Reliability & cost of ownership
Honda Civic SI Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Honda Civic SI? 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 SI problems by model year
207 owner complaints on file across 19 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for those years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Honda Civic SI, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- steering140 complaints
- air bags20 complaints
- unknown or other13 complaints
- engine11 complaints
- power train9 complaints
- lane departure9 complaints
- electrical system7 complaints
- structure6 complaints