2015 Honda Civic · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 32owner reports
- 88,000median miles
- $5,000median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report May 6, 2024 · checked Oct 2, 2026
223 of the 380 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 32 of those describe stalling.
Tick what matches of 32 reports
Stalling on other Civic years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The software settings that control the transmission operation may result in damage to the transmission drive pulley shaft.
The recall on the 2015 Honda Civic, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Civic
Low beam headlights stop illuminating. Closed sep 17, 2012, led to recall 12V-136.
Ignition shift interlock. Closed oct 14, 2010, led to recall 10V-364.
Cng tank exploding in a fire. Closed nov 20, 2007.
Ignition distributor. Closed oct 25, 2001.
Stalling. Closed jan 31, 1994.
None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.
What owners paid
7 of the 32 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $462 to $5,500.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 56,000 and 108,000 miles, from the 21 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“With only 96,597 miles on the CVT transmission it failed while I was driving on [XXX] In Michigan on [XXX] causing the vehicle to immediately lose power on the Interstate and I was barely able to get the car to the shoulder where the car stalled and couldnât be restarted. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)”
Filed Mar 1, 2024 · 96,597 miles
“After turning on to a 4 lane highway, my car lost power and would not run over 40 miles per hour. This put me into a very dangerous situation as you can imagine. I will be finding someone to look at it tomorrow, however, this exact issue is described in the recall CVT transmission recall but ironically, this car does not appear to be included in the recall. There were absolutely no warning lights when this happened.”
Filed Oct 1, 2023
“I am having problems with my 2015 honda civic lx , my transmission failed when my wife and grandkids were getting off freeway and car stalled. This is a serious problem that Honda needs to address for consumer safety. The cvt transmissions in these vehicles are of poor quality.”
Filed Jan 25, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 32 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Airbag warning light or recall 58 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 53 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 42 reports