2018 Honda Civic Type R problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2018 Honda Civic Type R include 1 fatality report, 27 crashes and 4 fires across 603 filings.

603
Complaints
2
Recalls
27
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
21
Injuries
57.0
Severity index

Severity index 57.0 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 57.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 58 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 52% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 225 complaints (37.3%)225 37%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 106 complaints (17.6%)106 18%Fuel SystemFuel System: 89 complaints (14.8%)89 15%GasolineGasoline: 89 complaints (14.8%)89 15%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 70 complaints (11.6%)70 12%EngineEngine: 51 complaints (8.5%)51 8%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 51 complaints (8.5%)51 8%Service BrakesService Brakes: 22 complaints (3.6%)22 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING22537.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER10617.6%
FUEL SYSTEM8914.8%
GASOLINE8914.8%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM7011.6%
ENGINE518.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM518.5%
SERVICE BRAKES223.6%

Complaints filed per year

01152302017: 12018: 262019: 412020: 392021: 522022: 472023: 922024: 2242025: 792026: 2 (partial year)17181920212223242242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20171
201826
201941
202039
202152
202247
202392
2024224
202579
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 2.9x those in 2020 to 2022 (395 against 138).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V85800018/12/2023FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 H
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 2026-08-16. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.