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1994 Honda Civic

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1994 Honda Civic do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 183.5.

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135Owner complaints

Model-year median: 183.5

2Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199198
1992146
1993135
1994199
1995305
1996373
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
56Service Brakes, Hydraulic
16Engine And Engine Cooling
9Seat Belts
9Tires
9
All reported categories
Vehicle Speed Control
9Power Train
8Seats
7Equipment
6Suspension
6Structure
5Steering
4Unknown Or Other
4Electrical System
2Visibility
2Exterior Lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Service Brakes
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 135 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.

  • Air Bags. Review the 56 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. 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.

59 crash reports0 fire reports38 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

9 reports
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Mileage unknown · Feb 19, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE'S MOTOR STARTED TO SOUND FUNNY, AND THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BOLT IN THE CRANK SHAFT HAD LOOSENED AND WALLOWED. *LA THE REFURBISHED CRANKSHAFT ONLY LASTED 3 WEEKS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. …

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WHILE COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE'S MOTOR STARTED TO SOUND FUNNY, AND THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BOLT IN THE CRANK SHAFT HAD LOOSENED AND WALLOWED. *LA THE REFURBISHED CRANKSHAFT ONLY LASTED 3 WEEKS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10059671

Mileage unknown · Mar 5, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WAS HESITATING IN SPEED, AND THER WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #8005051

Mileage unknown · Sep 26, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ODI #896935

Mileage unknown · Apr 17, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE ALL OF A SUDDEN BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THEN STALL, CONSUMER LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE WENT ALLTHE WAY UP TO HOT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN.*YH

NHTSA ODI #562183

Mileage unknown · Nov 18, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 50-55 MPH ALL OF SUDDEN ENGINE BLEWOUT. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE AND UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE PISTON BROKE ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BASE OF THE ENGINE. HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #851686

Mileage unknown · Mar 4, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, HydraulicSuspension

THE VEHICLE ENGINE IS SMOKING. YH

NHTSA ODI #781998

Mileage unknown · Dec 16, 1998
Engine And Engine Cooling

VEHICLE DIES, NO SOUND, ALL LIGHTS GO OUT, NEW BATTERY INSTALLED, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ENGINE DO NOT OPERATE. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NO WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #832369

Mileage unknown · Jun 22, 1998
Engine And Engine Cooling

CAR WAS OVERHEATING DURING A TRIP OF A LENGTH OF OVER TEN MILES. HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AND FIXED. A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THIS POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD.

NHTSA ODI #537188

Mileage unknown · Mar 8, 1995
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, REAR CABLE STICKING, CAUSING VIBRATION, ALSO PEDAL FADED FOR 4 TIMES. TT

NHTSA ODI #961508

Official recalls

2

94V063000 · 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.

93V208000 · Air Bags:frontal

Dec 9, 1993

THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAIN INCORRECT INFLATORS WHICH ARE OUT OF SPECIFICATION FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT PROVIDEADEQUATE PROTECTION TO THE PASSENGER.

Remedy: HONDA DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE WITH A MODULE CONTAINING THE CORRECT INFLATOR.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

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