2006 Honda Civic Hybrid problems
NHTSA has received 89 complaints about the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid, and 26% of them involve electrical system. Next are drivetrain & axles (13%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 89 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 105,000 miles 73 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 | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Of the 73 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 105,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 79,000 miles (20 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Honda Civic Hybrid with enough data (30 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 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.
Driver was coming down a hill and around a curve and pressed the brakes to slow down and there was absolutely no response from the brakes. The driver was forced to pull the hand brake on the car - causing the car to swerve into the oncoming lane. The car was then hit by an oncoming car. The car was completely totaled and the driver suffered multiple injuries.
While pulling into a parking spot in a parking garage where I am working a temp for 2mo. My car wouldn't stop and seem to be racing ,into the brick wall (no way to stop), I called honda dealer that worked on my car 2 weeks prior, and they put on machine and drove it and tested they say, and couldn't find any problems they even called honda dealer. Something is not right . I have neck and upper thoracic pain. It was a night mare. Please help us . American honda!! Front end damage.
Takata recall - my son was driving this car and hit another car from the rear on a us highway. This car was totaled. Six airbags went off in the car he hit, but none went off in this car. He sustained minor physical injuries, but has been emotionally traumatized and requires psychosocial therapy. I have been unable to contact anyone who will help us.
My daughter, [xxx] was entering on freeway from ramp and the car suddenly lost acceleration, she had to stop on right side of emergency lane. Fortunately the time was not rush hour and no vehicles behind her hit her car. We took to a honda dealer they diagnosed ima battery is no good and need to replace.