2023 Honda Civic Type R 2.0L Petrol · S1 PXH

MotorEasy warranty data published by The Car Expert shows the braking system is the single most frequent claim on recent Honda Civics including the Type R, with an average repair bill of about £150, while Carwow's Type R review warns that any high-performance Honda goes through brakes, tyres and clutches faster than you would like and needs its suspension checked for alignment or damage on a regular basis. On a FL5 that means front pads and discs at the low end of a service interval if the car has done track days, and pedal vibration or a long pedal if a previous owner fitted the wrong compound.

The Car Expert's MotorEasy data shows that on the Civic family engine faults are the most expensive problems and are not uncommon, while Autocar's used advice is to make sure the history of any Type R is bang up to date because many of them have been ragged and taken on track. On the K20C1 that means correct oil at Honda intervals: sludge from late services damages the turbo, the VTC actuator and the variable-force steering, and a remap on top of a neglected service history is how a £45,000 car becomes a four-figure repair bill. Warranty claims can also be refused if the car has been chipped.