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2004 Honda Civic electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 32 complaints for the 2004 Honda Civic, 8% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
32 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
91,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 4
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2004 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 91,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 91,000 miles
Based on 29 complaints that include mileage. 28% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 29 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 91,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

My 04 civic wiring almost set my car completely on fire. The whole electrical harnesses where melted the car without warning started blowing smoke out of the air vents, I pulled over and the car was thick with smoke. The wires under the hood and inside the car all the way to the trunk were all melted. I towed the car to the dealer and they had to replace all the eletrical and sensors in the whole car. It cost over $3100.

Reported at 85,000 miles, May 2015 FireInjury

I own a 2004 honda civic hybrid, with a defective ima (hybrid) battery. I had noticed difficulty accelerating effectively onto freeway ramps and just sluggish performance in general. Honda diagnostics state the battery has failed. The car only had 85k miles on it at that time. The poor performance of the vehicle makes it frightening to get on and off the freeway where I live. Replacement cost is $3500, which I cannot afford.

Reported at 95,000 miles, September 2010

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