Honda Civic Type R vs Chevrolet C20

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Honda Civic Type R	Chevrolet C20
Complaints on file	40	100
Model years covered	2017–2025	1970–1997
Worst model year	—	1995
Best model year	—	1993
Crashes reported	4	14
Fires reported	1	7
Injuries reported	1	7
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	15%	28%

Honda Civic Type R by year

2 6 7 1 13 8 3

17 18 19 20 21 23 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 9 22.5%

Steering 8 20.0%

Engine & Cooling 5 12.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 12.5%

Electrical System 5 12.5%

Brakes 3 7.5%

Airbags 2 5.0%

Wheels 1 2.5%

Chevrolet C20 by year

1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 6 2 3 4 2 6 7 2 25 13 15 2

70 71 72 74 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 97

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 22 22.0%

Seat Belts 13 13.0%

Tires 9 9.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 8.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 7 7.0%

Engine & Cooling 6 6.0%

Electrical System 6 6.0%

Body & Structure 5 5.0%