Worst years for a Honda Civic
Owners have filed 20,273 complaints about the Honda Civic with NHTSA across model years 1979 to 2026. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
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2001 Honda Civic1,357 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Honda Civic year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B | 47 | 6 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2025 | C | 122 | 22 | 1 | 2,233 | Steering |
| 2024 | C | 166 | 17 | 1 | 11,000 | Steering |
| 2023 | C | 331 | 33 | 0 | 8,888 | Steering |
| 2022 | F | 1,158 | 66 | 6 | 25,263 | Steering |
| 2021 | B | 205 | 9 | 4 | 21,240 | Steering |
| 2020 | C | 299 | 23 | 3 | 15,400 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2019 | C | 536 | 37 | 1 | 14,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2018 | D | 884 | 41 | 4 | 30,000 | Steering |
| 2017 | D | 764 | 33 | 13 | 22,375 | Steering |
| 2016 | D | 1,365 | 53 | 7 | 29,775 | Steering |
| 2015 | D | 485 | 61 | 4 | 46,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | D | 384 | 47 | 9 | 29,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | D | 438 | 41 | 1 | 22,500 | Airbags |
| 2012 | D | 620 | 91 | 8 | 28,523 | Airbags |
| 2011 | C | 221 | 33 | 8 | 35,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | D | 489 | 48 | 8 | 39,960 | Airbags |
| 2009 | D | 499 | 63 | 11 | 30,250 | Airbags |
| 2008 | F | 1,083 | 89 | 8 | 50,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | D | 1,466 | 64 | 9 | 45,000 | Suspension |
| 2006 | D | 1,709 | 108 | 21 | 60,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | C | 396 | 91 | 12 | 75,000 | Airbags |
| 2004 | C | 424 | 59 | 10 | 83,915 | Airbags |
| 2003 | D | 619 | 127 | 6 | 80,000 | Airbags |
| 2002 | D | 876 | 144 | 14 | 90,000 | Airbags |
| 2001 | F | 1,357 | 206 | 20 | 91,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2000 | C | 351 | 91 | 10 | 77,320 | Airbags |
| 1999 | C | 404 | 75 | 7 | 127,000 | Electrical System |
| 1998 | C | 502 | 92 | 3 | 96,702 | Airbags |
| 1997 | C | 452 | 78 | 2 | 77,400 | Airbags |
| 1996 | C | 383 | 96 | 5 | 98,000 | Airbags |
| 1995 | C | 252 | 103 | 3 | 140,500 | Airbags |
| 1994 | B | 171 | 79 | 0 | 116,100 | Airbags |
| 1993 | B | 178 | 48 | 4 | 140,000 | Airbags |
| 1992 | — | 113 | 29 | 4 | 116,754 | Electrical System |
| 1991 | — | 143 | 13 | 9 | 140,000 | Seat Belts |
| 1990 | — | 110 | 22 | 3 | 168,862 | Seat Belts |
| 1989 | — | 88 | 17 | 3 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1988 | — | 51 | 4 | 1 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1987 | — | 41 | 6 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 54 | 3 | 2 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1985 | — | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1984 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1983 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1982 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1981 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1979 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Steering |
What breaks on a Honda Civic
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Honda Civic
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Honda Civic, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Honda Civic problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Honda Civic
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.