This model year has 144 processed complaint reports; STEERING is the most frequently classified system at 44.4% of reports.
Federal telemetry verified ● Model-year dossier
2021 HONDA CIVIC
Complaint-pattern analysis from publicly available NHTSA safety records.
1.0Reliability score / 10
System health index
Reliability telemetry
A normalized signal from documented incident volume and NHTSA crash or fire report flags.
Documented incidents144
Reports with crash / fire flags7
Flagged-report share4.86%
Primary reported systemSTEERING
Crash and fire flags identify how a complaint was recorded by NHTSA. They do not establish that a reported component caused the event.
Data-based buyer guidance
Research carefully
Review the underlying reports, recall status, and service history before making a vehicle-specific decision.
Available adjacent years span 144–881 reports. It has fewer reports than 2020 and 2022.
Before you buy
- Check open recalls using the vehicle identification number (VIN).
- Review the linked NHTSA reports for symptoms that match the vehicle you are considering.
- Ask for maintenance records and arrange an independent pre-purchase inspection.
This is a statistical research aid, not a mechanical diagnosis, failure prediction, or recommendation to buy or avoid a vehicle.
Component analysis
Most frequently reported systems.
STEERING64 documented reports
44.4%FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE33 documented reports
22.9%ELECTRICAL SYSTEM18 documented reports
12.5%SERVICE BRAKES18 documented reports
12.5%OTHER / UNSPECIFIED12 documented reports
8.3%LANE DEPARTURE11 documented reports
7.6%AIR BAGS9 documented reports
6.2%VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL6 documented reports
4.2%ENGINE5 documented reports
3.5%FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4 documented reports
2.8%Show all 22 reported components
SUSPENSION3 documented reports
2.1%SEATS3 documented reports
2.1%POWER TRAIN2 documented reports
1.4%TIRES2 documented reports
1.4%EXTERIOR LIGHTING2 documented reports
1.4%VISIBILITY/WIPER2 documented reports
1.4%BACK OVER PREVENTION2 documented reports
1.4%HYDRAULIC1 documented reports
0.7%ENGINE / ENGINE COOLING1 documented reports
0.7%WHEELS1 documented reports
0.7%SEAT BELTS1 documented reports
0.7%VISIBILITY1 documented reports
0.7%What the data says
STEERING is the most frequently classified component, appearing in 44.4% of complaint reports in this dataset. This 2021 HONDA CIVIC has 144 complaint reports in the records we have processed. One report can be classified under more than one component, so component shares do not add up to 100%.
Compare model years
These nearby model years have 2020: 224 reports · 2022: 881 reports. Complaint totals are not failure rates and should be read with vehicle age, sales volume, and reporting patterns in mind.