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Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

11 Model years 2016–2026

45 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

4,875 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2026 Safety Signal

2016 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2026 Civic →Which years to avoid Compare it

2026 Honda Civic

Every Honda Civic model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2026	Hybrid Gas	A	1	32	★★★★★	49 mpg
2025	Hybrid Gas	B	2	105	★★★★★	49 mpg
2024	Gas	C	3	142	★★★★★	36 mpg
2023	Gas	C	5	336	★★★★★	36 mpg
2022	Gas	C	4	961	★★★★★	36 mpg
2021	Gas	D	4	161	★★★★★	36 mpg
2020	Gas	D	5	237	★★★★★	36 mpg
2019	Gas	C	4	456	★★★★★	36 mpg
2018	Gas	D	6	756	★★★★★	36 mpg
2017	Gas	D	6	606	★★★★★	36 mpg
2016	Gas	C	5	1,083	★★★★★	35 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2016

On the filed record so far, the 2016 is the cleanest Civic year we hold, and the 2020 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2016	C	0.5	108
2019	C	0.6	65
2022	C	1	240
2023	C	1.7	112
2017	D	0.7	67	1 critical
2018	D	0.8	94	1 critical
2021	D	0.8	32	1 critical
2020	D	0.8	40	1 critical

Which Honda Civic years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2018 engine complaints at 0.25× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 12,300 miles). Latest: 2019 steering at 3.9× (57,219 miles).

Year	Steering	Electrical System	Engine	Service Brakes	Fuel/Propulsion System	Visibility/Wiper
2024	0.8×	—	—	—	—	—
2023	0.82×	—	—	—	—	—
2022	1.08×	—	—	—	—	—
2019	3.9×	0.77×	0.35×	1.18×	2.12×	—
2018	3.53×	0.53×	0.25×	1.06×	1.69×	—
2017	1.59×	0.64×	0.38×	0.76×	0.81×	0.7×
2016	0.83×	0.64×	0.53×	0.6×	—	0.91×

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Honda Civic, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

steering problems 2,338 complaints, every model year electrical problems 462 complaints, every model year fuel system problems 409 complaints, every model year automatic emergency braking problems 289 complaints, every model year engine problems 284 complaints, every model year visibility and wiper problems 107 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2025: added hybrid; best combined mpg 36 → 49; 12 → 7 EPA configurations
2023: 11 → 12 EPA configurations
2022: 8 → 11 EPA configurations
2021: 16 → 8 EPA configurations
2019: 15 → 16 EPA configurations
2017: best combined mpg 35 → 36; 6 → 15 EPA configurations

Compare

All Civic head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2026 Civic vs Toyota Camry · Midsize Sedan	Civic +4.4
2026 Civic vs Toyota Crown · Midsize Sedan	Civic +7
2026 Civic vs Tesla Model 3 · Midsize Sedan	Civic +5
2026 Civic vs Hyundai Elantra · Midsize Sedan	Elantra +2.9
2026 Civic vs Nissan Sentra · Midsize Sedan	Civic +5.4
2026 Civic vs Nissan Altima · Midsize Sedan	Toss-up
2025 Civic vs Hyundai Ioniq 6 · Midsize Sedan	Ioniq 6 +9.9
2024 Civic vs Toyota Prius Prime · Midsize Sedan	Prius Prime +4.1
2024 Civic vs Polestar 2 · Midsize Sedan	2 +29.4

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 44 of 79 1.16× the mileage of same-age vehicles Honda Civic owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 28,000 miles across 2018–2022 (fleet 23,512), later than vehicles of the same model year. 433 readings.

Common questions about the Honda Civic

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Honda Civic year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2016 Civic comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade C (73/100), 5 recalls and 1,083 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Honda Civic years should I avoid?

2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 have the weakest recall records in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Civic model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Honda Civic have?

Across model years 2016–2026, NHTSA has posted 45 recall campaigns for the Honda Civic. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.