2005 Honda Civic Hybrid problems
NHTSA has received 69 complaints about the 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid, and 29% of them involve drivetrain & axles. Next are air bags (22%) and electrical system (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 69 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 95,000 miles 59 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 | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 59 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 95,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 94,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Honda Civic Hybrid with enough data (4 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda civic hybrid. While attempting to make a left turn, another vehicle drove through the traffic signal and crashed into the passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The side air bags failed to deploy. The front seat passenger sustained chest bruising. The rear passenger sustained bruises to the head and the contact sustained shoulder, lower back, and neck bruises, which all required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed.
I was involved in a head on collision on 1/13/2014. My car was totaled and my airbags did not deploy. This caused extensive injury to myself, in which I was on life support and in a comma for almost two days, hospitalized for a week. The vehicle was so damaged that the towing company expressed their bewilderment that the air bags had not deployed. The insurance company is taking the vehicle to a secure location to be examined and evaluated. I am fortunate to be alive, but am concerned for the safety of others.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact indicated that during the crash the air bags failed to deploy. The contact suffered multiple contusions to the upper and lower body. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 98,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that the SRS warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 151,787.
My 2005 honda civic hybrid is experiencing a shudder with momentary loss of power upon acceleration from a stationary position. Vehicle has been taken to honda dealership for a clutch burnishing procedure. This temporarily fixed the problem for approximately 3000-4000 miles. Problem has returned and has become a safety concern as there is momentary loss of acceleration power during the shudder event. Dealership insists on charging for another burnishing procedure though it is outlined in a technical notice.