Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Honda Civic

Honda Civic owners have reported 235 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 (109 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (94 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

I was driving my 2026 Honda Civic in the early morning hours before sunrise traveling the speed limit of 75 mph on a rural highway in north texas. Out of nowhere, my vehicle activated the collision mitigation system bringing me to a complete stop in the middle of the highway.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Phantom braking when there is no cars or anything on the road. The car would immediately brake out no where. It could cause an accident randomly braking when using cruise control.   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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