2018 Honda Civic Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 1%of 747 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2018 Honda Civic, 1% of the 747 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I got the car with Honda Sensing to include adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, and forward collision warning. All these systems stopped working within 36 month and under 36000 miles. Honda dealership wants more than $2500 for a fix that I read on the internet does not seems to solve the problem. Many people report that the problem is either not solved or it recurs within 6 months.”
NHTSA complaint #11536602, filed 2023-08“I was driving today and for no reason at all the cars anti collision system automatically braked hard and could have caused an accident if someone was driving behind me. There was no one, objects or vehicles around my car at the time that would cause it to happen.”
NHTSA complaint #11665636, filed 2025-06“The automatic break warning came on with no one in front of me and the car came to a halting stop. Thankfully the car behind me was paying attention otherwise i would have been rear ended. I think this happened one other time, but I recall someone in front of me. The incident today 3-24-2022 was very distinctive.”
NHTSA complaint #11458254, filed 2022-03“I was driving on a surface street going approximately 5 - 8 mph and was 2-3 car lengths from the vehicle in front of me when my vehicles automatic emergency braking system engaged without warning, causing the car behind me to have to brake abruptly.”
NHTSA complaint #11455553, filed 2022-03“March 5th 2020 I finally recorded a message that had been appearing in my dash board during late night drives. Message read as Adaptive Cruise Control Problem Collision Mitigation System Problem I notified Honda of North Hollywood service department at the time, and they said they could not do anything to fix the problem unless the message was actively displayed on the dash board during the time of service. Unfortunate for me the message would come and go and would not remain on for the service advisor to see. …”
NHTSA complaint #11634049, filed 2025-01Related service bulletins
- 10200835Aug 31, 2021"ServiceNews Article - When returning the vehicle to the client, inform them that if the message Adaptive Cruise Control System Problem comes back on when the vehicle is driven…
- 10200833Aug 31, 2021Service Bulletin - The ACC system error message comes on while driving when outside temperatures are low/near freezing.
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 25% |
| 2025 | 10 | 13% |
| 2024 | 17 | 14% |
| 2023 | 16 | 6% |
| 2022 | 71 | 8% |
| 2021 | 33 | 22% |
| 2020 | 24 | 10% |
| 2019 | 34 | 8% |
| 2018 | 10 | 1% |
| 2017 | 10 | 2% |
| 2016 | 8 | 1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0% |
| 2005 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2018 Honda Civic
315 complaintsFuel system
174 complaintsOther or unknown
126 complaintsElectrical system
61 complaintsEngine
57 complaintsBrakes
25 complaintsAir bags
23 complaintsBody and structure
22 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
18 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsWheels
11 complaintsSeats
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 Honda Civic
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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