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1985 Honda Civic Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
15
Latest Feb 14, 2001
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
5
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Mar 13, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Honda Civic. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–15 of 15

Fuel system
Filed Feb 14, 2001
Fire reported1 injury reported

DUE TO PRESSURE BUILD UP IN FUEL TANK VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING MINOR INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
880554
Incident
Feb 2, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 9, 2001

TIRE TRACTION UNACCEPTABLY LOW. TIRES SPIN ON TAKE-OFF AND SKID ON ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE PROBLEM IS TREMENDOUSLY WORSE ON WET ROAD THAN ON DRY ROAD, BUT STILL POSES DANGER EVEN ON DRY ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO GETTING WORSE AS THE TIRES GET OLDER. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 1999. WHEN THE TIRES SLIDE OR SPIN, THEY MAKE VERY LITTLE NOISE AND LEAVE NO MARKS. THEY ARE ALSO SHOWING VIRTUALLY NO WEAR. THEY HAVE BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 175/70R13)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 175/70R13 )

NHTSA ID
740677
Suspension
Filed Sep 30, 1997

LEFT REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED FROM THE AXLE HOUSING ATTACHMENT POINT. ALSO SPRING ON SEAT NEARLY ROTTED OUT, AND SHOCK ABSORBER WAS NEARLY ROTTING OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
815716
Incident
May 20, 1997
Engine
Filed Sep 30, 1997

ENGINE OVERHEATED TWICE DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *AK

NHTSA ID
520813
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Nov 13, 1996
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME OPEN UPON IMPACT AND DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER CHEST. *AK

NHTSA ID
804904
Incident
Nov 10, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jun 24, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

SON DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT ACROSS 4 LANES, STOPPED AT SIGN, PULLED ONTO MERIDIAN, BRAKES FAILED, PUMPED BRAKES HARD, NOT WORKING, FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON SEALS. *AK

NHTSA ID
986088
Incident
Apr 21, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 1, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVING AT SPEED 65MPH, HOOD FLEW OPEN, CAUSING IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. *AK

NHTSA ID
979988
Incident
Dec 27, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 29, 1996

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FAILURE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOLT FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARDS.

NHTSA ID
979923
Incident
Jan 15, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 13, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE BELT CAME OUT THE BUCKLE. TT

NHTSA ID
979129
Incident
Jan 16, 1995
Visibility
Filed Jan 31, 1996

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE AFFECTED DRIVER VISIBILITY RECALL 88V117000. TT

NHTSA ID
978465
Incident
Jan 31, 1996
Engine
Filed Dec 27, 1995

THE CAM PULLEY BROKE OFF THE CAR PURCHASE CAR USED FROM OWNER . TT

NHTSA ID
977011
Seat belts
Filed May 24, 1995

REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA ID
965789
Incident
May 24, 1994
Fuel system
Filed May 11, 1995

FUEL PUMP FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. (88V-117) *AW

NHTSA ID
481742
Incident
Oct 25, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 4, 1995

THE REAR SEAT BELT CAN'T BE PULLED OUT. TT

NHTSA ID
964821
Incident
Sep 23, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Mar 13, 1995

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER SECURE DURING ACCIDENT. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481366
Incident
Feb 16, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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