"How reliable is the 2010 Honda Civic?"

"Based on 485 NHTSA complaints, the 2010 Honda Civic has a median complaint mileage of 39880 miles. The most common issue is Air Bags."

"What are common problems with the 2010 Honda Civic?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2010 Honda Civic is Air Bags, accounting for a significant portion of the 485 total complaints filed."

2010 Honda Civic: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 485 complaints

485

Total Complaints

39,880mi

Median Mileage

Air Bags

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

17,858 25th Percentile

39,880 Median Mileage

67,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags

Service Brakes

Unknown Or Other

Body

Visibility/Wiper

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Steering

Engine

Electrical System

Visibility

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

137

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SINCE DELIVERY ON 11/30/09 THE CAR OVERSTEERS, MOST NOTICEABLE ON HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND ON EXIT TURNS. VERY TIRING TO CONTINUOUSLY MICRO-ADJUST SENSITIVE STEERING TO KEEP CAR STRAIGHT. REQUIRES ONLY 1/8 TO 1/4-INCH STEERING WHEEL TURN TO 'WANDER' INTO ADJACENT LANE! ON TURNS, RESULTS IN..."

"I HAVE A CAR WITH ONLY 1800 MILES AND IS 45 DAYS OLD. I WAS DRIVING AND IT SEEMS THAT I HAD A FLAT. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD AND TORN UP. HONDA IS SAYING THAT THE SUSPENSION HAS GONE BAD AND IT IS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF ME HITTING A POTHOL..."

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.

Air Bags 95 complaints

25th: 29,900 mi Median: 72,000 mi 75th: 100,000 mi

Service Brakes 65 complaints

25th: 17,000 mi Median: 23,761 mi 75th: 40,311 mi

Unknown Or Other 37 complaints

25th: 46,381 mi Median: 65,000 mi 75th: 86,000 mi

Body 35 complaints

25th: 45,000 mi Median: 89,000 mi 75th: 99,500 mi

Visibility/Wiper 34 complaints

25th: 38,000 mi Median: 45,000 mi 75th: 60,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 108 FL: 43 NY: 33 TX: 30 PA: 28 NJ: 23 VA: 22 MD: 22 AZ: 21 OH: 20

Who Files Complaints?

0.2%

Original Owners

99.8%

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	Ignition	22
1991	143	140,000	Seat Belts	13
1992	113	116,754	Ignition	29
1993	178	140,000	Frontal	48
1994	171	116,100	Frontal	79
1995	252	140,500	Frontal	103
1996	383	98,000	Frontal	96
1997	452	77,400	Air Bags	78
1998	502	96,702	Frontal	92
1999	404	127,000	Electrical System	75
2000	350	76,650	Frontal	91
2001	1357	90,500	Automatic Transmission	206
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
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