2014 Honda Civic Air Bags Problems
Owners have filed 57 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the 2014 Honda Civic, 19% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 65,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “air bag” (26% of reports).
- 57air bags complaints
- 65,500median miles at failure
- 18mention a crash
- 12mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 14%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Air bag: mentioned in 15 of 57 complaints (26%)
- Check airbag: mentioned in 10 of 57 complaints (18%)
- Airbags deploy: mentioned in 6 of 57 complaints (11%)
At what mileage do air bags problems happen?
Based on 30 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 57 complaints, 18 mention a crash, 12 an injury.
Honda Civic air bags complaints by model year
| Model year | Air Bags complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Civic | 2 | 6% | — |
| 2025 Civic | 3 | 4% | — |
| 2024 Civic | 2 | 2% | 21,541 |
| 2023 Civic | 8 | 3% | 3,750 |
| 2022 Civic | 9 | 1% | 46,500 |
| 2021 Civic | 9 | 6% | 78,000 |
| 2020 Civic | 29 | 13% | 21,650 |
| 2019 Civic | 12 | 3% | 10,000 |
| 2018 Civic | 23 | 3% | 16,000 |
| 2017 Civic | 24 | 4% | 4,000 |
| 2016 Civic | 28 | 3% | 30,628 |
| 2015 Civic | 58 | 15% | 43,069 |
| 2014 Civic | 57 | 19% | 65,500 |
| 2013 Civic | 114 | 36% | 60,000 |
| 2012 Civic | 149 | 33% | 41,000 |
| 2011 Civic | 51 | 30% | 64,000 |
| 2010 Civic | 96 | 24% | 72,000 |
| 2009 Civic | 95 | 24% | 75,000 |
| 2008 Civic | 177 | 19% | 81,656 |
| 2007 Civic | 156 | 13% | 80,175 |
| 2006 Civic | 180 | 13% | 80,000 |
| 2005 Civic | 129 | 41% | 87,000 |
| 2004 Civic | 133 | 38% | 92,122 |
| 2003 Civic | 140 | 28% | 107,106 |
| 2002 Civic | 241 | 34% | 76,750 |
| 2001 Civic | 310 | 29% | 80,000 |
| 2000 Civic | 82 | 29% | 79,715 |
| 1999 Civic | 58 | 17% | 89,500 |
| 1998 Civic | 96 | 22% | 140,000 |
| 1997 Civic | 140 | 38% | 89,500 |
| 1996 Civic | 70 | 23% | 92,000 |
| 1995 Civic | 76 | 38% | 175,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists air bags for the 2014 Honda Civic. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
I bought a 2014 Honda Civic LX at a used car dealership. The day after I bought it, the passenger-side occupant position sensor came on. I returned the car, and they reset it. It came on again, was reset, and when it came on again, it was replaced. The new one came on again. This time I took it to…
Very infrequently the airbag light would briefly come on (solid, never flashing). It would only happen when turning the wheel counter clockwise, typically the wheel did not need to be turned very far for this to occur. The light would always go back off and no codes were found. On the night of…
My Honda civic 2014 has a notice coming often in dashboard saying "Check airbag system". This car do not have major accident (only sight bumper hit on year 2022 on backside) and airbag never went off . Now the dealer was saying I need to pay for airbag change costing about $2,000. I think this…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2014 Honda Civics have air bags problems?
No. NHTSA has 57 owner complaints about air bags for the 2014 Honda Civic (19% of the 293 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2014 Honda Civic air bags?
No recall currently lists air bags for this vehicle.
At what mileage do air bags problems start?
The median reported mileage is 65,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about air bags problems on the 2014 Honda Civic?
The most frequent phrase is “air bag”, in 15 of 57 complaints, followed by “check airbag” (10).
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