when it was hit by another vehicle”

NHTSA complaint #11064728, filed 2018-01, 700 miles

“Passenger front airbag is deactivated when my wife or I sit in the seat. Per Honda dealer neither one of us meet sensor criteria to activate air bag. American Honda will not assist nor respond to this issue. The servicing dealer recommends having wife move seat all the way back or sit in the back seat. This issue is considered normal & within design criteria. Passenger front airbag will never deploy in an accident whenever someone sits & weight does not activate airbag.”

NHTSA complaint #11151886, filed 2018-11, 15 miles

“Potential taketa recall. July 14, 2018. I had made a left hand turn into the parking lot of a local convenience store. Time was approximately 7 p.m.as I pulled into the parking spot, the drivers side front tire bumped the curb.the drivers side center airbag, located in the steering wheel did not deploy. It exploded! I thought someone had rammed into my car. When the airbag blew, it sounded like someone had fired a couple of 12 guage shotguns in the vehicle.smoke was billowing out from the left and right sides of the steering wheel and column. It smelled like something electrical was on fire. …”

NHTSA complaint #11111485, filed 2018-07, 11,000 miles

“Tl-contact owns a 2017 Honda Civic --- vehicle was totaled a few days ago ----- airbags in vehicle did not deploy ----vehicle was sitting still in traffic when accident occurred,.mileage on vehicle was 16,330 at time of accident. Vehicle was hit from behind and pushed into another car----message came up on dashboard during accident that read airbag system problem --- vehicle was a total loss ---0 recalls associated with this VIN..cb”

NHTSA complaint #11058067, filed 2018-01, 16,330 miles

Related recalls

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202626%
202534%
202422%
202383%
202291%
202196%
20202912%
2019123%
2018233%
2017244%
2016283%
20155815%
20145719%
201311436%
201214933%
20115130%
20109624%
20099524%
200817719%
200715613%
200618113%
200512941%
200413338%
200314028%
200224134%
200131029%
20008229%
19995817%
19989622%
199714038%
19967023%
19957638%
19945641%
19932718%
19921717%
199111%
199011%

Other parts of the 2017 Honda Civic

Steering
174 complaints
Other or unknown
166 complaints
Electrical system
103 complaints
Engine
66 complaints
Brakes
38 complaints
Body and structure
37 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
37 complaints
Fuel system
34 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
29 complaints
Vehicle speed control
13 complaints
Electronic stability control
11 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
10 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Honda Civic

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology