Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Honda Civic has 29 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
29
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | This model Civic Si was build by Honda with a defective clutch. Mine began to fail at less than 60K... |
| Nov 18, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Honda CVT transmission fluid seal leak cause by failed torque converter. Car has a perfect maintenan... |
| Nov 16, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | My 2020 Civic Si had a total clutch failure at <32,000 miles matching TSB22-017 exactly. The vehicle... |
| Jun 26, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Researched and found this has been a common issue with this make and model. Clutch slippage at rando... |
| Apr 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Clutch started slipping all of a sudden. Check to see if it was under warranty said the warranty had... |
| Dec 13, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | 2020 Honda Civic EX-L Bought In 2021, December 2024 car has 102K miles and transmission went out. N... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Clutch has begun slipping very badly at 40,000 miles, sometimes to the point of not being able to ac... |
| Aug 2, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I turn my car on To go to work realized I didn’t have my phone. Car was in park. I hadn’t touch the ... |
| Dec 19, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | TSB 22-017 failing clutch on all M/T civic 2020&2021. Failed on highway almost caused severe acciden... |
| Dec 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Over the last few months, I noticed that the vehicle had poor acceleration when merging onto the hig... |
| Jun 12, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Bought my 2020 Honda Civic si at 48 k miles. Noticed mild clutch slip and vibration on the shift kn... |
| Jun 6, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The car has a problem where the clutch prematurely wears out and the cars acceleration cuts out. thi... |
| Mar 29, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | On March 29, 2023 around 6:30PM on my way home from work, my car stopped me in the middle of I-78. T... |
| Oct 15, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Manual transmission slipping when Turbo kicks in and you are unable to accelerate. We are contact... |
| Jul 16, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | 2nd incident of clutch failure within a year and both almost caused a serious accident. |
| May 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | I purchased a brand new 2020 Honda Civic SI in April 2020. Around 24,000 miles, the clutch started ... |
| Mar 26, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Clutch went out at 25k miles - never stalled this car. Have several manual transmission Hondas no pr... |
| Mar 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | With my car just reached over 19k miles the clutch started slipping when driving on highway, problem... |
| Jan 26, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2020 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the clut... |
| Jul 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Clutch System/Transmission Failure 1st Occurrence: Driving on the highway one evening at 65 mph in ... |