2004 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 424 complaints with NHTSA about the 2004 Honda Civic. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 32% of complaints. Next are electrical system (8%) and transmission (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 424 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 59 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 49 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 288 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 | 49 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 37 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 58 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 30 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 23 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 17 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 13 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 12 |
What the data shows
Of the 288 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 83,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 91,000 miles (74 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 59 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 49 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 86% 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 2004 ranks 25th most-complained-about out of 37 model years of the Honda Civic with enough data (180 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 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.
Takata recall: vehicle was in motion on highway. Accident occurred. Vehicle struck automobile in front of it. Air bags did not deploy. Vehicle flipped over. Driver was killed. ## VIN passed ## honda civic 2004 ##
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.
Transmission slips in 2004 honda civic hybrid and honda refuses to repair the issue. Documentation of a foreign recall was found for the vehicle. Transmission failure will lead to a stranded situation which could lead to dangerous situations.
My 2004 honda civic hybrid started making a whirring noise. I took in to honda and they ran a ($110.00) diagnostic and told me I need a new transmission that would cost me $4300.00. I did some research and found out that they knew there was a problem with this transmission. The dealer revised the price to $3200.00 and told me honda would only pay for half. I told them I want them to replace the transmission since they knew they sold me a defective one and have done nothing about it.