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Honda Civic Type R · 2021

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V332000·2026-05-21

    Honda and Acura vehicles recalled for faulty passenger seat weight sensor

    Honda and Acura are recalling multiple 2016–2026 model-year vehicles because the front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, causing unintended airbag deployment during a crash.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA INSIGHT, MDX, ODYSSEY, PASSPORT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·24V064000·2024-02-01

    Multiple Honda and Acura models recalled for defective airbag sensor

    Honda and Acura are recalling 750,114 vehicles from 2020-2022 model years. A defective front passenger seat weight sensor may fail to suppress the airbag, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA ACCORD, INSIGHT, CR-V, CIVIC TYPE R
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 2 open

  • EA25002 Engineering Analysis · open · forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
  • EA24002 Engineering Analysis · open · forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
  • RQ24006 Recall Query · seat belts:front
  • PE24008 Preliminary Evaluation · forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
  • PE23005 Preliminary Evaluation · steering
  • PE22011 Preliminary Evaluation · power train:axle assembly:axle shaft

Technical service bulletins

93 manufacturer service bulletins across 9 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 4.9/5
  • 2024: 4.9/5
  • 2023: 4.9/5
  • 2021: 4.8/5
  • 2020: 4.9/5

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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