1. Honda Civic
  2. Problems
  3. Suspension

Honda Civic Suspension Problems

349
Owner complaint records in our dataset
27
Years with records
1990–2019
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 349 stored complaint records:

  • 14 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi113
30–60k mi66
60–100k mi59
100–150k mi28
150–400k mi3

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • August 23, 2019 · 25,000 miles

    Body · Exterior Lighting · Suspension

    I was pulling into the parking lot, when the car started to accelerate on its own! I push the brake pedal to the max and it kept on going, over cement stoppers, grass, and finally a tree stop it from continuing! And i am not a zenior citizen yet!

    Crash reported

    ODI 11252505

    2018 records in this system

  • July 4, 2019 · 65,500 miles

    Suspension

    Rear tires are wearing down faster than the front, yet it's front wheel drive.

    ODI 11229393

    2007 records in this system

  • May 16, 2019 · 2,400 miles

    Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other

    On the driver side, it has some weird noise or sound. It sounds like the metal rubbing with the car. Searched the problem online before and found a lot of people having the same issue. Sometime even going straight still able to hear it.

    ODI 11208155

    2019 records in this system

  • May 10, 2019

    Service Brakes · Steering · Suspension

    TAKATA RECALL

    ODI 11207032

    2009 records in this system

  • December 18, 2018

    Seat Belts · Service Brakes · Suspension

    Since 2016 i've been having problems with the brakes. We fixed them and the problem came back. When i press the brake pedal at times it does not work. My mechanic said that behind the brakes, there is a hose that needs to be purged, but every time they try to do that, it does not work. There is no flexibility on the hose. We've attempted fixing this several times and it works for a day and then the next day it does…

    ODI 11162364

    2001 records in this system

  • November 1, 2018 · 168,862 miles

    Body · Fuel/Propulsion System · Suspension

    Tl* the contact owns a 1987 (na) honda civic. The contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle and smelled a strong fuel odor. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, but the results were unknown. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 168,862.

    ODI 11210284

    1990 records in this system

  • October 17, 2018 · 7,175 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Suspension

    Crash mitigation system would state malfunction of system going down the interstate and not work and cruise control would not work when i used the brakes.would have to pull over to side of road and turn the key off to get it to reset. This has happened 3 times. Dealer said they could find no problem. Intermediate support bearing for right hand axle has failed twice with in 15 k miles

    ODI 11291895

    2018 records in this system

  • August 1, 2018 · 45 miles

    Seats · Suspension · Unknown Or Other

    It need seat light dont work tite dpnt match check envine light is on brake light is on

    ODI 11115736

    1998 records in this system