2021 Honda Civic: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 181 complaints
181
Total Complaints
21,240mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

4,067 25th Percentile
21,240 Median Mileage
72,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
49
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
25
SERVICE BRAKES
16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10
AIR BAGS
8
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
7
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
7
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
3
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM, WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT, EVEN WHEN THE FOG LIGHTS ARE ON. H ROAD NEEDS TO BE ILLUMINATED A LITTLE BIT MORE, OR EVEN HAVE A FURTHER BEAM. THE LED VERSION OF THE CIVIC HAS A EXCELLENT HEADLIGHT PATTERN/BRIGHTNESS. HOWEVER, LX, SPORT AND EX SHARE THE SAME DIM HEADLIGHTS AT..."
"HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM, WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT, EVEN WHEN THE FOG LIGHTS ARE ON. H ROAD NEEDS TO BE ILLUMINATED A LITTLE BIT MORE, OR EVEN HAVE A FURTHER BEAM. THE LED VERSION OF THE CIVIC HAS A EXCELLENT HEADLIGHT PATTERN/BRIGHTNESS. HOWEVER, LX, SPORT AND EX SHARE THE SAME DIM HEADLIGHTS AT..."
"In first month of ownership, all four windows automatically opened after I parked the car and walked away. After some online investigation, I made an appointment with Honda Service Dept. and asked them to disable the remote window open feature. They said it could not be done. Then I found video on ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28