IllustrationDISTRIBUTOR FAILED.
1992 Honda Civic
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Honda Civic do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 183.5.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →98Owner complaints
Model-year median: 183.5
1Recall campaignsView recall details →
1InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1992 Honda Civic
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 98 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 1 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Electrical System: 28 reports
- Air Bags: 17 reports
- Seat Belts: 9 reports
- Tires: 7 reports
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 6 reports
Full reported-category list and vehicle report
Recall links
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Civic years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 11 of 98 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
24 crash reports3 fire reports17 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
28 reportsDISTRIBUTOR SHAFT BEARINGS WERE DISINTEGRATING DUE TO ENTIRE DISTRIBUTOR AND INSIDE OF CAP BEING COVERED IN RUST DUST.
THE BUSHING IN THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE . *AK
UPON PULLING WAY FROM A STOP SIGN VEHICLE CONVULSED VIOLENTLY DUE TO DISTRIBUTOR/ROTOR/CAP FAILURE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE AIR CONDITION ON THE VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES AND ALSO CUTS OFF. *AK
THE DISTRIBUTOR FROZE AND THEN THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DISTRIBUTOR IS FAULTY; ENGINE SHUTS OFF FREQUENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. TT
THE ENGINE HESITATES DUE TO HUMIDITY, OWNER BELIEVES THE COMPUTER IN VEHICLE CAUSE MORE PORBLEM. TT
Recall campaigns
194V063000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
Apr 10, 1994
A RETAINING CLIP THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE TO THE SHIFT LEVER ACTUATING ROD CAN HAVE INSUFFICIENT RETENTION PRESSURE AND MAY EVENTUALLY COME OFF AFTER REPEATED SHIFT LEVER OPERATION. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POSITION OF THE SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT MATCH THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN UNANTICIPATED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED RETAINING CLIP.
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Defect investigations
1DP00007 · Ignition Distributor
Opened Nov 13, 2000 · Closed Oct 25, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
THE PETITION ALLEGES THAT IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR FAILURE COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE OR A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.