"How reliable is the 2005 Honda Civic?"

"Based on 396 NHTSA complaints, the 2005 Honda Civic has a median complaint mileage of 75000 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2005 Honda Civic?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2005 Honda Civic is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 396 total complaints filed."

2005 Honda Civic: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 396 complaints

396

Total Complaints

75,000mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

27,250 25th Percentile

75,000 Median Mileage

125,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

112

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

STRUCTURE:BODY

SEAT BELTS

ENGINE

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION . THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.*AK *JB"

"THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING AT 120 MPH, WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING SLOWER. *JB *NM"

"NEW VEHICLES TURN SIGNALS ARE RED IN COLOR AND SEEM TO HAVE BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE DRIVERS INTENTIONS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER SITUATIONS. WHAT EVER ALLOWED THIS CHANGE FROM THE AMBER/YELLOW COLOR OF THE TURN SIGNAL TO THE CURRENT RED COLOR ON NEWER MODEL VEHICLES IS A WRONG DECISIO..."

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