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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.
8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,500
- Average Mileage:
- 73,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replaced v-tec solenoid (1 reports)
engine problem
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check engine light came on the car would not accelerate past 4000 rpms replaced timing belt electric load detector tune up o2 sensors v-tec solenoid which finally fixed the problem but not before i put almost 1500$ into it
- bbrian12, Pittsburgh, PA, US