2009 Honda Civic brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 51 complaints for the 2009 Honda Civic, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 23,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 23,000 miles, and 85% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
My 2009 (automatic) honda civic ex slipped into neutral four during the night. For the first three times, the driver would allow the rpm's to drop causing us to sit in traffic for an undefined period of time before returning the car to the drive position. On the fourth time this happened, driver and I were in a large parking lot making a right turn with a building about a football field away. About halfway through the turn, the car was placed back into drive from neutral and it began to drive itself.
My 2009 honda civic LX needed to have the front brake pads replaced (worn to minimum) at 11k miles and now again at 23k. Normal usage, previous 5 vehicles serviced at ~50k miles under same conditions. Appears to be defect in brake pad life time.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Honda Civic
- Air bags 97 complaints
- Body & structure 45 complaints
- Electrical system 37 complaints
- Engine 37 complaints
- Suspension 32 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 29 complaints
- Tires 25 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 18 complaints