IllustrationDRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION, ALL OF FRONT END WAS PUSHED IN. DEFECT WITHIN DUAL AIRBAGS CAUSED THEM TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK
1995 Honda Civic
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Honda Civic do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 183.5.
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Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 76 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Equipment. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
84 crash reports2 fire reports51 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
76 reportsDRIVER WAS TRAVELING A5 ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP AND HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A HIGHWAY GUARDRAIL, VEERED INTO BRIDGE GUARDRAIL. NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSNGER'S AIR BAGS UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN A FATALITY AND INJURY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
CONSUMER DIRECTLY HIT A WALL AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES.. DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH AIRBAGS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOT PROTECTING THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 45 MPH IN WHICH A DEER WAS HIT HEAD-ON; AND THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AIR BAG: DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN WHEN VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IS IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK
VEHICLE IMPACT 12:00 POSITION , SPEED AT 25MPH, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN CRASH AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, S[EED 45MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER THE FRONT END HAD BEEN SMASHED INTO A WALL ON A EXPRESSWAY. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.