Honda Civic

Owners filed 15,947 complaints across 37 model years of the Honda Civic. The 2006 drew the most (1,402); the 2026 the fewest (28).

Model years37

Complaints15,947

Recalls364

Fires172

Deaths43

Every Honda Civic model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2026	28	0	—	2	Steering	Routine
2025	70	2	1	10	Steering	Routine
2024	122	3	1	12	Steering	Routine
2023	254	4	—	19	Steering	Above average
2022	881	4	3	34	Steering	Above average
2021	143	4	2	5	Steering	Routine
2020	224	5	1	15	Unknown or Other	Above average
2019	428	4	1	26	Steering	Above average
2018	739	6	4	26	Steering	Fatalities reported
2017	592	6	6	23	Steering	Above average
2016	1,080	5	4	36	Steering	Above average
2015	380	1	2	37	Power Train	Above average
2014	291	2	4	30	Power Train	Above average
2013	319	0	1	29	Air Bags	Above average
2012	454	3	5	55	Air Bags	High concern
2011	168	9	5	22	Air Bags	Routine
2010	396	8	5	31	Air Bags	Fatalities reported
2009	395	8	6	42	Air Bags	Fatalities reported
2008	916	7	6	62	Air Bags	High concern
2007	1,204	9	9	48	Engine	Fatalities reported
2006	1,402	15	21	78	Engine	Fatalities reported
2005	314	15	9	74	Air Bags	Fatalities reported
2004	350	15	6	47	Air Bags	Fatalities reported
2003	499	24	5	90	Air Bags	Fatalities reported
2002	702	24	14	112	Air Bags	Fatalities reported
2001	1,079	27	15	147	Power Train › Automatic Transmission	Fatalities reported
2000	287	18	5	73	Air Bags › Frontal	High concern
1999	338	15	5	61	Electrical System	Fatalities reported
1998	435	18	3	81	Air Bags › Frontal	Fatalities reported
1997	373	16	2	67	Air Bags	High concern
1996	305	17	4	67	Air Bags › Frontal	Fatalities reported
1995	199	12	2	84	Air Bags › Frontal	Fatalities reported
1994	135	14	—	60	Air Bags › Frontal	High concern
1993	146	13	4	40	Air Bags › Frontal	Routine
1992	98	13	3	25	Electrical System › Ignition	Routine
1991	110	8	5	12	Seat Belts	Fatalities reported
1990	91	10	3	15	Electrical System › Ignition	Fatalities reported

Which Honda Civic years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 1,402 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 15 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.