That's very common with most manufacturers, after the first model year they refine it and find ways they can save production costs even silly small ones. Generally, the first model year has everything on it (including bugs & faults) then subsequent years they iron out the problems while removing any unnecessary parts to save on costs. My previous Mk9 face lift Civic has a perfect example of this, they removed all the plastic seat bolt covers that were on the first model year! It would've cost over £50 to buy them from the parts department so a good saving on every car for Honda!