NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Honda Civic Recalls
The 2021 Honda Civic has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Honda Civic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 147
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Honda Civic, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2021 Honda Civic
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 26V332000
- Reported
- May 21, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2020, 2022 Civic, 16 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 24V064000
- Reported
- February 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 750,114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022 Civic, 14 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V858000
- Reported
- December 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,490,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2020 Civic, 19 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 23V458000
- Reported
- June 29, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 124,077
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Civic, 4 other models
2021 Honda Civic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 147 owner complaints about the 2021 Honda Civic, the newest on October 18, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Honda Civic, the component group named most often is the steering (45%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (22%) and the electrical system (12%).
None of the 2021 Honda Civic's 4 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2021 Honda Civic owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering66
- Forward Collision Avoidance33
- Electrical System18
- Service Brakes17
- Unknown Or Other13
- Lane Departure11
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 40 | |
| 2026 | 32 |
Complaints about the 2021 Honda Civic peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 40. 51% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Honda Civic drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Honda Civic year in the same window: 23rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Honda Civic years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 147 complaints about the 2021 Honda Civic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Civic by model year
Other 2021 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted