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Honda Civic

Model years 1973–2025 · 79 recall campaigns · 10,731 complaints · 20 investigations · filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.

The Honda Civic appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1973 to 2025: 79 recall campaigns (212 model-year entries) and 10,731 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is air bags (181.8 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by power train (105.2).

The 2006 model year has the most complaints (1,314). Recall campaigns peaked in 2018 with 7; complaints were received in the largest number in 2010 (1,069). Within Honda, this line ranks 2 of 67 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1973 Honda Civic200%951,861
1974 Honda Civic200%1,002,883
1975 Honda Civic200%1,069,347
1976 Honda Civic200%1,069,347
1977 Honda Civic300%1,102,899
1978 Honda Civic NHTSA record100%936,774
1979 Honda Civic NHTSA record110%936,774
1981 Honda Civic NHTSA record010%—
1982 Honda Civic NHTSA record010%—
1983 Honda Civic NHTSA record094%—
1984 Honda Civic352%293,067
1985 Honda Civic2157%640,019
1986 Honda Civic33416%4,077,536
1987 Honda Civic33919%4,159,286
1988 Honda Civic34622%3,803,602
1989 Honda Civic16933%3,700,000
1990 Honda Civic39044%3,700,083
1991 Honda Civic110953%3,700,000
1992 Honda Civic19847%191,289
1993 Honda Civic114570%191,289
1994 Honda Civic213565%191,320
1995 Honda Civic019896%—
1996 Honda Civic2303147%1,600,530
1997 Honda Civic2366177%1,449,399
1998 Honda Civic4418203%2,455,944
1999 Honda Civic3320155%2,446,386
2000 Honda Civic6260126%3,355,270
2001 Honda Civic141,045506%13,200,768
2002 Honda Civic11669324%14,366,149
2003 Honda Civic11466226%14,610,559
2004 Honda Civic10329159%12,684,260
2005 Honda Civic10284138%12,684,260
2006 Honda Civic131,314637%5,355,752
2007 Honda Civic91,114540%4,126,924
2008 Honda Civic7813394%3,730,507
2009 Honda Civic8347168%4,422,233
2010 Honda Civic8343166%5,777,511
2011 Honda Civic914068%5,795,567
2012 Honda Civic3312151%51,503
2013 Honda Civic019996%—
2014 Honda Civic214972%153,492
2015 Honda Civic111355%143,676
2016 Honda Civic5275133%2,993,410
2017 Honda Civic610651%2,601,895
2018 Honda Civic64321%2,732,430
2019 Honda Civic484%3,349,899
2020 Honda Civic500%4,088,095
2021 Honda Civic400%3,463,543
2022 Honda Civic400%2,806,772
2023 Honda Civic400%1,958,273
2024 Honda Civic300%1,957,887
2025 Honda Civic200%2,414,009

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Air Bags181.8
Power Train105.2
Electrical System80.9
Suspension60.6
Visibility60
Engine and Engine Cooling56.8
Structure47.6
Engine46.8
Vehicle Speed Control40.2
Unknown or Other40

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Honda Civic complaints (13,346 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

90
94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Honda Civic, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Complaints about any Honda Civic model year, by year received.

Other Honda model lines

All 67 Honda model lines

Questions and answers

Which Honda Civic model years have the most recalls?

2001 (14), 2006 (13), 2002 (11). Across model years 1973–2025 there are 79 distinct campaigns.

Which Honda Civic model year has the most complaints?

2006, with 1,314 of the line's 10,731 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Honda Civic complain about?

air bags (181.8 per 1,000 mentions), power train (105.2 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (80.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.