What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2011 Honda Civic

No clear pattern

16.4% of complaints about the 2011 Honda Civic arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2011 vehicle, but with only 220 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is air bags (51 complaints), typically at 5.8 yr or about 65,000 miles.

Complaints: 220
Median age at failure: 5.3 yr
Median mileage: 35,000 n=162
Crash / fire / tow: 18.6% of reports
Safety recalls: 9

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Air bags

51 reports · 65,000 mi

5.8 yr

37.3%

Service brakes

26 reports · 20,000 mi

2.5 yr

19.2%

Other

21 reports · 70,000 mi

6.3 yr

0%

Electrical system

15 reports · 31,000 mi

5.9 yr

26.7%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

19V502000 2019-06-27

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2014 Fit EV, 2010-2014 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

19V378000 2019-05-16

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, 2012-2014 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2013 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The front passenger air bag inflator may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.

An incorrectly installed air bag inflator may not properly deploy the passenger frontal air bag in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

18V661000 2018-09-27

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014 Honda Insight and Acura TSX and TSX Wagon, 2014-2015 Honda Crosstour and Pilot vehicles nationwide, as well as certain 2014 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, California, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Honda is also recalling certain 2011-2013 Acura TSX, TSX Wagon and ZDX, Honda Crosstour, Insight, Fit and Pilot vehicles, 2011-2012 Honda Accord and 2011 Honda Civic NGV, Civic,

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

18V268000 2018-04-26

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012 Insight, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2012 Ridgeline vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.

An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

18V042000 2018-01-09

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX, ZDX, Honda Accord Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot vehicles, 2011-13 Acura TSX Sportswagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord,, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles and 2013 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Honda is recalling certain 2010-2012

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

17V545000 2017-08-31

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2008-2012 Accord, 2010-2012 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2012 Fit and Pilot, 2010-2012 Insight, and 2009-2012 Acura TSX vehicles that received replacement passenger frontal air bag inflators. One dealership may have incorrectly installed the replacement air bag inflators.

In the event of a crash, an incorrectly installed passenger frontal air bag inflator may deploy the air bag improperly, increasing the risk of injury.

17V030000 2017-01-10

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Acura TSX, 2011-2012 Acura TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Acura ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2012 Honda Accord Crosstour and Honda Insight, 2009-2012 Honda Fit, 2009-2012 Pilot, 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2012 Honda FCX Clarity and 2006-2011 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid, Civic NGV vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Addit

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

16V346000 2016-05-24

Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2010-2011 FCX Clarity and Insight, and 2009-2011 Fit, and Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless already included

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

11V176000 2011-03-15

Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 HONDA CIVIC VEHICLES. TO PREVENT FUEL FROM LEAKING OUT OF A VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK INTO THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CANISTER IN THE EVENT A ROLL-OVER INCIDENT OCCURS, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE IS EQUIPPED WITH A ROLL OVER VALVE (ROV). DUE TO IMPROPER ULTRASONIC WELDING OF THE PLASTIC CASE THAT HOUSES THE ROV WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, THE CASE MATERIAL MAY BREAK OR CRACK, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE ROV TO SEPARATE FROM THE CASE AND FAIL TO FUNCTION, THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF FUEL LEAKAGE IN A ROLL-OVER INCIDENT.

FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

In owners’ own words

Air bags 1,000 mi 3 mo in service crash / fire / tow

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC DX VP (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STANDSTILL, THE DRIVER WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR. UPON IMPACT, THE REAR DOOR SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED AS WELL AS THE DRIVER FRONT AND DOOR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FRACTURING HER RIBS. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED SO THAT THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS SHOULD ONLY DEPLOY WHEN THERE WAS IMPACT TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ONLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO BE INVESTIGATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

Air bags 2,000 mi 11 mo in service crash / fire / tow

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OFANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

Air bags 2,000 mi 11 mo in service crash / fire / tow

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

Electrical system 4,000 mi 1.1 yr in service

WHILE ACTUATING THE POWER DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON, THE POWER WINDOW DOWN SWITCH, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND IGNITION SWITCH, THERE IS A POPPING SOUND THROUGH THE AUDIO SYSTEM. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. THEY COULD NOT ISOLATE PROBLEM--HOWEVER THEY COULD DUPLICATE IT. AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE HONDA TECH LINE, THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAD NO ANSWERS. WAS ADVISED TO CALL AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE. WAS CONTACTED BY A HONDA CASE MANAGER AND AM STILL WAITING ON RESOLUTION. VEHICLE IS A 2011 CIVIC SI SEDAN AND CURRENTLY HAS 5,300 MILES. *TR

Other Civic model years

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How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.