CarComplaints.com Notes: Yes, the Honda Civic receives a lot of complaints because so many were sold. And sure, car parts only last so long and things eventually break. But it's never good to see this many transmission complaints, especially when the average mileage at failure is just north of 100,000 miles.

Especially when you consider that it's predecessor also has a nasty history with transmission complaints.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
49,259 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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2002 Honda Civic brakes problems

brakes problem

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2002 Honda Civic Owner Comments

problem #4

May 292016

Civic

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owned a 2002 Honda Civic. While driving up a hill and making a right turn into a parking space, the vehicle accelerated when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact crashed into a tree. The seat belt restrained the contact, but the front driver side air bag failed to deploy. The front passenger side air bag deployed. The contact sustained injuries to the left rotator cuff, sternum, and neck and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot and deemed a total loss by the insurance company. Several months prior to the crash, the air bags were replaced per an unknown recall. The contact had an engineering report, which indicated that the air bags should have deployed, along with copies of supporting documentation and pictures. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #3

Nov 022014

Civic

  • 107,000 miles
The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to respond without warning. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the all the brake lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 107,000.

- Columbia, MD, USA

problem #2

Nov 052013

Civic 4-cyl

  • 35 miles
Driver attempted to stop for a stopped vehicle by putting on brake. Brake did not engage. Driver slammed brake, still did not work. Driver ran into stopped car at approximately 30 mph. Airbag did not deploy. Driver suffered head, rib and leg injury from hitting steering wheel.

- Roanoke, VA, USA

problem #1

Jan 052011

Civic 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 90,000 miles
The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated that whenever the brakes were engaged, the vehicle would shake violently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the front calipers and rotors were defective and as a result, the front braking system needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 120,000....updated 05/08/13 updated 05/23/2013

- Charlottesville, VA, USA

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