"How reliable is the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid?"

"Based on 88 NHTSA complaints, the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid has a median complaint mileage of 64500 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 88 total complaints filed."

2008 Honda Civic Hybrid: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 88 complaints

Total Complaints

64,500mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

43,174 25th Percentile

64,500 Median Mileage

95,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

AIR BAGS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

ENGINE

POWER TRAIN

WHEELS

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"GASOLINE LEAK WHERE FILLER TUBE ATTACHES TO FUEL TANK. NOTICED STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN GARAGE, PUT CAR ON RAMP AND COULD SEE FUEL DRIPPING FROM SPOT WHERE THE FILLER TUBE CONNECTS TO THE FUEL TANK. DEALER SAYS THAT THE ENTIRE TANK MUST BE REPLACED AND THEY ARE BACK ORDERED NATIONWIDE. SO THIS IS HA..."

"THREE OF THE FOUR WHEELS ON THE CAR HAVE CORROSION AROUND THE BASE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM SENSORS THAT ALLOWS AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRE. THE WORST OF THE LEAKS I'M EXPERIENCING CURRENTLY ALLOWS A LOSS OF ABOUT 7 PSI PER WEEK AND IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. A HONDA REGIONAL SERVIC..."

"PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH OF 2008. IN OCTOBER OF 2010 AN IMA BATTERY UPDATE WAS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURER. SINCE THE UPDATE I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR ALMOST A YEAR WITH THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS, THEY OF COURSE CAN NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT..."

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