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2011 Honda Civic — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 169 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

169
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
22
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
5
Involved Fire
owner-reported
20
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Honda Civic — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

397 complaints

169 complaints

455 complaints

319 complaints

292 complaints

380 complaints

1,081 complaints

599 complaints

596 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Air Bags 51 reports
Service Brakes 33 reports
Unknown Or Other 21 reports
Electrical System 16 reports
Visibility/wiper 13 reports
Structure 10 reports
Vehicle Speed Control 10 reports
Visibility 8 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Air Bags ODI 10938912 12/31/2016

TAKATA INFLATOR. HONDA SENT RECALL NOTICE ONE YEAR AGO BUT OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR/REMEDY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE EVEN THOUGH THEY PROPOSED THAT IT WOULD BE BY 6-9 MONTHS. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED.

Air Bags ODI 10938740 12/30/2016

TAKATA RECALL - MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT IS TAKING FOR PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR A HONDA CIVIC I PURCHASED FOR MY DAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN JULY 2016 INDICATING THAT THE 'REMEDY PARTS NEEDED TO CONDUCT PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALLS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016'. I ALSO WAS ADVISED I WOULD RECE…

Engine ODI 10668934 12/30/2014

MY 2011 HONDA CIVIC HAS A BLOWN ENGINE AFTER HAVING THE CAR LESS THAN 4 YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY PAST 60,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE, MY CAR WITH 63,000 MILES HAS A COMPLETELY BLOWN ENGINE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THIS IS NO LONGER COVERED AND THERE IS NOTHING HONDA CAN DO ABOUT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS HONDA IS SUCH A LEMON AND HAVE NO FAITH IN BUYING A HONDA EVER AGA…

Structure ODI 10441316 12/27/2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OR ABOVE WITH THE REAR WINDOWS OPEN, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 7,000. KMJ UPDATED 02/03/12*LJ THE DEALER I…

Air Bags ODI 11705296 12/16/2025

The contact owned a 2011 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while attempting to park in a parking lot, he was blinded by the sun and collided with the circular concrete base of a parking lot light on private property. The contact mentioned that the engine was revving high. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact was rendered unconscious by the impact. The contac…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2011 Honda Civic reliable?
Owners have filed 169 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2011 Honda Civic, most often about air bags. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Honda Civic years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.