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2003 Honda Civic air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 141 complaints for the 2003 Honda Civic, 23% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
141 23% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
106,000 miles 89 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
48 and 0
Injuries and deaths
47 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2003 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 106,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 11 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 12 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 6 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 106,000 miles
Based on 89 complaints that include mileage. 26% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles11
140k to 160k miles12
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles6

What the data shows

Of the 89 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 106,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 48 crashes, 47 injuries.

What owners wrote

Takata recall previous complaint in feb. 2018, and no action taken, complaint # 11079970, air bag recall, resulting in no action taken from honda, head-on accident occurred, and air-bags should've deployed, but didn't. Injuries incurred. Honda has refused any partaking on matter. I was at a complete stop, in the turning lane, car appeared out of nowhere, and I hit her head-on to the drivers side front bumper, light, tire. This was a no-fault accident on the police report.

Reported at 185,000 miles, February 2018 CrashInjury

Takata recall: there have been numerous times where I have either called or went to a honda dealership to have the airbag inflators on both the driver and passenger side, fixed to avoid harm to myself or others. In almost three years, I have not once heard back about the dealership receiving parts to fix the issue. I have never received notice, nor was I told about the recall with the wiring harness terminal for the low beam headlights.

Reported at 176,000 miles, October 2017 Crash

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