"How reliable is the 2001 Honda Civic?"

"Based on 1357 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Honda Civic has a median complaint mileage of 90500 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Honda Civic?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Honda Civic is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 1357 total complaints filed."

2001 Honda Civic: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1357 complaints

1357

Total Complaints

90,500mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

206

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile

90,500 Median Mileage

125,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

289

AIR BAGS

200

POWER TRAIN

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SEAT BELTS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT

Severity Assessment

206

Crashes

Fires

198

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FUEL GUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK"

"SRS INDICATES MALFUNCTION. OWNERS MANUAL STATES AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. POWER DOOR LOCK DRIVER SIDE INOPERABLE, CANNOT LOCK CAR FROM INSIDE. PASS INTERIOR DOOR PANEL LOOSE. NOTIFIED DEALER, SLOW TO RESPOND.*AK"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 289 complaints

25th: 70,750 mi Median: 95,000 mi 75th: 120,000 mi

AIR BAGS 200 complaints

25th: 59,280 mi Median: 100,000 mi 75th: 148,500 mi

POWER TRAIN 89 complaints

25th: 87,000 mi Median: 120,000 mi 75th: 152,000 mi

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 60 complaints

25th: 45,840 mi Median: 69,770 mi 75th: 95,250 mi

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE 43 complaints

25th: 44,830 mi Median: 60,000 mi 75th: 80,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 281 NJ: 82 NY: 79 TX: 78 PA: 65 MA: 61 VA: 61 FL: 61 MD: 49 IL: 42

Who Files Complaints?

30.2%

Original Owners

69.8%

Second+ Owners

Honda Civic — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	110	168,862	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	22
1991	143	140,000	SEAT BELTS	13
1992	113	116,754	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	29
1993	178	140,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	48
1994	171	116,100	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	79
1995	252	140,500	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	103
1996	383	98,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	96
1997	452	77,400	AIR BAGS	78
1998	502	96,702	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	92
1999	404	127,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	75
2000	350	76,650	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	91
2002	876	90,000	AIR BAGS	144
2003	618	80,000	AIR BAGS	127
2004	424	83,033	AIR BAGS	59
2005	396	75,000	AIR BAGS	91
2006	1708	60,000	ENGINE	108
2007	1464	45,000	ENGINE	64
2008	1078	50,000	AIR BAGS	89
2009	497	30,000	AIR BAGS	63
2010	485	39,880	AIR BAGS	48
2011	220	35,000	AIR BAGS	33
2012	618	28,523	AIR BAGS	91
2013	430	22,000	AIR BAGS	41
2014	377	29,000	POWER TRAIN	47
2015	480	45,726	POWER TRAIN	58
2016	1301	29,000	STEERING	53
2017	726	21,998	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	31
2018	807	30,000	STEERING	41
2019	492	13,000	STEERING	34
2020	281	11,522	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	22
2021	181	21,240	STEERING	9
2022	1136	25,527	STEERING	66
2023	318	9,776	STEERING	32
2024	159	11,000	STEERING	17
2025	80	1,567	STEERING	8

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