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2023 Honda Civic Sedan Si
Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.
61 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 14, 2026 · source: NHTSA
Why buy?
Steering problems dominate (93% of complaints, typically reported near 8k 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
Full methodology →Complaints filed per year
Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.
How it crashes
NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.
5/5 overall
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Rating · 2023 Honda CIVIC SEDAN SI 4 DR FWD
Rollover risk in a single-vehicle crash: 10%
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 2023 Honda Civic Sedan Si, plotted where owners report it happening.
Also reported (mileage varies): Lane Departure (5)
Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.
Steering
93%57 complaints · typically near 8k mi · 5 in the last 2 years
“I bought my car brand new from Honda in 2023. When the car had about 20,000 miles on it I took it in to my dealer for a steering issue “sticky steering” they said they…”
Lane Departure
8%5 complaints
“Incident occurs on most highway drives when lane assist is activated and then deactivated. Steering tends to “stick” and not allow smooth motion. Can also be felt at a…”
Electrical system
2%1 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years
“Rear shelf vibration/ rattle when listening to music at any volume. Sounds like a speaker is busted but isn’t. My 2023 Honda Civic SI is at the dealership now and I ha…”
Seat belts
2%1 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years
“The front drivers side seatbelts DO NOT retract, the just hang there, does not seem like a properly working seatbelt, if it’s not able to retract what’s to say it’s fu…”
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.