2020 Honda Civic Collision Avoidance & Cameras Problems
Collision Avoidance & Cameras problems account for 24 complaints on the 2020 Honda Civic, or 11% of its 225 total complaints. Owners mainly report phantom automatic braking and false collision warnings, with a median failure mileage of 7,000 miles and no related recall.
- Collision Avoidance & Cameras complaints
- 24
- 11% of 225
- Crashes reported
- 1
- Fires reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Median mileage
- 7,000 mi
- Related recalls
- 0
Typical collision avoidance system symptoms owners report
- Car brakes hard or comes to a near-complete stop on its own at highway speed with no obstacle present.
- Forward collision-avoidance system engages and displays a BRAKE warning even when the vehicle ahead is at a safe distance or has already turned.
- False-positive detections repeat on the same stretch of road, sometimes triggering only a beep and dashboard warning without full braking.
- Automatic emergency braking activates suddenly at low speed while coasting, with no obstacle nearby.
- Warning lights indicate a radar sensor is obstructed or that ACC, collision warning, and automatic emergency braking are offline, even when the sensor is clear.
When 2020 Honda Civic collision avoidance system complaints were filed
First complaint Aug 5, 2021, latest Jul 30, 2026.
Collision Avoidance & Cameras recalls for the 2020 Honda Civic
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
Collision Avoidance & Cameras complaints by Civic model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- Is phantom braking common on the 2020 Honda Civic?
- NHTSA lists 24 Collision Avoidance & Cameras complaints for the 2020 Civic, 11% of all complaints filed for that year, with multiple owners describing sudden unexplained braking.
- Is there a recall for the 2020 Honda Civic collision avoidance system?
- No related recalls are listed in NHTSA data for this problem area on the 2020 Civic.
- At what mileage do these collision system problems show up?
- NHTSA data shows a median mileage of 7,000 miles at failure for Collision Avoidance & Cameras complaints on the 2020 Civic.
- Has phantom braking caused any crashes on the 2020 Civic?
- NHTSA records 1 crash and 3 injuries tied to complaints in this problem area for the 2020 Civic, with no fires reported.
- How does 2020 compare to other Civic years for this issue?
- The 2020 Civic's 11% share of complaints in this area is higher than most earlier model years but lower than the 24% share reported for the 2021 Civic.