2001 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 1,357 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Honda Civic. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. Next are transmission (23%) and drivetrain & axles (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,357 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 206 and 20
- Injuries and deaths
- 198 and 6
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 812 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 | 48 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 60 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 88 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 126 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 132 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 114 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 100 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 59 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 33 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 20 |
| 200k+ miles | 32 |
What the data shows
Of the 812 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 90,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (166 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 206 complaints mention a crash; 20 complaints mention a fire; 198 injuries reported; 6 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 37 model years of the Honda Civic with enough data (532 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 14 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 owned a 2001 honda civic. Another vehicle crashed into the driver side of the contact's vehicle on the highway. The air bags deployed and metal fragments discharged. A police report was filed. The driver was fatally injured by the metal fragments. The vehicle was towed to the police department. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage and VIN were unavailable. Added VIN. *pco*
Tl* takata recall. The contact's son owned a 2001 honda civic coupe. The contact's son was the passenger of the vehicle. The contact stated that while her son's friend was driving 80 MPH, the driver lost control and crashed into a guardrail. The contact's son was ejected from the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained a fractured collarbone. Medical attention was received and the contact's son was airlifted to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased four hours later.
"tanaka recall" 10/04/2009 my son was in his automobiles passenger seat and his friend, who was driving, went off the road into a guardrail. This happened on route 8 at exit 21 in seymour , ct. The ct. Medical examiner reported that the driver had an airbag and that my son didn't in the passenger seat. We were informed by celia, owner of our west haven funeral parlor, that our son died immediately, hitting the top of the car near the seat belt bracket. Celia has a special endorsement with the state of ct.
Driving home from work, the transmission started slipping and coming out of gear. Car revved but would not engage. Had to have car towed home, and then to mechanic, who stated the transmission needs replacing.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 04v086000 (exterior lighting). A year later, the low beam headlights failed to function. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the low beam headlights needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 113,000.