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2002 Honda Civic air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 249 complaints for the 2002 Honda Civic, 28% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
249 28% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
77,000 miles 148 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
81 and 3
Injuries and deaths
77 and 4

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2002 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 77,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 17 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 29 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 25 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 11 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 9 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 77,000 miles
Based on 148 complaints that include mileage. 36% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles17
40k to 60k miles29
60k to 80k miles25
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles11
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles9

What the data shows

Of the 148 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 81 crashes, 3 fires, 77 injuries, 4 deaths.

What owners wrote

Driver's side and passenger side takata airbags exploded during deployment. Shrapnel from the driver's side takata airbag lodged in the driver's neck causing fatal injuries. The passenger side takata airbag caused a fire on that side of the automobile as well.

Reported at 141,692 miles, August 2020 CrashFireInjuryDeath

SRS warning light illuminated on my single-owner 2002 civic LX coupe at approximately 53,100 miles and has remained lit at current mileage of 53,249 for no apparent reason. After reading numerous complaints regarding faulty airbags, seatbelts, and general SRS system failures, I will attempt to have vehicle serviced at honda dealership using csc-10024565, as it states "the inspection is free of charge, even if there is not a problem with the opds control unit or the opds sensor and your vehicle is within the…

Reported at 53,100 miles, February 2010

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