IllustrationWHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON, WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. THIS CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND DAMAGED THE RADIO SHORTING OUT THE HEAD LAMPS AND OTHER PARTS TO THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SO MANY PARTS WITHIN A 5 YEAR PERIOD. CONSUMER WILL SEND INVOICES SHOWING THE COMPONENTS REPLACED. *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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When problems were reported
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
Equipment complaints
14 reportsSOUGHT VEHICLE HISTORY TO SEE IF AIRBAG SWITCH INSTALLED - COULD NOT GET PREV. OWNERS CONTACT INFO, AND COULD NOT LOCATE ON/OFF SWITCH FOR AIRBAG. CHILDREN RIDE IN THE FRONT OF THIS CAR, AND WE FEEL A SWITCH SHOULD BE INSTALLED W/OUT COST. ALSO CONCERNED WITH TSB 96010 (1/96) - A/C COMPRESSOR, AND MOST RECENT ONE ABOUT A POSSIBL…
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SOUGHT VEHICLE HISTORY TO SEE IF AIRBAG SWITCH INSTALLED - COULD NOT GET PREV. OWNERS CONTACT INFO, AND COULD NOT LOCATE ON/OFF SWITCH FOR AIRBAG. CHILDREN RIDE IN THE FRONT OF THIS CAR, AND WE FEEL A SWITCH SHOULD BE INSTALLED W/OUT COST. ALSO CONCERNED WITH TSB 96010 (1/96) - A/C COMPRESSOR, AND MOST RECENT ONE ABOUT A POSSIBLE SEAT-BELT PROBLEM. I WANT MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND PROBLEMS CORRECTED, AS NEEDED.
VIN # APPEARS TO BE INVALID!WHY?
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE A/C CONDENSOR IN 1996. I HAD IT REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT N/C. THE LEAKING STARTED TO OCCUR AGAIN THIS SUMMER 1999. THE LEAKAGE ON THE FLOORS HAS CREATED AN ODOR IN THE CAR OF LIKE A MILDEW DUE TO THE HEAT. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE SMELL. THE DEALER FROM WHICH I LEASED THE VEHICLE HA…
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THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE A/C CONDENSOR IN 1996. I HAD IT REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT N/C. THE LEAKING STARTED TO OCCUR AGAIN THIS SUMMER 1999. THE LEAKAGE ON THE FLOORS HAS CREATED AN ODOR IN THE CAR OF LIKE A MILDEW DUE TO THE HEAT. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE SMELL. THE DEALER FROM WHICH I LEASED THE VEHICLE HAS CLOSED THE NEW DEALER THAT APPEARS ON MY STATEMENT IS- GRAND HONDA 300 WEST GRAND AVENUE ELMHURST, IL 60126-- (630)833-7700
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BLEW OUT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR LAST SUMMER (1998), WAITED TILL THIS SUMMER TO HAVE AIR CONDITIONING RECHARGED. WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP (BEDARD BROS.) THAT THE CONDENSER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND SO DID OTHER COMPONENTS AT THE RATE OF $380 TOTAL. A/C UNIT IS THE NEW TYPE OF A/C WITHOUT FREON. *AK
BLOWS OUT WARM AIR, OCCASIONALLY WILL BLOW A FEW MINUTES OF COOL AIR AND THEN GO WARM AGAIN. HAVE TO TURN ON AND OFF TO GET THAT FEW MINUTES OF COOL AIR.
AIR CONDITIONER WILL ONLY WORK FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN SHUT OFF; IF THE SWITCHES ARE TURNED ON AND OFF, SOMETIMES IT MAY COME BACK ON FOR ANOTHER 10 OR SO MINUTES (TO APPROX 55 DEGREES WHEN IT WORKS).
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IS GONE, IT JUST BLOWS WARM AIR. COULD BE FAULTY WIRING . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DEFECTIVE.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.