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2022 Honda Civic Sedan Si

Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.

Recalls, complaint breakdown & inspection checklist, all in a shareable PDF

73 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 14, 2026 · source: NHTSA

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Why buy?

Steering problems dominate (93% of complaints, typically reported near 15k miles).

Very few owner complaints for its age and sales volume.

Complaints are overwhelmingly minor: almost none involve crashes, fires, or injuries.

Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.

The math, shown

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Complaint volume (40%)95
Severity (30%)94
Recall load (20%)100
Trend (10%)93

Complaints filed per year

Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.

20232026 YTD

How it crashes

NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.

5/5 overall

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Rating · 2022 Honda CIVIC SEDAN SI 4 DR FWD

Front crash
Side crash
Rollover

Rollover risk in a single-vehicle crash: 10%

Stability control: StandardForward collision warning: StandardLane departure warning: Standard

2 open NHTSA defect investigations on file, separate from the recalls above.

Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.

The road ahead

What breaks on a 2022 Honda Civic Sedan Si, plotted where owners report it happening.

030k mi60k mi90k mi120k miSteering~15k mi · 68 reports

Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.

Steering

93%

68 complaints · typically near 15k mi · 7 in the last 2 years

Steering wheel clicks/sticks while driving Seatbelt will not retract properly ever Driver Seat squeaks with every turn

Lane Departure

5%

4 complaints

Sticking steering wheel when driving for extended periods of time. Notchy feel with stuck feeling after driving. Causing an oversteering effect in the car. Not a smoot…

Driver assistance

4%

3 complaints

Sticking steering wheel when driving for extended periods of time. Notchy feel with stuck feeling after driving. Causing an oversteering effect in the car. Not a smoot…

Transmission & drivetrain

3%

2 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years

The head gasket was failing and the spark plugs were enduring spark blowout and the car was misfiring occasionally I tried entering the highway and as I was merging to…

Recalls (0)

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

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What owners say

Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.

The fine print: this verdict is computed from public NHTSA complaint and recall records for the 2022 Honda Civic Sedan Si as a model, not for any individual car. A well-maintained example of an “Avoid” can outlast a neglected “Buy”. Informational only, so always get a professional pre-purchase inspection.