Honda Civic / 2021
2021 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 205 complaints about the 2021 Honda Civic with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 29.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 21%.
Complaints205
Crashes9
Fires4
Injuries2
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Steering 29.8% · 61
Forward collision avoidance 21.0% · 43
Service brakes 8.3% · 17
Electrical system 8.3% · 17
Lane departure 5.9% · 12
Unknown or other 5.9% · 12
Air bags 3.9% · 8
Vehicle speed control 2.9% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 2 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 36 model years of the Honda Civic in this data, 2021 sits 29th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 134 in the last three years against 71 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 21,240 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2021 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the steering wheel became firm and was sticking while driving. The contact used excessive force to turn the steering wheel while driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000. Steering · reported at 15,000 miles
Vehicle is experiencing sticky steering. Same as discovered in recall report 24V-744. A ton of 10th generation owners are experiencing the same exact problems. You have over 1,200 reports on record for the 10th generation years. Please do something about this, it would be easy to add additional years into the report and get Honda to fix these cars before more people get hurt. Steering
Sticky steering due to faulty eps gearbox. Recall is for 2022-2025 but many 2021 are affected. Steering is stiff and difficult, constant corrections being made just trying to steer straight, steering wheel does not want to return to zero position after taking a curve. Steering gets worse when it's cold out or after some rain due to the moisture. Steering
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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