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2011 Honda Civic Air bags Problems

Complaints
51about this part
Share
30%of 169 total for the year
Median mileage
64,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 51 complaints about the air bags of the 2011 Honda Civic, 30% of the 169 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 64,000 miles. 17 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 8 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Takata recall: 1/26/19 had a mva where ford fusion pulled out in front of me. I tboned him around 20-30mph, my air bags did not deploy and seat belts locked all the way out. I hit steering wheel and wound up with sternal fracture which is now a nonunion fracture. I had taken car into Honda dealer to have recall fixed which they said they did ( I have receipts) but they obviously didn't. Honda recall 16-048”

NHTSA complaint #11217611, filed 2019-06, 211,546 miles

“Takata recall: I am trying to determine whether I need to take my 2011 Honda Civic sedan in to check the air bags and possibly replace them. I thought the most recent recall notices cited the Honda Civic 2011 passenger side airbag as a potential problem. I have not had any accidents or malfunctions so far, but I am very concerned.”

NHTSA complaint #10886182, filed 2016-07, 50,000 miles

“My vehicle have trouble with alignment every time I was driving my car not staying in the lane alway turn to left or right even my hands was holding on the wheel also the wheel very light, I was light turning to the lift or right my vehicle almost get of from the road. And also the wheels thru to the asphalts the wheels was very noise it look like the wheels gonna run out,”

NHTSA complaint #10863843, filed 2016-05, 35,000 miles

“I was involved in a crash friday, 12/2 and neither my airbag or seat belt did what they were supposed to do. I accidentally rear-ended someone on the highway in moderate traffic going approximately 20-25 MPH, and my airbag did not deploy, and my seat belt did not lock, which LED to me hitting my head on the steering wheel.”

NHTSA complaint #10933890, filed 2016-12, 90,000 miles

“I was stopped at a stop sign at an intersection. A gmc SUV went through the stop sign, at a high rate of speed, across from me, t-boned a subaru that had the right of way, and then the gmc crashed into my front end. The accident destroyed my front end and moved my car into an angle. Neither my drivers or passengers airbags deployed. It is possible that the accident missed an airbag sensor, but I would be amazed.”

NHTSA complaint #10870519, filed 2016-05, 63,000 miles

Related recalls

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202626%
202534%
202422%
202383%
202291%
202196%
20202912%
2019123%
2018233%
2017244%
2016283%
20155815%
20145719%
201311436%
201214933%
20115130%
20109624%
20099524%
200817719%
200715613%
200618113%
200512941%
200413338%
200314028%
200224134%
200131029%
20008229%
19995817%
19989622%
199714038%
19967023%
19957638%
19945641%
19932718%
19921717%
199111%
199011%

Other parts of the 2011 Honda Civic

Brakes
33 complaintsOther or unknown
21 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
21 complaintsElectrical system
16 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsSeat belts
7 complaintsSeats
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Honda Civic

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology