Is there an easy way to turn of lane departure warnings?
I bought a Civic new in February 2026. It is a great car generally, but the Road Departure Mitigation System is an absolute pain. It is fine on dual carriageways and wide roads, but on narrow roads - both urban & rural, it gives constant spurious warnings and steering kicks. This is at best, annoying/distracting and could well be dangerous under some circumstances.
The system is clearly not fit-for-purpose. It is just not intelligent enough to work properly on narrower roads. It is not possible to disable this facility as a default - it is necessary to disable each time on start-up - requiring delving through several menu layers on the Driver Information Interface. At the very least, disabling on start-up should be a single ‘button-press’.
What is your view on this please? Is this an issue expressed by others?
I am minded to reject the car due to this system clearly being not fit-for-purpose. As a less drastic alternative, do you know of any third party modifications to enable disabling by default please?
The system is clearly not fit-for-purpose. It is just not intelligent enough to work properly on narrower roads. It is not possible to disable this facility as a default - it is necessary to disable each time on start-up - requiring delving through several menu layers on the Driver Information Interface. At the very least, disabling on start-up should be a single ‘button-press’.
What is your view on this please? Is this an issue expressed by others?
I am minded to reject the car due to this system clearly being not fit-for-purpose. As a less drastic alternative, do you know of any third party modifications to enable disabling by default please?
Asked on 29 April 2026 by Stuart McGuigan
Answered by
David Ross
We have seen reports from other vehicle owners from a range of manufacturers who find that lane keeping systems struggle in particular conditions, especially on narrow roads where it is not practical to keep to the centre of the lane. The system can be turned off temporarily once the vehicle has been started, but the regulations mean that it will automatically be switched back on the next time the vehicle is started.
We would not expect a rejection of the car to be successful, as it is meeting the required safety standards as mandated in law. While a modification to disable the system might technically be possible, this would have to be declared as a modification to your insurer and may even result in your policy being being cancelled in the event of a claim.
We would not expect a rejection of the car to be successful, as it is meeting the required safety standards as mandated in law. While a modification to disable the system might technically be possible, this would have to be declared as a modification to your insurer and may even result in your policy being being cancelled in the event of a claim.
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