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Honda Civic Type RYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 43 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Honda Civic Type R.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints43Top: SteeringSafety recalls62017–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Honda Civic Type R years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Civic Type R median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1004 complaints · 1 recall2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2023Not rated–/10010 complaints · 2 recalls2021Not rated–/10012 complaints · 2 recalls2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2019Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls2018Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls2017Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Honda Civic Type R problems

All model years combined: 43 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Steering91
Engine80
Fuel/propulsion system60
Electrical system61
Power train51
Service brakes42
Air bags31
Fuel system, gasoline30
Visibility/wiper30
3 other systems30
6 recalls

Honda Civic Type R recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

31%Occupant classification: front passenger26V-332 · 2017–2021 · May 21, 2026 · 98,892 vehicles89%Steering24V-744 · 2023–2025 · Oct 3, 2024 · 1,693,199 vehicles55%Occupant classification: front passenger24V-064 · 2021 · Feb 1, 2024 · 750,114 vehicles75%Delivery: fuel pump23V-858 · 2018–2020 · Dec 18, 2023 · 2,490,460 vehicles79%Seats23V-229 · 2023 · Mar 30, 2023 · 640 vehicles90%Delivery: fuel pump21V-215 · 2019 · Mar 25, 2021 · 624,552 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Civic Type R

  1. Momentary Increased Steering EffortEA23003 · 2023 · closed Jan 28, 2025
    Led to recall 24V-744