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2020 Honda Civic Hatchback Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

The 2020 Honda Civic Hatchback has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Honda dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2020 Honda Civic Hatchback, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2020 Honda Civic Hatchback owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Honda Civic Hatchback, describing incidents dated December 2, 2024 to May 4, 2025.

Most-cited components

Fuel/Propulsion System 2 complaints

Newest complaints

ODI #11659309 · Filed May 6, 2025
The contact owns a 2020 Honda Civic Hatchback. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power and was unable to accelerate above 30 MPH. After arriving to the destination, the vehicle stalled and was unable to restart. No warning lights…
ODI #11628434 · Filed December 2, 2024
The contact owns a 202 Honda Civic Hatchback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…

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Air Bags May Deploy Unintentionally During a Crash

NHTSA #26V332000 · Air Bags — Sensor — Occupant Classification — Front Passenger · NHTSA notice

Reported May 21, 2026 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Potentially affected: 98,892 vehicles

Repair completion: 32.26% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Owners notified July 6, 2026

Defect description

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.

Safety consequence

Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.

2020 Honda CIVIC HATCH 5 HB FWD

out of 5

Overall Safety Rating

Frontal Crash

Driver: 5, Passenger: 5

Side Crash

Driver: 5, Passenger: 5

Side Pole

Rollover

10% rollover risk

Safety Technology

Electronic Stability Control Forward Collision Warning Lane Departure Warning

2 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2020 Honda Civic Hatchback.

Fuel System, Gasoline

ODI #11659309

Incident: May 4, 2025 · Filed: May 6, 2025

The contact owns a 2020 Honda Civic Hatchback. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power and was unable to accelerate above 30 MPH. After arriving to the destination, the vehicle stalled and was unable to restart. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the fuel pump. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline

ODI #11628434

Incident: December 2, 2024 · Filed: December 2, 2024

The contact owns a 202 Honda Civic Hatchback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

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