Honda Civic - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Honda Civic owners have reported a total of 18,018 problems for their cars built in the 31 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Honda Civic. The 2006 Honda Civic cars have the most problems reported (1,520 problems).

🔍 Common problems of Honda Civic

The following chart shows the 36 most common problems for Honda Civic cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (2,700 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's steering (2,448 problems).

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Honda Civic of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Civic model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Honda Civic model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Honda Civic is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Switch Model: Accord Accord Hybrid Civic Civic Hybrid CR-V Crosstour CRX Element FIT HR-V Insight Odyssey Passport Pilot Prelude Ridgeline S2000

Select Model Year: Year:2026 Civic 2025 Civic 2024 Civic 2023 Civic 2022 Civic 2021 Civic 2020 Civic 2019 Civic 2018 Civic 2017 Civic 2016 Civic 2015 Civic 2014 Civic 2013 Civic 2012 Civic 2011 Civic 2010 Civic 2009 Civic 2008 Civic 2007 Civic 2006 Civic 2005 Civic 2004 Civic 2003 Civic 2002 Civic 2001 Civic 2000 Civic 1999 Civic 1998 Civic 1997 Civic 1996 Civic

☘ Civic Service Bulletins

⚑ Civic Safety Recalls

☤ Civic Defect Investigations

Compare Reliability: Select vehicle 1: Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet Equinox Ford Focus Ford Taurus Ford Fusion Ford Mustang Honda Accord Honda Civic Hyundai Sonata Hyundai Elantra Kia Motor Sorento Kia Motor Sportage Kia Motor Optima Kia Motor Sedona Nissan Altima Nissan Maxima Nissan Murano Nissan Sentra Toyota Corolla Toyota Camry Toyota Prius Toyota Avalon Volkswagen Jetta Volkswagen Passat Select vehicle 2: Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet Equinox Ford Focus Ford Taurus Ford Fusion Ford Mustang Honda Accord Honda Civic Hyundai Sonata Hyundai Elantra Kia Motor Sorento Kia Motor Sportage Kia Motor Optima Kia Motor Sedona Nissan Altima Nissan Maxima Nissan Murano Nissan Sentra Toyota Corolla Toyota Camry Toyota Prius Toyota Avalon Volkswagen Jetta Volkswagen Passat                            Compare