Honda Civic Si Reliability
234 NHTSA complaints (2002–2025). Complaint rate: 20.8 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2022–2023 Honda Civic Si. The 2020 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STEERING.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Honda Civic Si Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| STEERING | 132 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 20 | 10.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 12 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE | 11 | 0.0% |
| LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | 9 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 8 | 0.0% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 5 | 0.0% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 5 | 0.0% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 5 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 5 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2002View→ |
| 2006GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2006View→ |
| 2007 | — | 8 | 2 | — | View 2007View→ |
| 2008 | — | 11 | 0 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2012 | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2015 | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2019 | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2022AVOID | — | 89 | 1 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023AVOID | — | 67 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Honda Civic Siaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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