Honda Civic Hybrid - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Honda Civic Hybrid owners have reported a total of 1,197 problems for their cars built in the 14 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 Hybrid. The 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid cars have the most problems reported (258 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Honda Civic Hybrid

🔍 Common problems of Honda Civic Hybrid

The following chart shows the 24 most common problems for Honda Civic Hybrid cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (244 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (243 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Honda Civic Hybrid

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Electrical System
244
  Power Train
243
  Engine And Engine Cooling
154
  Suspension
87
  Air Bag
85
  Vehicle Speed Control
73
  Other Fuel System
51
  Service Brakes
48
  Equipment
39
  Steering
27
   
  Tire
22
  Visibility
22
  Gasoline Fuel System
17
  Wheel
14
  Structure
13
  Exterior Lighting
12
  Unknown Or Other
12
  Hybrid Propulsion System
10
  Electronic Stability Control
8
  Latches/locks/linkage
5
  Seat Belt
5
  Seats
4
  Air Brake
1
  Traction Control System
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Honda Civic Hybrid 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 Hybrid 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 Hybrid 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.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Civic Hybrid Model Years

Civic Hybrid
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2015 64,71010    
0.13
  2014 74,20611    
0.15
  2013 118,34312    
0.11
  2012 2111,45613    
0.14
  2011 11,50014    
0.05
  2010 177,95215    
0.14
  2009 6919,11516    
0.23
  2008 18131,99317    
0.33
  2007 22632,49318    
0.39
  2006 25831,12019    
0.44

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

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

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2025 Civic Hybrid
1
  2013 Civic Hybrid
1
  2012 Civic Hybrid
2
  2010 Civic Hybrid
1
  2009 Civic Hybrid
15
  2008 Civic Hybrid
6
  2007 Civic Hybrid
7
  2006 Civic Hybrid
19
  2005 Civic Hybrid
3
  2004 Civic Hybrid
6
  2003 Civic Hybrid
2


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