Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-14 | 08V535000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 128 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine temperature suddenly rose high, pulled over. Discovered what appeared to be coolant on front of block. Had diagn… |
| 2025-09-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the air bag warning light illumi… |
| 2025-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Electronic steering pulls hard to the left and is more difficult to turn right. |
| 2025-05-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Driver's side sun visor defective. Visor started splitting, leading to inoperative, and finally fell off. Replaced by m… |
| 2025-03-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine has a crack block on the front. It is a known issue but it is past the warranty that honda offered. I think they… |
| 2025-02-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine block cracked. Leaking coolant and rendering vehicle useless. |
| 2024-05-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil is leaking and now coolant is leaking. Did not buy the car brand new bought it from a pre owned vehicle dealership |
| 2024-03-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The drivers air bag system or any other didn't deploy upon a rear collision with another vehicle, and yes the vehicle i… |
| 2023-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine block crack over heat during driving |
| 2023-10-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle started overheating. There wa… |
| 2023-08-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | As I was driving my car home on 8/31, I looked at the temperature gauge and saw my car was overheating. I make sure to … |
| 2023-08-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | No warning except temp Guage rising extremely fast pulled over no coolant no obvious leaks took to shop cracked block a… |
| 2023-07-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while entering the vehicle, the contact discovered a coolant le… |
| 2023-07-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Driver Inflator Module Has a crack line in it. honking horn /excessive heat. |
| 2023-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, there was smoke coming from underneath th… |
| 2023-07-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while in the right land, making a right turn, a bicyclist… |
| 2023-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | These hybrids have defective brake system. The problem is with the part Accumulator Set - Honda (57019-SNC-A02) |
| 2023-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle started dripping coolant at a pretty consistent rate, and it is a cracked engine block. Honda has issued a … |
| 2023-05-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | All of a sudden, with out warning, something was leaking from the car. Took it to a shop, and was surprised that they … |
| 2023-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 3 | The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, depressing on the brake pedal to the floo… |
| 2023-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, he noticed a strong coolant odor and that… |
| 2023-02-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Coolant leaking from cylinder block. i was driving with my family in the car and the vehicle begin overheating from l… |
| 2022-11-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that coolant was leaking underneath the vehicle. The contact ex… |
| 2022-09-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | My cruise control just stopped working all of a sudden. It was working this morning but I got in the vehicle to go to w… |
| 2022-09-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My daughter was driving Honda 2008 4DR Civic and it stopped acceleration on highway. Fumes were coming out of the car. … |
| 2022-08-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle started to overheat. There wa… |
| 2022-08-15 | STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:SUN VISOR | No | 0 | While driving on the freeway the sun visor, from Ezzy (top selling sun visor replacement brand on Amazon) fell out of i… |
| 2022-08-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without … |
| 2022-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, he saw steam exiting the hood and the tem… |
| 2022-07-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Car experiences 'judder' which is identified in the Honda Civic Hybrid Service Technician's Manual as an identified iss… |
| 2022-07-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | cae is well maintained but recall expired last 2018 but the problem which is a cracked engine happened just recently an… |
| 2022-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car overheated last week and now has a cracked engine. Yes, my car is available for inspection but my car will be re… |
| 2022-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My temperature gauge for the coolant went to the highest mark and then my car overheated. At the time, I was driving re… |
| 2022-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that she had noticed fluid leaking from her engine after her da… |
| 2022-06-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving to work, the owner noticed a smoke coming out of the hood. The owner also noticed that engine temperature… |
| 2022-06-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | Air bags: passive restraint system items and devices that protect occupants in a crash such as front, side, side curta… |
| 2022-06-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I believe the airbags should have deployed. Maybe its a sensor thing as well because a while back my side airbag light … |
| 2022-05-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: (16V346000) (Air Bag… |
| 2022-02-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Inspected Honda civic was gonna do a water pump replacement, but water pump was not the issue. Issue is a cracked engi… |
| 2022-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I accidently hit a curb on a dark road making a right turn after a stop and 1 second later side curtain airbags deploy… |
| 2022-01-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle has the well known cracked block issue and is leaking coolant |
| 2022-01-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The paint is peeling off from the vehicle, exposing the body to rust and reduce the vehicle lifetime and durability sig… |
| 2021-12-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine block is leaking coolant. This has been verified at Highlands Ranch Imports. (303)771-9600. The car cannot be d… |
| 2021-12-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic Si Coupe. The contact stated while driving approximately 65mph when the dashboard b… |
| 2021-10-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The driver side seatbelt is broken and loses. This will put people at risk because since the seatbelt was loses, people… |
| 2021-09-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | This one happend to my 18yrs brother in law . He using my car to get to his school i dont know what happend he said bra… |
| 2021-09-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine block was designed or manufactured in a way where certain 06-08 honda civics would crack. Many people experi… |
| 2021-09-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2008 Honda Civic engine block cracked on 09-08-2021. Honda had a class action settlement for this issue and extended… |
| 2021-08-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My engine block is cracked and it is leaking antifreeze |
| 2021-05-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The Driver Airbag lamp is on and it has been recommended by dealer that the Driver Airbag Inflator needs replacing. Ye… |