2004 Honda Civic Hybrid problems
NHTSA has received 55 complaints about the 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid, and 33% of them involve drivetrain & axles. Next are air bags (16%) and engine (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 117,000 miles 50 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 50 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 116,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 124,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Honda Civic Hybrid with enough data (8 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Takata recall - I was heading straight traveling at about 40 MPH and got in a head on auto accident with the side of a semi truck that pulled out in front of me. I could not see the semi truck turning if front of me because my view was hidden by another semi truck and my air bag did not deploy. I had the air bags recall service about a year ago because of the takata recall.
Tl* the contact owned a 2004 honda civic hybrid. The contact's vehicle was struck on the front middle part by his son. The front driver's air bag failed to deploy. The vehicle was serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 15v320000 (air bags), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. A police report was filed. The driver fractured the fifth vertebrae in his neck, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to his home. The damage of the vehicle exceeded its value, so the vehicle was declared destroyed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle shifted gears abnormally. The contact also stated after the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle would not accelerate. The failure recurred multiple times. In addition, the vehicle became involved in a crash and the air bags failed to deploy.
Recall was not notified , I have three time accident and none of the time my air bag popup to save glass or anything, address was wrong in dealer's database many tiem corrected but its still mixup no notice received until see in the news, in vendor invoice meter show 160000 in real its 139685 their computer show more in invoice where my warranty denied , 3 time transmission fail paid by us, 2 time big battery fail cost me 4500+4800 like new car, dealer told me its will cover and I end up paying all due to their…
While driving car jerks and jumps from start. Car has stopped in place and had to be restarted. Car is dangerous to operate. CVT transmission has always been a problem.