Vehicle Data Hub

2008 Honda Civic engine problems

204 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2008 Honda Civic, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
204 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
100,000 miles 160 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 3
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2008 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 100,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 21 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 20 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 17 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 35 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 20 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 14 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 7 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 100,000 miles
Based on 160 complaints that include mileage. 25% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles21
60k to 80k miles20
80k to 100k miles17
100k to 120k miles35
120k to 140k miles20
140k to 160k miles14
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles7

What the data shows

Of the 160 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

On january 23, 2010, I was involved in a single automobile accident, on highway 111, in indian wells, ca. Roads were wet that day. I recall my vehicle hydro-planing and spinning out of control. That is the last I recall, as I believe I was knocked unconscious, I awoke minutes later to find myself still in the drivers seat, to find my back seat engulfed in flames. I managed to free myself from my seat belt and get out through the drivers side window.

January 2010 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. While the contact was sitting in the vehicle with the window rolled down, he detected an odor of burning antifreeze. The contact exited the vehicle and looked under the hood, but did not see anything. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

Reported at 73,000 miles, July 2019

Other problems reported for the 2008 Honda Civic

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Honda models