"How reliable is the 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid?"

"Based on 22 NHTSA complaints, the 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid has a median complaint mileage of 40000 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

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

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 22 total complaints filed."

2010 Honda Civic Hybrid: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 22 complaints

Total Complaints

40,000mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,000 25th Percentile

40,000 Median Mileage

52,849 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

AIR BAGS

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

STEERING

WHEELS

VISIBILITY

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ABOUT JUNE 2013 MY TIRES STARTING LOSING AIR PRESSURE SLOWLY, ABOUT 5 TO 10 PSI A WEEK, CAUSING THE TPMS TO SHOW AND ALERT. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON. I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE 06/22/13 AND HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE TIRE AT THAT TIME IN CASE IT WAS A NAIL. THEY FOUND NOTHING, BUT SAID IT WA..."

"ON THE 7/28/2013 I WAS DRIVING NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF APP 70MPH IN MY 2010 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WHEN SUDDENLY EVERY DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE DIED CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FREEZE UP. THE RESULTING CHAIN OF EVENTS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO WRECK THE VEHICLE BUT I WAS ABLE TO PERFORM A CONTROLL..."

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