Honda Civic Type R problems

Owners have filed 40 complaints about the Honda Civic Type R with NHTSA across model years 2017 to 2025. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Every Honda Civic Type R 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.

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

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Median miles	Most reported
2025	—	3	0	0	—	Steering
2023	—	8	0	0	16,500	Steering
2021	—	13	2	1	—	Electrical System
2020	—	1	0	0	—	Electrical System
2019	—	7	0	0	—	Fuel & Propulsion
2018	—	6	2	0	—	Engine & Cooling
2017	—	2	0	0	—	Brakes

What breaks on a Honda Civic Type R

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Fuel & Propulsion 9 22.5%

Worst in 2019

Steering 8 20.0%

Worst in 2023

Engine & Cooling 5 12.5%

Worst in 2021

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 12.5%

Worst in 2021

Electrical System 5 12.5%

Worst in 2021

Brakes 3 7.5%

Worst in 2018

Airbags 2 5.0%

Worst in 2021

Wheels 1 2.5%

Worst in 2021

Equipment & Accessories 1 2.5%

Worst in 2018

Other & Unspecified 1 2.5%

Worst in 2018

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Honda Civic Type R, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2023 peak 4 Aug 2026

Compare the Honda Civic Type R

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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