1998 Honda Civic: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 502 complaints
502
Total Complaints
96,702mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Top Issue
92
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

58,250 25th Percentile
96,702 Median Mileage
153,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
61
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
40
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
38
AIR BAGS
32
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
22
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
17
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
15
TIRES
13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
13

Severity Assessment

92
Crashes
3
Fires
60
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP, THE WHEELS LOCKED AND VEHICLE TILTED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED."
"VEHICLE VIBRATES DUE TO MAIN BEARING FAILURE."
"SHEET METAL FATIGUE ON BOTH FRONT FENDERS."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28