Honda Civic 10
2016 to 2021
Based on 4 sources, each with its own reference date below
Based on 4 sources, see the topics below
Key points to know
- Recalls
14 results · NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Registered in the United States: says nothing about the status in this country
- Complaint patterns
13 results · NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Registered in the United States: says nothing about the status in this country
- Manufacturer bulletins
6 results · NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2021
American manufacturer bulletins: published for the American market, not automatically representative of this country
- Safety rating
6 results · NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2021
American crash-test rating (NHTSA): for the American market, not automatically representative of this country
- Insurance loss
6 results · IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2021
Based on American insurance claims for this model: not automatically representative of this country
Recalls
Our EU Safety Gate feed only goes back to 17 July 2026
Registered in the United States: says nothing about the status in this country
Show the full list (14)
Official item from NHTSA: exterior lighting
Campaign number: 16V526000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 11/07/2016
Official item from NHTSA: parking brake
Campaign number: 16V725000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 11/10/2016
Official item from NHTSA: engine and engine cooling / engine
Campaign number: 16V074000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 09/02/2016
Official item from NHTSA: fuel system, gasoline / delivery / fuel pump
Campaign number: 23V858000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 18/12/2023
Official item from NHTSA: air bags / sensor / occupant classification / front passenger
Campaign number: 26V332000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: steering / electric power assist system
Campaign number: 18V663000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 27/09/2018
Official item from NHTSA: equipment / other / owners/service/other manual
Campaign number: 18V817000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 16/11/2018
Official item from NHTSA: air bags
Campaign number: 18V266000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 26/04/2018
Official item from NHTSA: power train / driveline / driveshaft
Campaign number: 17V706000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 09/11/2017
Official item from NHTSA: fuel system, gasoline / delivery / fuel pump
Campaign number: 20V314000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 28/05/2020
Official item from NHTSA: equipment / other / labels
Campaign number: 18V421000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 20/06/2018
Official item from NHTSA: fuel system, gasoline / delivery / fuel pump
Campaign number: 21V215000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 25/03/2021
Official item from NHTSA: service brakes, hydraulic / foundation components / master cylinder
Campaign number: 23V458000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 29/06/2023
Official item from NHTSA: air bags / sensor / occupant classification / front passenger
Campaign number: 24V064000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 01/02/2024
No recall found in EU Safety Gate, checked up to and including 2021
Complaint patterns
US complaint data
Registered in the United States: says nothing about the status in this country
Official item from NHTSA: steering
440 of the 1075 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: unknown or other
253 of the 1075 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: electrical system
119 of the 1075 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: service brakes
94 of the 1075 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: engine
94 of the 1075 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: structure
37 of the 585 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: fuel/propulsion system
32 of the 585 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: fuel system
89 of the 598 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: gasoline
89 of the 598 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: forward collision avoidance
24 of the 348 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: power train
31 of the 221 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: air bags
29 of the 221 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Official item from NHTSA: lane departure
11 of the 140 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
Manufacturer bulletins
Not a recognised defect, only a bulletin from the manufacturer
American manufacturer bulletins: published for the American market, not automatically representative of this country
NHTSA manufacturer communications: CIVIC
The manufacturer has published 316 technical bulletins about CIVIC, mainly about EQUIPMENT (46 of 316), EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER (32 of 316), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (30 of 316). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2021
NHTSA manufacturer communications: CIVIC
The manufacturer has published 266 technical bulletins about CIVIC, mainly about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (51 of 266), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (40 of 266), EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER (37 of 266). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2021
NHTSA manufacturer communications: CIVIC
The manufacturer has published 241 technical bulletins about CIVIC, mainly about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (44 of 241), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (41 of 241), EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER (31 of 241). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2021
NHTSA manufacturer communications: CIVIC
The manufacturer has published 208 technical bulletins about CIVIC, mainly about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (48 of 208), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (32 of 208), VISIBILITY (28 of 208). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2021
NHTSA manufacturer communications: CIVIC
The manufacturer has published 176 technical bulletins about CIVIC, mainly about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (58 of 176), VISIBILITY (28 of 176), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (24 of 176). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2021
NHTSA manufacturer communications: CIVIC
The manufacturer has published 83 technical bulletins about CIVIC, mainly about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (31 of 83), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (15 of 83), VISIBILITY (13 of 83). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2021
Safety rating
American crash test (NHTSA)
American crash-test rating (NHTSA): for the American market, not automatically representative of this country
NHTSA safety rating: CIVIC
In NHTSA's American crash test, CIVIC (model year 2016) scores 5 out of 5 stars (front 5/5, side 5/5, rollover 5/5). This is an American crash test under the NHTSA protocol, not a universal safety score: other countries'/regions' test protocols (e.g. Euro NCAP) may produce a different rating.
NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2021
NHTSA safety rating: CIVIC
In NHTSA's American crash test, CIVIC (model year 2017) scores 5 out of 5 stars (front 5/5, side 5/5, rollover 5/5). This is an American crash test under the NHTSA protocol, not a universal safety score: other countries'/regions' test protocols (e.g. Euro NCAP) may produce a different rating.
NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2021
NHTSA safety rating: CIVIC
In NHTSA's American crash test, CIVIC (model year 2018) scores 5 out of 5 stars (front 5/5, side 5/5, rollover 5/5). This is an American crash test under the NHTSA protocol, not a universal safety score: other countries'/regions' test protocols (e.g. Euro NCAP) may produce a different rating.
NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2021
NHTSA safety rating: CIVIC
In NHTSA's American crash test, CIVIC (model year 2019) scores 5 out of 5 stars (front 4/5, side 5/5, rollover 5/5). This is an American crash test under the NHTSA protocol, not a universal safety score: other countries'/regions' test protocols (e.g. Euro NCAP) may produce a different rating.
NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2021
NHTSA safety rating: CIVIC
In NHTSA's American crash test, CIVIC (model year 2020) scores 5 out of 5 stars (front 5/5, side 5/5, rollover 5/5). This is an American crash test under the NHTSA protocol, not a universal safety score: other countries'/regions' test protocols (e.g. Euro NCAP) may produce a different rating.
NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2021
NHTSA safety rating: CIVIC
In NHTSA's American crash test, CIVIC (model year 2021) scores 5 out of 5 stars (front 5/5, side 5/5, rollover 5/5). This is an American crash test under the NHTSA protocol, not a universal safety score: other countries'/regions' test protocols (e.g. Euro NCAP) may produce a different rating.
NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2021
Insurance loss
Relative to the US average, not a failure rate
Based on American insurance claims for this model: not automatically representative of this country
IIHS/HLDI loss index: Civic
According to IIHS/HLDI, the "all coverages combined" loss index for Civic is 117 (reference basis: 100 = US national average for all passenger vehicles under this coverage). Note: this is an index figure/rating class (an insurance statistic about the MODEL as a whole), not a failure rate and not a prediction for this specific vehicle.
IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2021
IIHS/HLDI loss index: Civic
According to IIHS/HLDI, the "all coverages combined" loss index for Civic is 115 (reference basis: 100 = US national average for all passenger vehicles under this coverage). Note: this is an index figure/rating class (an insurance statistic about the MODEL as a whole), not a failure rate and not a prediction for this specific vehicle.
IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2021
IIHS/HLDI loss index: Civic
According to IIHS/HLDI, the "all coverages combined" loss index for Civic is 115 (reference basis: 100 = US national average for all passenger vehicles under this coverage). Note: this is an index figure/rating class (an insurance statistic about the MODEL as a whole), not a failure rate and not a prediction for this specific vehicle.
IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2021
IIHS/HLDI loss index: Civic
According to IIHS/HLDI, the "all coverages combined" loss index for Civic is 112 (reference basis: 100 = US national average for all passenger vehicles under this coverage). Note: this is an index figure/rating class (an insurance statistic about the MODEL as a whole), not a failure rate and not a prediction for this specific vehicle.
IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2021
IIHS/HLDI loss index: Civic
According to IIHS/HLDI, the "all coverages combined" loss index for Civic is 129 (reference basis: 100 = US national average for all passenger vehicles under this coverage). Note: this is an index figure/rating class (an insurance statistic about the MODEL as a whole), not a failure rate and not a prediction for this specific vehicle.
IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2021
IIHS/HLDI loss index: Civic
According to IIHS/HLDI, the "all coverages combined" loss index for Civic is 125 (reference basis: 100 = US national average for all passenger vehicles under this coverage). Note: this is an index figure/rating class (an insurance statistic about the MODEL as a whole), not a failure rate and not a prediction for this specific vehicle.
IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2021
See the inspection statistics for all generations of Civic
Go to CivicBuyer knowledge and checklist
Before you buy: the inspection requirement in this country, plus a checklist for the test drive.
Periodic inspection: NCT (National Car Test): every 2 years up to 10 years old, annually thereafter
Citizens Information, checked on 05/08/2026
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Sources
- NHTSA, data up to and including 21/05/2026
- EU Safety Gate, data up to and including 2021
- NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2021
- NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2021
- IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2021