2003 Honda Civic transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 81 complaints for the 2003 Honda Civic, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 81 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 69 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
The air bags in my vehicle did not deploy in a front end collision that I was involved in. It caused me to fly forward and injure myself, almost hitting the front windshield. In addition to this problem, I have discovered that the cigarette lighter plug-in does not work in my vehicle. I have found that the transmission in my vehicle had a defective part that a car repair man fixed.
I own a honda civic hybrid 2003. Several months ago the vehicle started to jerk (judder') upon acceleration at low speeds. I took my vehicle in to be serviced, and they 'burnished' the transmission and said to come back if the problem persisted. The performance was fine for a few thousand miles, when the judder returned. Once again, I went back and they performed a second burnishing. The problem has since returned.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Honda Civic
- Air bags 141 complaints
- Electrical system 51 complaints
- Engine 40 complaints
- Brakes 34 complaints
- Cruise control 34 complaints
- Body & structure 26 complaints
- Lighting 23 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 21 complaints