Vehicle report
1998 HONDA CIVIC
Reported problems
435 complaints · median 91946 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 61 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 40 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 38 |
| AIR BAGS | 32 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 22 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 17 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 16 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 15 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 13 |
| TIRES | 13 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 10 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 9 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 8 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 7 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 7 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 5 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 5 |
| SUSPENSION | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 4 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 3 |
| ENGINE | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 3 |
| SEATS | 3 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 |
| STRUCTURE | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| TIRES:VALVE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.