Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Honda Civic

Honda Civic owners have reported 245 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (114 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (98 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Honda Civic


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Honda Civic

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

On June 17, 2026, at approximately 4:30pm, while driving to work for an event, my vehicle suddenly applied the emergency brakes right after a message appeared on my dash warning me to brake. There was no vehicle infront of me that should have caused my car to brake so hard and suddenly.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Cruise control does not disengage upon electronic parking brake being engaged while moving, causing the car to accelerate aggressively after the brake is released. While it does disengage after enough speed is lost, it should disengage immediately as it does when the brake pedal is tapped   Read details...

The Warnings problem

“collision mitigation system problem see dealer” warning! once at unknown mileage around 6,000 and once at around 10,000 miles. Random vehicle braking around 6-8 times in 12,000 miles with no reason. Braking happens while in cruise control.   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2024 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the forward collision avoidance system became inoperable. The contact stated that whenever the vehicle was close to another vehicle, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated, with the forward collision avoidance alert   Read details...




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