2017 Honda Civic · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 37owner reports
- 25,000median miles
- 9involved a crash
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
37 of the 596 complaints on this car describe brake wear.
Tick what matches of 37 reports
Brake wear 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, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2017 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 6,000 and 50,563 miles, from the 22 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2017 Honda Civic that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2021 Accords, 2019-2017 Civics, 2017-2021 CR-Vs, 2018-2021 Odysseys & 2018-2021 Pilots with a customer complaint of an unexpected CMBS operation or a brake application.
What owners wrote
“The car failed to turn on and the brake pedal froze in a locked position. The warning lights flashed on the dash indicating a system failure of the brakes. This is a known safety issue with this vehicle but not acknowledged by the manufacturer.”
Filed Sep 25, 2026
“Airbags deployed in an accident (minimal impact/superficial damage) & deeply lacerated my right thumb. No warning lamps or symptoms of the problem prior. Car to be inspected by insurance claim adjuster & available for inspection.”
Filed May 29, 2023
“Brakes keep failing. Replaced with OEM parts twice in the last 10months because Honda says it isn't an issue they cover and no active recalls for any parts or components”
Filed Sep 6, 2022
“My brakes stopped working, resulting in a car crash. My airbags never went off and I sustained injuries to my head, neck,and, back.”
Filed May 22, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 9 of 37 reports involved a crash and 4 people were hurt. 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 Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 134 reports
- Steering sticks, feels notchy or jerks 123 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 38 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 28 reports
- Windshield cracks or distorts 27 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 26 reports