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2018 Honda Civic Air bags Problems

Complaints
23about this part
Share
3%of 748 total for the year
Median mileage
16,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the air bags of the 2018 Honda Civic, 3% of the 748 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 16,000 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved, 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.

“Had a bumper to bumper crash on freeway during rush hour traffic was stopping and going between 5 to 15 miles an hour I was hit from behind while my car was on neutral then I hit car in front of me my bumpers and grill plus safety bumper bar was bent into radiator, front vehicle had small dent plus bumper damage my front car was totaled. Bumpers are clip ons they can fall at any moment.”

NHTSA complaint #11186629, filed 2019-03, 31,600 miles

“On 11/28/2018, I was driving on freeway and the air bag in my car deployed with no reason. I sent the car to the dealer for investigation. The dealer told me that the air bag is deployed because they found a dent on the rear control arm which I found hard to believe. When the air bag deployed, there was no collision, I was driving on freeway, so there is surely no bumps on the road. Even if they found a dent on the car, there is no proof that the dent is made on the same day that the air bag pops up. …”

NHTSA complaint #11163878, filed 2018-12, 10,000 miles

“Car has the SRS light pop up from time to time. It will stay on for the whole drive and will sometimes go away after turning the car off and on again. It is intermittent. I has happened to my vehicle already 5-6 times.”

NHTSA complaint #11742378, filed 2026-06

“I was making a turn not even 2 miles and the airbag just came out when I just got the car for 2 weeks , carfax said no accident , took the car back to dealer, they said I hit the car when is not a scratch, they don’t want to fix it or be responsible, I took the car with other mechanic and he find out that car has been in an accident and the dealer is lying , after I saw the pict online the car it’s the same ven number but rims and other stuff don’t match”

NHTSA complaint #11495192, filed 2022-11

“Passenger airbag deployed with no impact, crash, or anything forceful to have activated it. Passenger airbag cracked windshield glass and injured passenger. An airbag issue was not included in any recall notification from manufacturer in the past year(s). No warning lamps appeared before the incident, which put my safety and the passengers safety at risk. I reported this to my insurance and have opened a claim. Insurance has been in contact with dealer/manufacturer and is currently under investigation.”

NHTSA complaint #11598703, filed 2024-07

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 2018 Honda Civic

Steering
315 complaints
Fuel system
174 complaints
Other or unknown
126 complaints
Electrical system
61 complaints
Engine
57 complaints
Brakes
25 complaints
Body and structure
23 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
18 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
14 complaints
Wheels
11 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
10 complaints
Seats
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 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