IllustrationWHILE 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
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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
What owners actually said
135 reportsVEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR, PUSHED INTO A BRICK WALL IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
ON 04/10/2001 ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT MY 1994 HONDA CIVIC FROM THE BACK AND HIT A WALL HEAD-ON. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOY, BUT FAIL TO INFLATE UPON IMPACT DURING ACCIDENT. I SUSTAIN A LOWER BACK SPRAIN AND MINOR NECK INJURY.*AK
VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT A WALL HEAD-ON. BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE DURING DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
WHEN SHIFT LOCK LOCKS UP, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK.(VICE-VERSA) ALSO, AIR BAGS CHARGE THEMSELVES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING..??*AK
DURING FRONT COLLISION PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT PASSENGER WAS INJURED, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER HIT A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *SLC
49054 1.5 REPLACE SRS CABLE REEL, CODE 101 & 102 CABLE REAL WAS BAD. *AK
SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER STATES AIRBAG MODULE IS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THIS IS A COMPONENT THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR INSPECTION FOR 10 YEARS. DEALER QUOTES APPROX $1000.00 TO REPLACE MODULE.*AK
Official recalls
294V063000 · 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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.