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Honda Civic Type R Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Honda Civic Type R, across 2 model years from 2017 to 2018. The 2018 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2017 (1).

Model years
2

2017–2018, with a recall

Recall campaigns
2
Most recalls
2018

2 recalls

Owner complaints
40

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 40 complaints with NHTSA about the Honda Civic Type R across 8 model years; the most, 11, concern the 2021.

Owners marked a crash on 4 of the Honda Civic Type R complaints (10%) and a fire on 1.

Across all Honda Civic Type R model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 9 complaints), then the electrical system (6).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Honda Civic Type R in 2024: 15, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Honda Civic Type R is air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Honda Civic Type R recall, 26V332000, was reported on May 21, 2026 and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger.

Honda Civic Type R years to avoid

Too few Honda Civic Type R model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Honda Civic Type R, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202504—not ranked
202401—not ranked
202309—not ranked
20210116not ranked
2020010not ranked
2019060not ranked
2018260not ranked
2017120not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Honda Civic Type R years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Honda Civic Type R

  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1

Honda Civic Type R model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Honda Civic Type R recall campaign (2)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Honda Civic Type R, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V332000May 21, 2026air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2017–2018crash and injury98,892
23V858000December 18, 2023fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2018crash2,490,460

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Honda Civic Type R. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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