IllustrationBOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES.
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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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: 21 of 199 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 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
What owners actually said
199 reportsWHEN VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN IT MAKES A LOUD SIRENE LIKE SOUND.
AIR CONDITIONER HAS NEVER COOLED VEHICLE.
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED.
BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE.
SEATBELT BUCKLE ON PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT STAY LOCKED WHEN FASTENED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
DRIVER 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.
DASHBOARD LEAK.
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
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.