"How reliable is the 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid?"

"Based on 55 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid has a median complaint mileage of 116500 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 55 total complaints filed."

2004 Honda Civic Hybrid: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 55 complaints

Total Complaints

116,500mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

79,510 25th Percentile

116,500 Median Mileage

139,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

AIR BAGS

ENGINE

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

STEERING

WHEELS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL ABNORMALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000."

"IMA FOR ENGINE IS IN DEGRADED STATE. TOLD THE BATTERIES ARE FAILING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 80,000 MILES, NOW @85,428. PROBLEM WITH THE IMA BATTERIES IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, YET HONDA DOES NOTHING TO RESOLVE ISSUES WITH MULTIPLE IMA ISSUES. GOOGLE HON..."

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 18 complaints

25th: 95,375 mi Median: 124,500 mi 75th: 136,000 mi

AIR BAGS 9 complaints

25th: 83,000 mi Median: 110,750 mi 75th: 155,000 mi

ENGINE 8 complaints

25th: 63,250 mi Median: 89,651 mi 75th: 128,250 mi

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6 complaints

25th: 79,347 mi Median: 80,000 mi 75th: 80,000 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 complaints

25th: 59,750 mi Median: 103,000 mi 75th: 132,250 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NJ: 7 CA: 6 FL: 4 PA: 4 GA: 4 VA: 3 HI: 3 WA: 3 IN: 2 KY: 2

Honda Civic Hybrid — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2003	67	126,000	POWER TRAIN	6
2005	69	95,000	POWER TRAIN	8
2006	89	105,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
2007	106	77,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	11
2008	88	64,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	9
2009	41	52,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	0
2010	22	40,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	1
2012	23	20,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	7

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