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Honda Civic Reliability by Year

Every Civic model year from 2004 to 2025, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Compact Passenger Car of the same year.

The short answer

Best model year
2013
#7 of 43 that year
Year to avoid
2022
#24 of 29 that year
Latest scored
2025
#14 of 18

Across 22 scored model years the Civic needs fixing more often than its class, but when it does, repairs cost about what you would expect. The spread between years is what matters: 2013 is its strongest, 2022 its weakest.

Every model year, scored

Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Compact Passenger Car sold that same model year.

YearRelative standingClass rankPctl
2004#4 /2989th
2005#2 /3197th
2006#20 /3137th
2007#20 /3341th
2008#14 /3663th
2009#4 /3290th
2010#3 /3093th
2011#1 /32100th
2012#8 /4183th
2013#7 /4386thBest year
2014#9 /4180th
2015#15 /3963th
2016#21 /3846th
2017#22 /4148th
2018#25 /3529th
2019#14 /3461th
2020#10 /2765th
2021#5 /2583th
2022#24 /2918thAvoid
2023#15 /2233th
2024#12 /2248th
2025#14 /1824th

The line has moved around across 22 model years, with its weakest stretch in 2023–2025. This 2025 car falls in a weak stretch.

What tends to break

All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.

Every Civic model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Compact Passenger Car of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.

Across the last three model years (2023–2025), the trouble concentrates in one place: steering & suspension. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Compact Passenger Car of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.

🔒 System-by-system breakdown
All 12 systems scored for the Civic year you are looking at — which ones fail more often than the class, by how much, and on how many reports.
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How it compares to the class

All 18 Compact Passenger Cars from 2025, plotted by how often they need fixes and what those fixes cost.

🔒 The whole class, plotted
Where the Civic lands against every other 2025 Compact Passenger Car — and which rivals beat it.
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Common questions

What is the best year for a used Honda Civic?

2013 is the strongest Civic model year on record, ranking #7 of 43 Compact Passenger Cars that year.

Which Honda Civic years should I avoid?

2022 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #24 of 29.

Is the latest Civic reliable?

The 2025 Civic ranks #14 of 18 Compact Passenger Cars — the lower half of its class.

Where does this data come from?

Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.

See the full picture for your Civic

All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.

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How this was built. Scores derive from failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes and benchmarked within segment and model year. We measure two separate things: Fix Frequency — how often a vehicle needs fixing — and Fix Severity — how costly those fixes are. These figures describe a model line, not the specific vehicle in front of you; trim, mileage and service history still decide an individual car.