Honda Civic recalls & problems by year

363 recalls and 16,029 owner complaints across 37 model years (1990–2026).

Most complaints20061,404 complaints

Most recalls200127 recalls

Crashes reported1,701in owner complaints

Injuries reported1,414100 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2026	5★	24–49 mpg	0	32	3	0	2	0
2025	5★	24–49 mpg	2	77	10	1	11	0
2024	5★	24–36 mpg	3	125	12	1	11	0
2023	5★	24–36 mpg	4	258	19	0	12	0
2022	5★	29–36 mpg	4	885	34	3	19	0
2021	5★	25–36 mpg	4	147	5	2	2	0
2020	5★	25–36 mpg	5	233	15	1	14	0
2019	5★	25–36 mpg	4	443	27	1	20	0
2018	5★	32–36 mpg	6	747	27	4	25	1
2017	5★	32–36 mpg	6	602	23	6	13	0
2016	5★	30–35 mpg	5	1,082	36	4	16	0
2015	5★	25–34 mpg	1	381	37	2	23	0
2014	5★	25–34 mpg	2	293	30	4	29	0
2013	5★	25–33 mpg	0	319	29	1	34	0
2012	5★	25–32 mpg	3	456	55	5	41	0
2011	3★	24–29 mpg	9	169	22	5	20	0
2010	—	24–29 mpg	8	397	31	5	32	47
2009	—	24–29 mpg	8	396	42	6	39	1
2008	—	24–29 mpg	7	916	62	6	50	0
2007	—	23–29 mpg	9	1,204	48	9	71	10
2006	—	23–30 mpg	15	1,404	79	21	69	3
2005	—	25–34 mpg	15	316	74	9	71	3
2004	—	25–34 mpg	15	350	47	6	37	1
2003	—	25–34 mpg	24	499	90	5	66	13
2002	—	25–34 mpg	24	702	112	14	98	4
2001	—	28–34 mpg	27	1,079	147	15	132	6
2000	—	25–33 mpg	18	287	73	5	46	0
1999	—	25–33 mpg	15	338	61	5	54	1
1998	—	27–34 mpg	18	435	81	3	55	1
1997	—	27–34 mpg	16	373	67	2	51	0
1996	—	27–36 mpg	16	305	67	4	46	1
1995	—	24–43 mpg	12	199	84	2	70	5
1994	—	25–43 mpg	14	135	60	0	46	0
1993	—	26–43 mpg	13	146	40	4	31	0
1992	—	26–43 mpg	13	98	25	3	26	0
1991	—	22–43 mpg	8	110	12	5	15	1
1990	—	22–43 mpg	10	91	15	3	17	2

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Air bags — 2,938 complaints
Steering — 2,587 complaints
Power train — 1,802 complaints
Electrical system — 1,560 complaints
Unknown or other — 1,362 complaints
Engine — 1,111 complaints
Suspension — 885 complaints
Visibility — 843 complaints