Reliability & cost of ownership
Honda Civic Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Honda Civic? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Honda Civic problems by model year
306 recall entries across 31 model years and 13,664 owner complaints across 32 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining model year — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Honda Civic, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- steering2,439 complaints
- air bags2,314 complaints
- power train1,585 complaints
- unknown or other1,248 complaints
- electrical system1,154 complaints
- engine1,084 complaints
- suspension822 complaints
- structure685 complaints