2017 Honda Civic Type R problems and recalls

Owners filed 230 complaints on the 2017 Honda Civic Type R in the last three full years, out of 523 on record. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other.

523
Complaints
1
Recalls
21
Crash reports
6
Fire reports
10
Injuries
41.9
Severity index

Severity index 41.9 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 41.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 111 of 137 by severity index among 2017 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 19% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2017 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 152 complaints (29.1%)152 29%SteeringSteering: 132 complaints (25.2%)132 25%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 99 complaints (18.9%)99 19%EngineEngine: 60 complaints (11.5%)60 11%Service BrakesService Brakes: 35 complaints (6.7%)35 7%StructureStructure: 32 complaints (6.1%)32 6%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 30 complaints (5.7%)30 6%Power TrainPower Train: 28 complaints (5.4%)28 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER15229.1%
STEERING13225.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM9918.9%
ENGINE6011.5%
SERVICE BRAKES356.7%
STRUCTURE326.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM305.7%
POWER TRAIN285.4%

Complaints filed per year

045902016: 12017: 282018: 542019: 532020: 682021: 492022: 402023: 832024: 902025: 571617181920212223249025
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20161
201728
201854
201953
202068
202149
202240
202383
202490
202557
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 1.5x those in 2020 to 2022 (230 against 157).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
26V33200021/05/2026AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-

Other Honda Civic Type R model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 2 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.