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Honda Civic Type R

Every Honda Civic Type R model year on file, 2017 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years394 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years102017 to 2026
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins116Summed across model years
By model year

The 2021 model year drew the most complaints, 11, 28% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

036912201720182019202020211120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Honda Civic Type R complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
9
Steering
9
Electrical system
6
Engine and cooling
6
Powertrain
5
Brakes
4
Airbags
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Equipment
1
Wheels
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Honda Civic Type R model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Honda Civic Type R by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone001
2025Hatchback40.080102
2024Hatchback10.013104
2023Hatchback911.1822113
2022Not decoded0NoneNone001
2021Hatchback1118.21572016
2020Hatchback10.0131025
2019Hatchback60.0462019
2018Hatchback520.0362016
2017Hatchback20.0121019
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Honda Civic Type R

  • 26V-332 May 21, 2026
    Front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash
    Airbags · 99k vehicles
  • 24V-744 Oct 3, 2024
    Steering gearbox assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause excessive internal friction and lead to difficulty steering the…
    Steering · 1.69M vehicles
  • 24V-064 Feb 1, 2024
    Front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended
    Airbags · 750k vehicles
  • 23V-858 Dec 18, 2023
    Fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 2.49M vehicles
  • 23V-229 Mar 30, 2023
    Driver's seat frame may not have been welded properly, which can cause the seat cushion frame to break
    Seats · 640 vehicles
  • 21V-215 Mar 25, 2021
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 625k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.